Got mine three weeks ago: LOVE IT!!! Listen it’s got history, heritage, style, charm, distinctive design…1K or 1400 USD…the bracelet is elegant and the watch screams vintage. Skipped the ORis and TAG and bought this watch. Zero regrets.
I have the Superman Heritage for about a year. Beautiful watch, completely underrated and very classy for a diver. Sold many seikos 62mas and kept this one for a reason. For me it's the best $1000 watch after de Longines Hydroconquest.
I wear a Yema Skin Diver 39mm on a tropic strap as my daily watch. The bracelet is nice except for the clasp - would prefer a push button butterfly type with some kind of EZ-link extension, for slight wrist expansion on hot days. This would be more useful than the divers extension. The bezel lock kept getting caught on my clothes fabric initially but I fixed it by gently bending it downwards toward the bezel. Overall a very nice daily watch.
Good looking divers with enough to differentiate themselves from the other offerings out there. 500m WR - Priced well too!! Thx T&T - keep 'em coming....
I like almost everything about this. The watch is improved in a number of areas. I do wish they’d offer date versions. The bezel lock on a dateless watch adds too much visual weight with nothing to counterbalance it. The dial is more interesting with the date at 3 as it pairs nicely with the bezel lock.
unless you have this watch model kindly shut up , were talking about chocolate ice cream over here and you just show up and scream !!!!I LIKE VANILLA !!!!!! wtf man lol
Looks great on the video. Wonder whether Yema has improved their quality control and customer service. For having experienced both myself 1 year ago, I’d say One should wait until customer reviews show a clear change for the positive.
Same feelings here. I have a Superman Heritage Blue with an sw200 movement. It keep’s excellent time and is a 10 in looks. The problem is the bracelet does not fit the case perfectly as it should.
I'm sure this is a Rolex Sub Killer. Yuma even has an in-house movement. Almost no micro brand watches have that. not even the high sigment watches. except for a few brands such as Rolex Ap and Patek. I'm going for a yema.a lot of watch for a reasonable price
That crown lockdown just puts me off. It's polarising for me. Everything else is beautiful. I am a diving instructor and nobody would use these "diving" watches anymore, we use diving computers, I do however where a dive watch as back up, but I doubt very much it would help.
Personally I like the design / look of the watch but 39 mm does not work for me. I’ m over 6 ft and 270 lbs and a 39 mm is just too small for me. I appreciate it’s a “ vintage size “ but the 41 mm version would definitely work better for me. The “ in house “ movement was probably developed to save money in the long term and/or due to supply issues around Swiss movements and I am not sure it’s a great movement , although I could be wrong. It also raises the question about service ? Can this in-house movement be serviced by any watchmaker or does it need to be shipped back to Yema? I think a finely adjusted and regulated ETA or Sellita movement would have been better. The bracelet looks a bit flimsy and I don’t like the look of it , although I get the “ vintage thing “. At this price point I also would expect applied markers; in this case the printed markers smell of cost cutting measures , which is a shame .For a few hundred bucks more I would argue Damasko is better , the DA42 for example. German made , using a regulated/ adjusted Swiss movement, quality components , and 42 mm .Damasko also make smaller sizes should one want them . Only downside is their stainless steel bracelets are a tad heavy for my taste , but I would wear it on a strap anyways . Good to see though that Yema is being highlighted ; it is definitely one of the better choices in that price range and it is a brand with history behind it. Their Superman Heritage Quartz models are also awesome bang per buck at under US$500.
I was right . I checked and you have to send the watch back to Yema in France for service. They recommend to do that every 3 years ; meaning you will have to spend the time to package your watch, spend money to insure it , spend money to ship it , and spend US$199 to service it. So I think another reason for developing an In-house movement was to capitalise on the service revenues/ income stream. A finely regulated and adjusted Sellita movement could have been serviced anywhere in the world and would have been just fine in this kind of watch this price point . They should have done that and used applied markers , that would have been better. I would not buy it for those reasons ; over the lifetime of the watch it would cost me a significant amount to ship it and get it serviced in France every three years . Non Merci mes amis . I would buy their Heritage Superman Quarts though; a tad small at 39 mm but that can be serviced anywhere in the world by replacing the battery and checking the water resistance basically. At under $500 it’s a good Quartz piece to have in my opinion.
