1970s YEMA Meangraf Super Chronograph Valjoux 7734 38.5mm

Here we have a 1970s YEMA Meangraf Super Chronograph Valjoux 7734, featuring a 38.5mm chrome case that sits comfortably on your wrist thanks to its flat-ended, short lugs. Its curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a case thickness of 13mm. On the right, we have the chronograph pushers, and in the centre, a coin-edged crown. The wide black friction-fit rotating bezel features a silver KM/H scale to calculate average speed. A domed crystal sits above a matte black bicompax dial. An elapsed timescale surrounds a minute track, precisely executed above slim baton indexes marking the hours; at 3 o’clock, a 30-minute register, and at 9 o’clock, a running seconds. Baton hands are complemented by an orange tapered chronograph hand. At 6 o’clock, a framed date window. At noon, we have the Yema motif, and at 6 o’clock, Meangraf Super completes this vintage racing bicompax chronograph. On the reverse, a solid screw-down case back is engraved with the watch's details. Inside a manually wound Valjoux 7734, 17 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour, a true workhorse of a chronograph produced in Switzerland until 1974, the top pusher activates Start/Stop, and the bottom pusher Resets. It comes paired with a well-suited 20mm strap and pin buckle.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original YEMA box or paperwork. The watch comes paired with a well-suited 20mm strap and pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1972 and is sold in worn, vintage condition; wear is visible, but overall the watch is in fair condition for its age. The watch comes with our 12-Months Non-Waterproof Warranty.

With YEMA making waves with their modern recreations, it is therefore no surprise that vintage YEMA is gathering new momentum among collectors. I am excited to bring this wonderful 1970s YEMA Meangraf Super Chronograph to the website. Featuring the iconic and regularly used Manually Wound Valjoux 7734, this vintage gem not only runs like a workhorse but wears like one too at 38.5mm, perfect for most wrists. If you are in the market for a vintage chronograph, I would highly recommend booking an appointment to see this one for yourself!

Reference : 721122
Movement : Manually Wound Valjoux 7734
Age : Circa. 1970s
Year : Circa. 1970s
Case Size : 38.5mm
Case Thickness : 13mm
Lug to Lug : 46mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Chrome
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Yema was founded in 1948 by Henry Louis Belmont after he came top of his class at the National Watchmaking School of Besancon in 1931. The legend goes that the name Yema was created by a teenager's imagination who entered a competition run by Henry. 1963 saw the introduction of the Yema Superman, essentially made for dive professionals. It had a 300-metre water resistance. Its bezel lock system made it unique and was soon adopted by the French Air Force for its pilots. In the 1960s, Yema became the leading watch exporter in France, selling more than 500,000 watches a year in over 50 countries. In 1982, Yema went to space with Yema Spationaute 1.