One of the more exciting new releases seen at the recent Windup Watch Fair in New York City came from a brand that has been reliably releasing high quality sports watches for some time, offering a funky alternative to more standard, down the middle fare. Yema?s watches, particularly those in the iconic Superman family, feel like something almost out of time. Based on heritage designs, the watches feel like artifacts, but different enough from most contemporary watches to feel modern themselves. Their latest venture feels decidedly more ambitious than releasing another heritage inspired diver, and it?s modern not just in the design of the watch (and movement), but the method by which it will be released. Yema is employing a Kickstarter funding model for the release of the new Wristmaster Traveller Micro-Rotor, an integrated bracelet sports watch with a dynamic dial and a movement that we didn?t see coming. 
Yema fans and some enthusiasts will already be familiar with the Wristmaster, which has existed within the Yema collection for some time. It?s their take on the classic stainless steel integrated bracelet sports watch, and features a geometrically intricate 8-sided case with a distinctive circular bezel borrowed from Yema?s Sous-Marine quartz watch made in the 1980s. In its standard form, the Wristmaster is 12mm thick. That?s not too bad for a robust steel sports watch. But the new version seen here comes in at an impressive 9.2mm thick and measures 39mm across...