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A special release with a cycling jersey and cool box would be a winner for me. The team text on the dial would be cool too, being a cycling fanatic.
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Here are my pair of vintage early 1970s Yemas, which I like to call the French Heuer...

a Rallye Formica and an Alpine-Renault branded Yema Rallye


As many of you know, Yema, is a French watch manufacturer and pretty similar to Heuer, known for sporting chronographs (motorsports, sailing, etc.). Not as well known as their Swiss counterpart, they kind of have a cult following in the vintage watch world. One cool fact is that Mario Andretti actually wore a Yema Rallye (rebranded Wesley's) chronograph during his 1969 Indy 500 win.

wow a rallygraf with the alpine logo!! very rare, it is superb!!
 
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I actually really like it. I do suspect I am in the minority here…
 
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Unfortunately, for the time being only as meca-quartz… 😒

Yeah, kinda sad that Nivada is only doing meca-quartz and 3-handers after such a strong start. Hopefully they and Aquastar begin making more mechanical chronos.
 
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I am rather fancying the Tudor Pro Cycling teams officially allocated piece. Only available to team riders and staff so far. Cool though.

Agreed, really too bad they've reserved that for just the cycling team. What's the point of doing that when you don't make anything similar available to purchase? There's no regularly available DLC Black Bay Chrono at all, much less with the cool red accents - there was a limited edition for the All Blacks Rugby team but that was it.
 
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Well you never know, Albert managed to get cycling team issue straps for his Connected..
 
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Agreed, really too bad they've reserved that for just the cycling team. What's the point of doing that when you don't make anything similar available to purchase? There's no regularly available DLC Black Bay Chrono at all, much less with the cool red accents - there was a limited edition for the All Blacks Rugby team but that was it.
Absolutely. I would buy that Pro Cycling piece without question today.
 
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Absolutely. I would buy that Pro Cycling piece without question today.

I'd definitely be tempted... but the All Blacks watches are going for the same money as an Omega Dark Side, and if this one went the same way well... I know which one I'd choose 😎
 
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I'd definitely be tempted... but the All Blacks watches are going for the same money as an Omega Dark Side, and if this one went the same way well... I know which one I'd choose 😎
There’s no competition there, I agree.
 
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Agreed, really too bad they've reserved that for just the cycling team. What's the point of doing that when you don't make anything similar available to purchase? There's no regularly available DLC Black Bay Chrono at all, much less with the cool red accents - there was a limited edition for the All Blacks Rugby team but that was it.
Is there really a sports team called All Blacks Rugby or are you pulling some kind of joke on us dude. I can't for the life of me think that anyone would allow someone to start a team here called All Blacks
 
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Getting to check out the other “watch that walked on the moon” - sizing up the bracelet for a co-worker. I am very impressed. I owned the original 45mm and just couldn’t pull it off. The slight change made a pretty noticeable difference. Thinking about making one my grab and go…
 
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Is there really a sports team called All Blacks Rugby or are you pulling some kind of joke on us dude. I can't for the life of me think that anyone would allow someone to start a team here called All Blacks
Google "All blacks haka", as good as Maradona's warm up performance.
 
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Is there really a sports team called All Blacks Rugby or are you pulling some kind of joke on us dude. I can't for the life of me think that anyone would allow someone to start a team here called All Blacks

The All Blacks is the New Zealand national rugby team .
 
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The All Blacks is the New Zealand national rugby team .
I had no idea, yet again this international place has taught me new international thangs 👍

Probably a very good thing that Sweden doesnt have a national team called All Whites huh ::rimshot::
 
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I believe the name comes from the colour of their kit (all black) as opposed to any reference to skin colour. I don't see the problem with that. It is a colour after all (OK, I'm sure someone will try and argue with me that black isn't a colour, rather the absence of light 😀)
 
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I believe the name comes from the colour of their kit (all black) as opposed to any reference to skin colour. I don't see the problem with that. It is a colour after all (OK, I'm sure someone will try and argue with me that black isn't a colour, rather the absence of light 😀)
Hehe ok 👍
 
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People say nothing travels faster than light, but no matter how fast light travels it always finds darkness waiting for it.