YEMA Bi-Pole Jean-Louis Etienne circa 1990. Titanium wristwatch. Round case with compass on outer bezel. Original crown. Gray dial. Colored hands and large orange arrow for compass function. Quartz movement. Signed red Nato fabric strap. Diameter: 47mm Sold with box, instructions, warranty, additional strap and two screwdrivers. Model created for the 1989-90 Transantartica international expedition, which involved the longest coast-to-coast crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole. The team was made up of six people of different nationalities, including Jean-Louis Etienne, for whom Yéma made this model.

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