Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Yema Rallye Andretti Limited Edition
This week we return to the French-based Yema and one of their most recent releases in the Rallye Andretti Limited Edition ? a homage to one of the brand?s most famous historical designs now a part of their Motorsport Rallygraf Collection. The new piece commemorates the watch worn by racecar driver Mario Andretti during his unlikely victory at the 1969 Indianapolis 500. Funnily enough, while Andretti has modernly endorsed the watch, the original Rallye he wore was a private label model (that is, produced by Yema, but without its branding) which our friends at Fratello Magazine discovered straight from the horse?s mouth early last year.
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The new watch is a faithful re-issue of the original Rallygraf model worn by Andretti in the late 1960s, using a 39-mm polished steel case, simple pump pushers, signed crown, and black tachymetric outer bezel. Underneath the domed sapphire crystal is the homage face styled after a racing dashboard as seen by the distinct white and black sections. Here you?ll notice the applied hour markers and white racing-style minute ring on the outer edge, a 6 o?clock date window, and two sub-dials for a 30-minute counter and running seconds. Other interesting details are in the two left-side racing stripes, and double checkered flags towards the center indicating a racecar driver?s victory. Indicating the time are two simple hands for the hour and minute, with an arrow-tipped pointer for the chronograph seconds. Inside the watch is the automatic ETA Va...
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