Navystar

Introduced in the 1950s and continued into the following decade, the Navystar line was Cyma's proposal for an audience seeking a sturdier, more casual watch than the city models, without giving up a slim, elegant profile. The name, with its nautical evocation, fits into the vein of "waterproof watches for everyday use" on which Cyma built much of its communication since the 1910s — though it should be noted this was a rugged everyday watch, not a strictly certified diving instrument.

Over the course of its production the Navystar was offered with a wide range of dials, hands and calibers, both manual and — in later executions — automatic, a sign of a line designed to adapt to different tastes and eras rather than stay fixed in a single configuration. A recurring element, however, remains the "Cymaflex" name visible at the bottom of the dial, signaling that even these sportier watches shared the patented shock-resistant system the brand applied broadly across much of its production.

As with much of Cyma's historical catalogue, Navystar production was affected by the decline of in-house manufacturing in the mid-1960s and the brand's subsequent changes of ownership. Today Navystar examples represent, for collectors, a relatively affordable entry point into Cyma's postwar "sport-casual" watchmaking, particularly prized when the original dial and Cymaflex name remain intact.