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|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| HQ | Morteau, France |
| Employees | ~60 |
| Revenue | Not disclosed |
| Positioning | French military watch heritage |
Yema was founded in 1948 by Henry Louis Belmont in Besançon, the center of French watchmaking. The brand built hand-assembled chronographs and pilot watches through the 1950s–60s.
Key models: the Superman dive watch (1963, with locking bezel, supplied to French Navy helicopter rescue divers), the Yachtingraf racing chronograph, and the Rallygraf for motorsport. The French Air Force collaboration dates to the early 1970s.
Yema survived the quartz crisis and was revived from 2004 with renewed focus on heritage models. The brand recently launched its own in-house mechanical caliber (CMM.20 micro-rotor). Components are manufactured in Morteau (Franche-Comté) and sourced from Switzerland within a 70km radius.
Pricing runs €500–2,500. Yema competes in the mid-range heritage segment with brands like Zodiac and Alpina.
Watches
Wristmaster
Yema Wristmaster Slim CMM.20
Yema Wristmaster Slim CMM.20 Limited Edition
Yema Wristmaster Traveller
Flygraf
Yema Flygraf Flieger French Air Force