Forward to Retro!
Retro Watches is, unsurprisingly, a book that I like to browse a lot for several reasons. The first reason is my interest in watches produced the "lost decade" of the 70's because it was during this time that we saw an explosion of new ideas and concepts that merged with the push to try new designs that broke away from the traditional. The 70's were wild and so were the watches worn during this time.
The second reason is my lack of attention span. Retro watches has plenty of extraordinary photos and therefore I can pretend to read while I'm just drooling over the pics.
This time I limited my drooling over the page dedicated to Yema and their incredible looking mechanical digital watches, which are another type of watches that disappeared with the invention of digital quartz. For me this meant that it's going to be a Yema day and there is no better watch to wear than the Wristmaster if I want to bask in retro awesomeness.
My Wristmaster is the cream dial variant of the Adventurer model (there was also a Traveler variant which looked very different) and to my eyes it's the best at capturing this retro vibe that I'm looking for, while being unique because it's actually not a 1:1 copy of any of their previous models from the 70's.
I'm wearing it on the brown Spoleto strap from ColaReb because the original strap, as usual for Yema, was disappointing, which is something that the Spoleto is absolutely not.
But regardless of the strap, the Wristmaster is one of my favorites. It's cream dial topped with the unusual indices, together with the no less unusually shaped acrylic crystal and the charming cursive on the dial is just something that makes me glad that it's a sturdy modern watch that can be worn any day instead of a delicate vintage retro that requires care and attention.
I'm a big fan of watches that are interesting because they are either unique, have interesting features, well designed or simply offer a great value for their price.
Inspired by your post I just ordered a copy. Great looking YEMA👌
Inspired by your post I just ordered a copy. Great looking YEMA👌
Thank you. Retro Watches is a great book to have, much better IMO than the tired trope of a man & his watch that everybody but me seems to own.