@@theoverlord1925 yep you do need to service all mechanical/ automatic watches. Recommendation is usually every 3-5 years however this does depend on frequency of use and watch management. Some watch brands have updated their calibers and require less frequent servicing, Omega and Oris come to mind.
@@juliandegabriele2899 Yes but not all mechanical watches have to be sent back to the original manufacturer . That’s the point I was trying to make. If the watch had a Sellita , ETA or other Swiss non “ in-house” movement it could be serviced by most watchmakers in most countries and you would not have the extra hassle and costs involved in shipping it back and forth to France. This whole “ in house “ movement is basically a way for them to get the servicing revenue “ in house “ which over the years and life of the watch adds up to juicy numbers. I can understand the whole “ in house “ thing on high end watches like AP , Vacheron Constantin, Rolex or Patek but on relatively inexpensive watches like this, the only reason it’s “ in house “ is to capitalise on the servicing revenue and to attract schmucks who are mesmerised by an inexpensive “ in house movement “. I’m not one of those people, sorry mes amis. That’s just “ pas pour moi”.
I own a superman skindiver the watch is surprisingly accurate but the bezel click is horrible and that bezel lock is totally unnecessary it is not a loose bezel it is very difficult to move, even with your fingers, in fact if you try to turn it without 2 firm fingers it wont budge even 1mm, you would have to put it in a vice and hit it with a chisel in the turn direction it probably still wont budge :) the actual metal clip thing is like a jingly jangly flattened paper clip :( which is why i removed it, i now need to cut down the crown to be shorter so that it screws in flush to the case
I have read that too. But as a Yema owner in Europe I personally give them 10 out of 10 in regards to responding to questions and service. I own 4 modern Superman watches.
I picked up the Flygraf a few years ago. As a now loyal customer from the US I can say that their customer service is top notch with regards to communication and service. Not only did they service my watch, they changed the strap to the upgraded bracelet and took the time to ask and size it. I’ve heard the stories of bad customer service but personally I’ve had nothing but great service. 10/10
I have 2 Yemas, both with big quality problems like full pieces of lume falling inside the clock. Never never never ever. Somebody bought a prestigious name, makes cheap watches a sale it as the luxurious french diver watches.
@trailrunnermike hi, both were shortly already out of warranty. But I used them only few times since I have several watches. I preferred a local shop for repair rather than official shop, mainly because I had no more trust in that company.
But what the quality control and lousy customer service. There’s a good probability you’re buying an expensive but cool looking paper weight. I’d rather get a squale 39
They are great watches when you see them online. Then you purchase an expensive paper weight. The QC issues on this brand are horrible and the customer service is worst. I would suggest to people go serica or lorier watches if you want a vintage dive watch.
No brand recognition, no significant history, can we already stop pretending that specs are the most important thing when it comes to watches and that people wear them because of their functionality that gets outclassed by any Casio or Gshock?
Got mine three weeks ago: LOVE IT!!! Listen it’s got history, heritage, style, charm, distinctive design…1K or 1400 USD…the bracelet is elegant and the watch screams vintage. Skipped the ORis and TAG and bought this watch. Zero regrets.
I have the Superman Heritage for about a year. Beautiful watch, completely underrated and very classy for a diver. Sold many seikos 62mas and kept this one for a reason. For me it's the best $1000 watch after de Longines Hydroconquest.
Agree
I wear a Yema Skin Diver 39mm on a tropic strap as my daily watch. The bracelet is nice except for the clasp - would prefer a push button butterfly type with some kind of EZ-link extension, for slight wrist expansion on hot days. This would be more useful than the divers extension. The bezel lock kept getting caught on my clothes fabric initially but I fixed it by gently bending it downwards toward the bezel. Overall a very nice daily watch.
Love The new Yema 500 👍😎
The watch looks fantastic.
Definitely adding this to my collection.
Good looking divers with enough to differentiate themselves from the other offerings out there. 500m WR - Priced well too!! Thx T&T - keep 'em coming....
