Description
In 1948, Henry-Louis Belmont establishes YEMA. The founder was a traditional watchmaker who graduated top of his class in 1931 from the National Watchmaking School of Besancon.
In 1966, YEMA releases the first YEMA Yachtingraf, a chronograph model equipped with a Swiss ETA Valjoux caliber and an innovative countdown timer for regatta starts, for which a patent is filed. One year later, YEMA releases the YEMA Superman. It was one of the very first watches to have a locking dive bezel which provided an extra safety. In 1970, YEMA continues the adventure with the first Flygraph aviation chronograph.
In 2009, Ambre France, a French family-owned watchmaking group based in Morteau takes over YAMA with the ambition of further developing the brand with the release of an in-house caliber, the MBP1 000.