Re: [Official] 6138 & 6139 Peekatures Thread
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 22:45
After that first Speedtimer 6139-6010, I detoured from Heuer and Zenith to Seikos for a while...
I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I saw the ad....the photos were terrible, but it looked like a reasonably good condition JDM Seiko 5 Sports Speed-timer 6139-6000, Proof dial, Proof back, notch case, 2-piece chrono hand, original bracelet, plus an incredible serial number 93xxxx, making it a very very early automatic chronograph from March 1969!
In the flesh, it is, undoubtedly, a stunning watch.
I had thought my earlier acquisition (it's close cousin, the bezel-less 6139-6010) was a pretty good looking creature, but this 6139-6000 definitely steals the show...with her elegant and enigmatic metallic blue dial offset by the red of the 'Speed-timer' script and the 2 chrono hands, and all framed within that unique case, and a much better designed bracelet...she's just so achingly beautiful.
A quick trip to my watchmaker made me even more ecstatic - he popped open the back to reveal a pristine, period correct, 21J 6139A movement, Seiko's effort at the world's first automatic chronograph movement - supposedly on sale to the public in Tokyo by mid 1969, when the Swiss brands had just showcased their watches, and barely started mass production!
I couldn't quite believe my eyes when I saw the ad....the photos were terrible, but it looked like a reasonably good condition JDM Seiko 5 Sports Speed-timer 6139-6000, Proof dial, Proof back, notch case, 2-piece chrono hand, original bracelet, plus an incredible serial number 93xxxx, making it a very very early automatic chronograph from March 1969!
In the flesh, it is, undoubtedly, a stunning watch.
I had thought my earlier acquisition (it's close cousin, the bezel-less 6139-6010) was a pretty good looking creature, but this 6139-6000 definitely steals the show...with her elegant and enigmatic metallic blue dial offset by the red of the 'Speed-timer' script and the 2 chrono hands, and all framed within that unique case, and a much better designed bracelet...she's just so achingly beautiful.
A quick trip to my watchmaker made me even more ecstatic - he popped open the back to reveal a pristine, period correct, 21J 6139A movement, Seiko's effort at the world's first automatic chronograph movement - supposedly on sale to the public in Tokyo by mid 1969, when the Swiss brands had just showcased their watches, and barely started mass production!