Just When We Really Need Him -

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Superman!

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Just in time to save us, UNDONE has announced their new Superman mash-up -
THE KRYPTONIAN DECRYPTOR Complete with a decoder ring (rotating outer bezel and outer chapter ring)!  Be the first kid on your block to decode secret messages from planet Krypton!

No offense to younger readers, but you have to be a certain vintage to appreciate just how dope this idea is and how much fun it is that UNDONE layered this bit of nostalgia into their new watch.

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The thing is, right about now we are all trying to identify our inner super hero, and we are seeing a lot of real-life super heroes out there making what was once seemingly ordinary truly extraordinary.  So the timing on this one is bang on!

This is the Shit That Killed Elvis!

Here are the pertinents, straight from planet Krypton, via UNDONE -

DETAILS

Watches don’t just tell time anymore – they tell stories. Enter UNDONE and its countless customisation options. After all, it’s your wrist, your style.

WARRANTY

12 Month Warranty from purchase date

MATERIALS

Case - 316L Stainless Steel Lens - Sapphire Crystal

MOVEMENT

Seiko Instruments Inc. NH35A Automatic Winding Mechanism

DIMENSIONS

Case Width - 42.5mm excl. crown Case Thickness - 16mm incl. crystal

WATER RESISTANCE

Solid Caseback: 20ATM / 200 Meters Glass Caseback: 10ATM / 100 Meters

The Superman Heritage

From Yema -

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Yes, Yema!  In a total shift to a concept that I personally REALLY like, Yema is now offering a so-called Heritage collection.  Very few SKUs, very beautiful, desirable watches.  This is a particularly nifty one, the Superman Heritage.  Now to be clear, Yema is also offering some other versions of the Superman that are a bit less expensive (more to come on that), but this one is really special.

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You will note a slightly aged look to the lume.  That is a touch that I really, really like.  So much about a watch and whether you like it or not is visceral.  And this one was a visceral sucker punch that I did not see coming.

Now this one has been out for awhile, so clearly Tempus Fugit is at the end of this particular conga line -

Shamelessly borrowed from the world-wide infoweb

This is a faithful reproduction, right down to the legendary Yema bezel lock -

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This is THE SHIT THAT KILLED ELVIS!

A solid case back, stainless steel bracelet, this is the business.

Priced very fairly at $949 US with standard mineral crystal, $1,099 with a sapphire one.

Here are the pertinents, straight from the source -

CASE

DIMENSIONS
Diameter : 39 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Lug: 19 mm
 
CASE
316L stainless steel
 
BEZEL
316L steel unidirectional with black insert graduated in 120 divisions
Bezel with lock mechanism at 3 o'clock

CROWN
Screw-down crown
 
CRYSTAL
Domed mineral or sapphire crystal with light magnifying lens effect for better dial readability
2.60 mm thickness
 
WATER RESISTANCE
30 BAR / 990 Feet / 300 m

MOVEMENT

CALIBER
ETA 2824-2 Standard 
Self winding with ball bearings rotor
25 Rubies
28 800 A/h

MOVEMENT 
Automatic

FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds

POWER RESERVE
38 hours
 
DATE
Date at 3 o'clock

DIAL
Vintage black dial
Minute/Seconds track consisting of 60 white marks
 
MARKERS
Round hour markers
Triangular marker at 12 o'clock (luminescent zero mark)
Super-LumiNova

BRACELET

FINISHING
Light-weighting fine steel with brushed effect

CLASP
Diver's extension folding clasp with minted Yema vintage logo 
316L stainless steel