I like almost everything about this. The watch is improved in a number of areas. I do wish they’d offer date versions. The bezel lock on a dateless watch adds too much visual weight with nothing to counterbalance it. The dial is more interesting with the date at 3 as it pairs nicely with the bezel lock.
Wish it had 20mm lug width instead of 19mm
@@ssslovak47 this is no problem. your grinding of a new 20mm bracelet of your choice. 0.05 mm per side off. and he fit on you Yema
I’ve got the Yema Superman Heritage black dial, the Yema Navygraf Heritage & a vintage Yema. Beautiful & well made watches.👍🏼😎
unless you have this watch model kindly shut up , were talking about chocolate ice cream over here and you just show up and scream !!!!I LIKE VANILLA !!!!!! wtf man lol
Update: LOVE THIS WATCH even more!!!!
I have this in quartz and love it.
Looks great on the video. Wonder whether Yema has improved their quality control and customer service. For having experienced both myself 1 year ago, I’d say One should wait until customer reviews show a clear change for the positive.
Same feelings here. I have a Superman Heritage Blue with an sw200 movement. It keep’s excellent time and is a 10 in looks. The problem is the bracelet does not fit the case perfectly as it should.
i owned the previous version a long time ago. honestly they should price this higher. imo this can go head to head with sinn, or even oris.
I'm sure this is a Rolex Sub Killer. Yuma even has an in-house movement. Almost no micro brand watches have that. not even the high sigment watches. except for a few brands such as Rolex Ap and Patek. I'm going for a yema.a lot of watch for a reasonable price
That crown lockdown just puts me off. It's polarising for me. Everything else is beautiful. I am a diving instructor and nobody would use these "diving" watches anymore, we use diving computers, I do however where a dive watch as back up, but I doubt very much it would help.
Hello to France! Merci pour cette revue!
Personally I like the design / look of the watch but 39 mm does not work for me. I’ m over 6 ft and 270 lbs and a 39 mm is just too small for me. I appreciate it’s a “ vintage size “ but the 41 mm version would definitely work better for me. The “ in house “ movement was probably developed to save money in the long term and/or due to supply issues around Swiss movements and I am not sure it’s a great movement , although I could be wrong. It also raises the question about service ? Can this in-house movement be serviced by any watchmaker or does it need to be shipped back to Yema? I think a finely adjusted and regulated ETA or Sellita movement would have been better. The bracelet looks a bit flimsy and I don’t like the look of it , although I get the “ vintage thing “. At this price point I also would expect applied markers; in this case the printed markers smell of cost cutting measures , which is a shame .For a few hundred bucks more I would argue Damasko is better , the DA42 for example. German made , using a regulated/ adjusted Swiss movement, quality components , and 42 mm .Damasko also make smaller sizes should one want them . Only downside is their stainless steel bracelets are a tad heavy for my taste , but I would wear it on a strap anyways . Good to see though that Yema is being highlighted ; it is definitely one of the better choices in that price range and it is a brand with history behind it. Their Superman Heritage Quartz models are also awesome bang per buck at under US$500.
I was right . I checked and you have to send the watch back to Yema in France for service. They recommend to do that every 3 years ; meaning you will have to spend the time to package your watch, spend money to insure it , spend money to ship it , and spend US$199 to service it. So I think another reason for developing an In-house movement was to capitalise on the service revenues/ income stream. A finely regulated and adjusted Sellita movement could have been serviced anywhere in the world and would have been just fine in this kind of watch this price point . They should have done that and used applied markers , that would have been better. I would not buy it for those reasons ; over the lifetime of the watch it would cost me a significant amount to ship it and get it serviced in France every three years . Non Merci mes amis . I would buy their Heritage Superman Quarts though; a tad small at 39 mm but that can be serviced anywhere in the world by replacing the battery and checking the water resistance basically. At under $500 it’s a good Quartz piece to have in my opinion.
@@theoverlord1925 yep you do need to service all mechanical/ automatic watches. Recommendation is usually every 3-5 years however this does depend on frequency of use and watch management. Some watch brands have updated their calibers and require less frequent servicing, Omega and Oris come to mind.
