Here we have a 1969 YEMA Rallye “Mario Andretti” Chronograph, he wore this reference at the Indianapolis 500 race where he won after 5 attempts in 1969. The 38.5mm stainless steel case has a distinctive curve towards the thick tapered lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 48mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. Down the right side, we have the chronograph piston pushers and a large crown in the centre. The stainless steel bezel has a Tachymeter scale insert that has faded over time. A domed crystal sits above a black dial with two off-set red vertical lines, an outer minute track is precisely executed with applied block and baton indexes infilled with luminance to mark the hours, and at 6 o’clock a framed date window, within a dashboard shape we have a 45-minute register and at 9 o’clock a continuous seconds register. “Yema Rallye”, two chequered flags and “Modele Depose” complete this racing-inspired bicompax chronograph. On the reverse a screw-down case back, inside a manually wound Valjoux 7734, 17 jewels, 18,000 beats per hour, a true workhorse of a chronograph produced in Switzerland until 1974, the top pusher activates Start/Stop, and the bottom pusher Resets. The watch comes fitted on a 19mm leather strap.