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6139-6002 Aussie Pogue June 1976
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- MODEL: 'Aussie' Pogue SE Asia Distributed by Thongsia Ltd
- REFERENCE: 6139-6002
- DIAL: Original Yellow/gold JAPAN6139-6030R
- CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
- CASE DIMENSIONS: 41.5x46.7x14mm Height,
- LUG WIDTH: 19mm
- CRYSTAL: Hardlex Mineral Crystal
- CASE BACK: Screw-in Stainless Steel
- MOVEMENT: Seiko Automatic Cal. 6138B, 17 Jewel
- Manufacturing date: June 1976
- Service History: Unknown, ±20s/day
- Bracelet: Original Seiko/Stelux with Stelux clasp
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Very nice all original (except glass) Aussie Pogue in superb condition on its original Stelux bracelet that will fit up to a 19cm wrist.
These watches are referred to as the 'Pogue' after Colonel William Pogue who wore his own personal 6139-6005 on NASA's Skylab 4 mission in 1973, the third and final mission to the United States’ first space station. Although the 6139 was never formally approved for mission use, Pogue stated that his operated flawlessly during his time in space where he used it to time engine burns. Pogue said that as he had been using his Seiko during training for up to a year before the mission launched (they weren't issued their Omega Speedmasters until very late in training) and had grown familiar with his Seiko, he decided to bring it as his trusted timepiece without seeking official approval from NASA.
The 'Aussie Pogue' variant was produced for the Oceania/SE Asia/Australian market and distributed by the Thong Sia Co. Ltd in Singapore, they requested Seiko to supply them 6002's with black inner rotating bezels and English/Roman day wheels. These wheels were introduced to make them more universal thus negating the need to produce individual day wheels for the different countries in their distribution areas. They also added their own solid link Seiko signed Stelux bracelets which are widely acknowledged to be of a superior quality to the standard pressed link Seiko bracelets which were supplied on the watches in all other regions.
Click here to read a GQ piece about this iconic watch
Manufactured by the Suwa factory in June 1976. Movement is clean, free of any deterioration and keeping great vintage time. Automatic chronograph with a single thirty minute register at 6 o’clock and internal rotating bezel with tachymeter scale, operated via the crown. Chrono functions all working as they should, buttons click nice and firmly and it resets perfectly to zero. Day/Date functions working correctly by pushing in the crown lightly for day and more firmly for date. Cosmetically in excellent condition. Dial near perfect with original lume in particularly fine condition. Some minor aging to the minute hand, hour hand is excellent.
Movement: Original, SEIKO Suwa 6139B - Great condition. Day/date turn over at midnight & quickset works as it should.
Service history unknown but movement is super clean and running strong. Pusher, crown and caseback gaskets replaced and lubricated but not guaranteed water resistant.
Dial: Yellow, excellent condition, lume on indices close to mint
Day/Date at 3 o'clock Day in English and Roman, features the classic Sunday in red
Glass: Unmarked, replaced at service (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
Year and location of manufacture - June 1976 - Serial No.668799 - Japan SEIKO Suwa Factory
A word of caution: I strongly advise you to do plenty of research before committing your hard earned money to buying a Pogue 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.
These watches are referred to as the 'Pogue' after Colonel William Pogue who wore his own personal 6139-6005 on NASA's Skylab 4 mission in 1973, the third and final mission to the United States’ first space station. Although the 6139 was never formally approved for mission use, Pogue stated that his operated flawlessly during his time in space where he used it to time engine burns. Pogue said that as he had been using his Seiko during training for up to a year before the mission launched (they weren't issued their Omega Speedmasters until very late in training) and had grown familiar with his Seiko, he decided to bring it as his trusted timepiece without seeking official approval from NASA.
The 'Aussie Pogue' variant was produced for the Oceania/SE Asia/Australian market and distributed by the Thong Sia Co. Ltd in Singapore, they requested Seiko to supply them 6002's with black inner rotating bezels and English/Roman day wheels. These wheels were introduced to make them more universal thus negating the need to produce individual day wheels for the different countries in their distribution areas. They also added their own solid link Seiko signed Stelux bracelets which are widely acknowledged to be of a superior quality to the standard pressed link Seiko bracelets which were supplied on the watches in all other regions.
Click here to read a GQ piece about this iconic watch
Manufactured by the Suwa factory in June 1976. Movement is clean, free of any deterioration and keeping great vintage time. Automatic chronograph with a single thirty minute register at 6 o’clock and internal rotating bezel with tachymeter scale, operated via the crown. Chrono functions all working as they should, buttons click nice and firmly and it resets perfectly to zero. Day/Date functions working correctly by pushing in the crown lightly for day and more firmly for date. Cosmetically in excellent condition. Dial near perfect with original lume in particularly fine condition. Some minor aging to the minute hand, hour hand is excellent.
Movement: Original, SEIKO Suwa 6139B - Great condition. Day/date turn over at midnight & quickset works as it should.
Service history unknown but movement is super clean and running strong. Pusher, crown and caseback gaskets replaced and lubricated but not guaranteed water resistant.
Dial: Yellow, excellent condition, lume on indices close to mint
Day/Date at 3 o'clock Day in English and Roman, features the classic Sunday in red
Glass: Unmarked, replaced at service (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
Year and location of manufacture - June 1976 - Serial No.668799 - Japan SEIKO Suwa Factory
A word of caution: I strongly advise you to do plenty of research before committing your hard earned money to buying a Pogue 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.