@@juliandegabriele2899 Yes but not all mechanical watches have to be sent back to the original manufacturer . That’s the point I was trying to make. If the watch had a Sellita , ETA or other Swiss non “ in-house” movement it could be serviced by most watchmakers in most countries and you would not have the extra hassle and costs involved in shipping it back and forth to France. This whole “ in house “ movement is basically a way for them to get the servicing revenue “ in house “ which over the years and life of the watch adds up to juicy numbers. I can understand the whole “ in house “ thing on high end watches like AP , Vacheron Constantin, Rolex or Patek but on relatively inexpensive watches like this, the only reason it’s “ in house “ is to capitalise on the servicing revenue and to attract schmucks who are mesmerised by an inexpensive “ in house movement “. I’m not one of those people, sorry mes amis. That’s just “ pas pour moi”.
Just ordered one today.
That bezel is beautiful.
I own a superman skindiver the watch is surprisingly accurate but the bezel click is horrible and that bezel lock is totally unnecessary it is not a loose bezel it is very difficult to move, even with your fingers, in fact if you try to turn it without 2 firm fingers it wont budge even 1mm, you would have to put it in a vice and hit it with a chisel in the turn direction it probably still wont budge :) the actual metal clip thing is like a jingly jangly flattened paper clip :( which is why i removed it, i now need to cut down the crown to be shorter so that it screws in flush to the case
Indice is not the singular of indices.
Look at Christopher Ward as well if you’re looking for a nice luxury watch for under the $2000 range.
Top...😍😍😍 io ho preso il 199/200
Yema or Mido oceanstar tribute?
Mido heritage diver
39mm 😍😍
Wished it had a date...
It has one now.
Hold up I thought they had a in-house movement ? You said in-house design 🤔
Is it just me or is that in house movement just a clone of the 2892A2?
Ive heard and read that Yema Customer Service is below par, which is a bit of a turn off for me. Id sooner get a Certina any day!
I have read that too. But as a Yema owner in Europe I personally give them 10 out of 10 in regards to responding to questions and service. I own 4 modern Superman watches.
I picked up the Flygraf a few years ago. As a now loyal customer from the US I can say that their customer service is top notch with regards to communication and service. Not only did they service my watch, they changed the strap to the upgraded bracelet and took the time to ask and size it. I’ve heard the stories of bad customer service but personally I’ve had nothing but great service. 10/10
How would it compare to a Steinhart?
You must be joking
Locking the rotating bezel doesn't make sense on a desk diver.
Why would anyone want bezel locked unless you take it off your wrist? To me that makes this watch completely useless.
I have 2 Yemas, both with big quality problems like full pieces of lume falling inside the clock. Never never never ever. Somebody bought a prestigious name, makes cheap watches a sale it as the luxurious french diver watches.
Did you send the watched back to Yema? How did they respond?
@trailrunnermike hi, both were shortly already out of warranty. But I used them only few times since I have several watches. I preferred a local shop for repair rather than official shop, mainly because I had no more trust in that company.
Why would you decide to go with polished lugs and crown guards on a diver? Doesn’t make sense at all…
Most diver watches don't make sense as we rarely use them to dive. Certain features exist to build a heritage as they have some historical connection.
McCullough Path
Just like French cars though beautiful, the quality and customer service is questionable unless proven otherwise...
baltic is selling micro rotor watches for 500 bucks . . . . . . these micro brands think way to highly of them selves over priced garbage
But what the quality control and lousy customer service. There’s a good probability you’re buying an expensive but cool looking paper weight. I’d rather get a squale 39
They are great watches when you see them online. Then you purchase an expensive paper weight. The QC issues on this brand are horrible and the customer service is worst. I would suggest to people go serica or lorier watches if you want a vintage dive watch.
No brand recognition, no significant history, can we already stop pretending that specs are the most important thing when it comes to watches and that people wear them because of their functionality that gets outclassed by any Casio or Gshock?
No significant history; are you kidding me? Please look a little deeper into this company.
@@Jacoby091287 Founded in 1948 and the first FRENCH watch in space. Who the fuck cares?
Yema watches are total pieces of shit ! Buy at your own risk ! Cheaply made watches at expensive prices ! Don’t get fooled by frogs !
Lmao okay bot, clearly you know nothing
Can't watch this review. Damn silly background music.