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6138-8020 from March 1977
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- MODEL: 6138 ROW 'Panda' Chronograph From March 1977
- REFERENCE: 6138-8020
- DIAL: Original Black JAPAN 6138 -8040T
- CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
- CASE DIMENSIONS: 41.x46x15mm Height,
- LUG WIDTH: 19mm
- CRYSTAL: Acrylic Plexiglass
- CASE BACK: Screw-in Stainless Steel
- MOVEMENT: Seiko Automatic Cal. 6138B, 21 Jewels
- Serial Number: 731350
- Service History: Unknown, ±20s/day
- Bracelet: Original full length with signed clasp will fit up to 19.5cm wrist
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Vintage Seiko 6138-8020 'Panda' from March 1977. This watch has a stunning light gray/silver dial with the all important vertical linen texture lines clearly visible and a very clean Seiko applied logo. Hands, dial and indices are all near mint and the sweep hand tip, which often fade, retains its vibrant orange colour. Day/Date display at 3 o'clock with English/French days with quickset working as it should. These watches with their pale dials and contrasting dark grey sub registers are commonly referred to as the 'Panda' for obvious aesthetic reasons. Interestingly the 6138 movement was actually the successor of the 6139 (now widely accepted as the first automatic chronograph brought to market in 1969) and watches featuring both movements were produced in parallel until circa 1978 when both were discontinued. A useful feature of the 6138 is that unlike their 6139 cousins they can be hand-wound.
All original except for crystal and comes on its original bracelet with Seiko signed clasp.The movement is clean, free of any deterioration and keeping great vintage time. Automatic chronograph with a thirty minute register at 6 o’clock and a 12 hour register at 12. Chronograph functions all working as they should, pushers click nice and firmly and sweep hand resets perfectly to 12. Cosmetically in excellent condition. Dial, hands and indices near perfect with original lume in great condition.
Movement: Original, SEIKO Suwa 21 J 6138B in great condition (21,600 beats per hour). Day/date turn over at midnight & quickset works as it should.
Service history unknown but movement is clean and running strong. Pusher, crown and caseback gaskets replaced and lubricated but not guaranteed water resistant.
Dial: Light gray/silver, excellent condition, lume on indices & hands is original and also very good.
Day/Date at 3 o'clock Day in English and French, features the classic Sunday in red. Operated by turning the crown in position 2
Glass: Unmarked, replaced (original available on request)
Case: Original, unpolished stainless steel, minor age related wear. Caseback is in great shape with serial number and reference numbers still clearly legible
Crown: Original, well fitted
A word of caution: I strongly advise you to do plenty of research before committing your hard earned money to buying a 6138 or any other vintage Seiko for that matter. It may come as a surprise considering Seiko are not considered 'high end' that many parts on watches you will see for sale are aftermarket (in other words fake) and many pieces are what's known in the trade as 'Frankens' - watches cobbled together from various sources and probably also sporting lots of fake parts too - It used to be quite easy to spot these watches but fake parts are getting harder and harder to tell from the real thing, so please be very wary. Something I would also advise is to 'buy the seller' and hopefully as you are here it means you're considering doing just that. I have spent many years building my reputation and doing the research so you don't have to. Feel free to contact me with questions and I am always more than happy to provide referrals.
All original except for crystal and comes on its original bracelet with Seiko signed clasp.The movement is clean, free of any deterioration and keeping great vintage time. Automatic chronograph with a thirty minute register at 6 o’clock and a 12 hour register at 12. Chronograph functions all working as they should, pushers click nice and firmly and sweep hand resets perfectly to 12. Cosmetically in excellent condition. Dial, hands and indices near perfect with original lume in great condition.
Movement: Original, SEIKO Suwa 21 J 6138B in great condition (21,600 beats per hour). Day/date turn over at midnight & quickset works as it should.
Service history unknown but movement is clean and running strong. Pusher, crown and caseback gaskets replaced and lubricated but not guaranteed water resistant.
Dial: Light gray/silver, excellent condition, lume on indices & hands is original and also very good.
Day/Date at 3 o'clock Day in English and French, features the classic Sunday in red. Operated by turning the crown in position 2
Glass: Unmarked, replaced (original available on request)
Case: Original, unpolished stainless steel, minor age related wear. Caseback is in great shape with serial number and reference numbers still clearly legible
Crown: Original, well fitted
A word of caution: I strongly advise you to do plenty of research before committing your hard earned money to buying a 6138 or any other vintage Seiko for that matter. It may come as a surprise considering Seiko are not considered 'high end' that many parts on watches you will see for sale are aftermarket (in other words fake) and many pieces are what's known in the trade as 'Frankens' - watches cobbled together from various sources and probably also sporting lots of fake parts too - It used to be quite easy to spot these watches but fake parts are getting harder and harder to tell from the real thing, so please be very wary. Something I would also advise is to 'buy the seller' and hopefully as you are here it means you're considering doing just that. I have spent many years building my reputation and doing the research so you don't have to. Feel free to contact me with questions and I am always more than happy to provide referrals.