Seiko 5 Sports Speed-Timer 6139-6002 "Pogue"
Colonel William Pogue wore one on Skylab 4 in 1973, which makes this the first automatic chronograph worn in space. Buying one well means checking the dial has not been redialled and the pusher action is right — both of which need hands.
Also searched as: 6139-6002, Pogue, Seiko 5 Sports Speed-Timer, セイコー 5スポーツ スピードタイマー
Key facts
- Produced
- 1972–1978
- Movement
- Cal. 6139, automatic chronograph
- Case
- 41 mm steel
- Dial
- Yellow with tachymeter inner bezel
Why it is hard to get
Fifty years of wear, a chronograph movement that most owners never serviced, and a yellow dial that fades unevenly. The watches are not rare; good honest examples are.
What sourcing it from Japan gives you
Japan is where these were sold and where the parts and the specialists are. It is also where redials are most reliably identified, because the people grading them have seen thousands of originals.
What it costs
We do not publish a price for this reference. The market moves weekly and a number printed on a page ages badly, so any figure here would be decoration rather than information. When you ask, we quote the current Japanese market level and show you the individual listings behind it, with our fee stated separately.
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Questions about this reference
- How do you spot a redial?
Printing crispness under magnification, the position of the applied markers relative to the minute track, and lume that is too even for its age. We photograph the dial at high magnification and say what we see.
- Does it need servicing?
Assume yes unless there is a recent receipt. A 6139 that has not been opened in twenty years will run, but the chronograph coupling wears. We quote servicing separately so you can decide.
Ask us to find this one
Tell us your ceiling and how much condition matters to you. We reply within one business day, Japan time, and we say no when a search is not worth your money.