
Few watch revival brands have had the same type of ambitions as Yema. Enjoying a heyday in the ‘60s and ‘70s with its popular racing chronographs and dive watches, the French watchmaker survived the Quartz Crisis but laid low for a few decades prior to its major push a few years back. Since then, the brand has garnered quite the following and has even gone from outsourcing its movements to making its own in-house calibers, such as the CMM.10 which debuted last year. Among its biggest legends, however, is its Superman diver, which dates all the way back to the 1960s. Today, it presents us with a slimmed-down version as well as a movement new to the Superman line.

Harkening back to the days when compression divers were all the rage, the Superman Slim CMM.20 brings the thickness down to around 11.8mm, which includes the 2mm domed crystal over the dial. At 39mm wide, the case size isn’t anything new in terms of diameter, yet the watch still gives us 300m of water resistance, which is nonetheless impressive for a watch of this size. Along with the slimmer profile, the lugs have been curved a bit and the sides of the case have been given polished bevels this time around. Available in blue or black, the Superman Slim also features Yema’s trademark bezel lock system next to the screw-down crown. As for the unidirectional bezel, it has a sapphire insert and a 0-60 scale but only has notches up to 15, bringing more of a utilitarian look to the diver.

Another star of the release is the in-house movement inside, which is the CMM.20, a slimmer micro-rotor automatic that was previously used in the brand’s Wristmaster line. Around 1mm thinner than the previously used Sellita or ETA movements, the micro-rotor, made of tungsten and mounted on ball bearings, has a 70-hour power reserve, which is the same as the CMM.10.

Priced at $2,490, the Superman Slim CMM.20 will start shipping in May. Head over to Yema’s website to learn more.