Morteau, France-based Yema has added three new dial colors to its Superman Bronze CMM.10 lineup, and they might be the best-looking version of this watch yet.
The brown, green, and white dials all get the same glossy, lacquered treatment, with applied gilt-finished logos, raised hour markers, and diamond-cut hands that catch light in a way flat-printed dials just can’t match.
It’s a genuinely striking look up close — the gilt elements are raised slightly above the dial surface, so they should shift and glow depending on the angle you’re looking from, almost like the dial has its own internal lighting.
The 39mm bronze case keeps the brand’s signature bezel-locking system and 300-meter water resistance, and it’s powered by Yema’s in-house CMM.10 automatic movement, with a 70-hour power reserve.
Bronze is basically a watch that ages with you
Bronze cases work differently than steel or titanium ones. The alloy reacts with air, skin oils, and moisture over time, gradually darkening and developing a greenish or brownish patina unique to how and where you actually wear the watch.
Two people who buy the same Superman Bronze today will end up with two different-looking watches in a year, and that’s the whole appeal.
Yema, founded in 1948, has built its reputation on dive watches like this one, with the original Superman dating back to 1963. The brand spent years as part of the Seiko family before returning to independent, French-owned production, and this CMM.10 movement is a point of pride for that reason — designed, assembled, and regulated entirely in Yema’s own Morteau workshops rather than outsourced.
Bronze has had a moment across the industry lately, too. Hamilton just did its own bronze piece a few weeks back for its Christopher Nolan collab tied to The Odyssey, using the material’s slow-aging quality to lean into the film’s Bronze Age setting.
That in-house manufacturing story also matters more than it might seem. A lot of brands playing in this price range lean on off-the-shelf movements, so building your own — especially as a smaller French brand competing against much bigger Swiss names — is a bold move.
If you’re curious how other brands have handled bronze as a case material, it’s worth comparing how differently the same metal can be used depending on who’s working with it.
Where to buy it
The Yema Superman Bronze CMM.10 is available now directly from Yema for $1,899, in brown, green, or white dial options.
