Bring out your Hemas!

There are at least three Hema owners on these forums, any more?



This has the common "Aquagraph" case, also very common dial style and bezel and Landeron 248 movement. Could have been made by anyone in Switzerland. Hema certainly had a range of watches that look a lot like many other brands, they even had what I am sure is a Hema signed Heuer Camaro.

I am a long-time Carrera fan and wanted something to wear occasionaly that was so complicated that looking at it would reinforce my bias, but this has such a real charm of its own especially on a well-used BoR period bracelet that it is worn as regularly as my Carreras. Wouldn't take it to a race-track for timing anyone though 🤔

One tip that may help research: searching on "Hema uhren" throws up more results and photos than "Hema watches" and also avoids the modern Hema chain of shops. So I assume it was sold more in German speaking countries.

Let's see what we can find out!

Henri Maurer
The brand "HEMA" was apparently owned by the Tiara SA at Saignelégier and Zurich, Switzerland. At least they ran another brand - HEMA Aquaspot - for which I found another divers' chronograph from the late 1960s/early 1970s on the internet. The logo looks quite the same. (There's also a Hema Watch Co. at Neuchatel and La-chaux-de-Fonds who took over the Hema brand from Henri Maurer. Maybe they sold it on to Tiara SA.

Mine runs an eta 2472

A rather different Hema




https://www.auction.fr/_fr/lot/c197...due-avec-sa-boite-de-vitesse-formule-13686027

It sat on Renault 8 Gordini running gear and was planned for production but it seems only this prototype was made.

Edit: A bit more searching found these photos



Hmmm, that's a Hewland Mk 6 'box, which is pretty impractical for the road. Those tyres are illegal for road use too, but it looks as if the prototype was completed and raced.

About 50 years ago I was working for a construction company that specialised in pipework -- big stuff not plumbing. For some industries such as petro-chem the pipes need cleaning out between batches, and the thing that does that is called a "pig" and propelled by compressed air. Pigs came in many varieties, plain, knobbed, spikey, etc. and it was the task of the Drawing Office to make sure we had a good supply of the latest manufacturer's catalogues.

Which were carefully placed on the desk of the guy with the 'roids.

This is my Hema – the bezel is in really good condition. I've seen many where it's really worn. Everything is working fine.

Very nice!

What do you think of this Hema? I really dig the c-case. Coming in at 39mm it's noticeably smaller than other watches in this style. I can't find but one other image of this style of Aquaspot.

This is a diferent model of aquaspot but is a project ! I will apreciate if someone cam help me with more info, photos and/or parts! I don’t know how it look’s a complet NOS Watch like this! Thank you and best regards!