{"product_id":"yema-spationaute-iss-as12854","title":"Yema Spationaute ISS","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThis piece is part of our \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:firstlook@analogshift.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFIRST LOOK\u003c\/a\u003e collection—your early access window into upcoming arrivals before they officially launch on the site. If you’d like more details or wish to reserve this watch ahead of the public release, simply click the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:firstlook@analogshift.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInquire for Priority Access\u003c\/a\u003e button at the top of the page, complete the short form, and a member of our team will reach out shortly.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYema’s connection to space travel gives the French brand one of the more interesting stories in tool-watch history. Beginning in the 1980s, the Spationaute line was developed in connection with France’s space program, resulting in watches worn by French astronauts on a number of missions. By the late 1990s, that relationship had produced the Spationaute ISS 5, a distinctly period take on the astronaut’s watch that combines analog timekeeping, a digital display, and a navigational bezel in one wonderfully technical package.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example, Ref. L5 006 6, dates to the era of the 1998 Pégase mission. Its deep blue dial is packed with information without losing its strong graphic character, featuring large luminous hour markers, central analog hands, multiple scales, and an LCD display positioned at 6 o’clock. Surrounding everything is a rotating compass bezel graduated in degrees and marked with the four cardinal directions. The combination of blue, white, yellow, and flashes of red gives the watch the unmistakable aesthetic of late-20th-century aerospace equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside is a Seiko-sourced quartz movement providing its dual analog-digital display, while the case is rated to 100 meters of water resistance. This example is paired with a metal mesh strap and steel pin buckle, which gives the already unusual design an appropriately utilitarian finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spationaute ISS 5 comes from a moment when the future really did look like this: LCD screens, complicated instrument panels, bold graphics, and technology proudly on display. It’s a quirky piece of 1990s French watchmaking with a genuine connection to the space age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yema","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317512990807,"sku":"40993561","price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12854_40993561_YEMA_SPATIONAUTEISS_L50066-1_766b0aab-6ddd-477c-aebb-c343b6fc8459.jpg?v=1790881289","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/yema-spationaute-iss-as12854","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}