YEMA Superman Heritage 63 FISH SCALES BRACELET

Yema pays tribute to the very first Superman from 1963 with the release of the new Superman Heritage 63 which they have launched in cooperation with Jason Washington, a professional scuba diver and underwater photog.



Jason was the 2017 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame honoree, and his underwater photography has been featured in many print publications including the National Geographic.

He is responsible for pics like the one shown a little further down with the très joli derrière!



He is also an iconic figure in the Cayman Islands underwater community, where he's at the origin of several projects which aim at protecting the delicate marine life found in the waters of the Cayman Islands and promoting sustainable tourism.



For this unique release, the Superman Heritage 63 was designed and thoroughly tested with the support and input of Jason.



What’s more Yema will be equipping some special versions of the watch with their historic “fish scales” bracelet which the OG watch was also supplied with.



In addition to the special bracelet the watch gets two further characteristic, unique to the Superman family. Namely its famous bezel-lock and of course the iconic “shovel” seconds hand.



Water-resistant up to 300m, and equipped with its iconic bezel-lock mechanism, the Superman Heritage 63 also comes with the same vintage“Skin Diver” hands as the OG model.



However in order to differentiate the new Heritage 63, the watch also gets said “shovel” seconds hand as well as a new Sapphire bezel inlay echoing that of the OG’s glossy Bakelite bezel.



Here’s some brief history on the Superman. In the early 60's, Yema began work on a professional diver’s watch project designed for the civilian use.



In 1963 they launched the very first 990ft water-resistant, non-military diver’s watch, nicknamed Superman owing to its special feats of engineering.



This Superman Heritage 63 Limited Edition pays tribute to the historic model by recreating the OG design while the professional diving features have been updated to current standards found on most dive watches.



The screw-down crown, the crown guards and Yema's proprietary bezel-lock, designed as a triple underwater safety feature, made of the Superman a unique diver back in the 1960's.



The unique Superman bezel-lock at 3 o'clock has proven very useful to professional divers and is found on all Superman models since 1963.



The Superman Heritage 63 also features a high-quality double domed Sapphire crystal offering better readability underwater as well as enhanced shock-resistance.

Meanwhile an anti-corrosion 316L Stainless steel band with secure-lock comes with a diver’s extension so you can adjust it quickly and easily over a diver’s wetsuit



The 316L Steel case-back proudly displays Yema's historic crest, embossed with a hydraulic press. Each of the two diameter variants are engraved with a unique number from 0001 to 1000.



The "Skin Diver" inscription pays tribute to Yema’s first dive watches from the 1950's which inspired the creation of the Superman 1963 dial.



The hands, dial markers and bezel graduation have all been treated with Swiss SuperLumiNova so as to offer perfect readability in low lighting conditions.



The Superman Heritage 63 is powered by a Swiss automatic, the Sellita SW200-1 with 26 jewels, a beat-rate of 28,800 A/h and a power-reserve of 38 hours.



There will be 500 exclusive Super Heritage 63s available to Yema Privilege members until July 31st 2020. This offer will then be made available to the general public as from August 1st 2020.

MSRP is 1’249USD. Shipping starts in November 2020.



Thoughts? There are some very cool vintage features on this watch. With the Sapphire bezel and special fish scale bracelet, this has to be Yema’s best looking and retro diver to date. What do you think?