![]() The Chronomaster Aviator Sea Diver (it’s a mouthful, isn’t it?) has been slowly and steadily rising in value over the last couple of years, but even now a respectably clean example can be tracked down for just north of $1,000. Much like LeJour was Yema’s US distribution, Croton played the same role for Nivada Grenchen through the glory days of casual chronographs. Three-register units such as this one frequently used a Valjoux 7736, and of course two-register units are yet again powered by either the 7733, or 7734 when a date complication was required. Yema had a great run in France from the late ‘40s into the quartz crisis, building a mix of regatta chronographs (the Yachtingraf), the chunky Flygraf seen above, as well as a number of “Rallye” chronographs with a slight motorsport twist. Distributor LeJour) chronographs are just the right kind of weird. ![]() Yema & LeJourĪlready on a bit of an uptick, Yema (and their U.S. Word to the wise though you’re obviously best off to get the thing serviced and have fresh gaskets installed before even remotely considering getting one of these near water. Originally rated to 666 feet (just over 202 meters), powered by the usual bulletproof Valjoux 7733, and occasionally boasting acrylic bezels - those are a bit tougher to come by - these guys are a great way to look after your funky diver chronograph fix. Bulovaīulova made a ton of cool chronographs throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, but these funky diver chronographs are at the top of our list (in particular the surfboard dial variant, seen in the above photo). While this list is by no means complete (as it would be never-ending), here are a few of my favorite affordable vintage chronos you should be keeping an eye out for. ![]() While some watches (Heuers, Omegas, etc.) have long been safe bets in terms of appreciation, more and more lesser-known brands have been coming out of the woodwork in recent years, and have gained some decent traction amongst enthusiasts and collectors - especially in the online watch community. The vintage watch market can be a little overwhelming at times, even to those of us who have been buying, selling and trading for years.
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