Many vintage watches bear the marks of use that we endearingly ... This week we go east for our Timekeeping Select: a late 1970s Seiko 6139-6002 chronograph ($895 Sold), a watch that is significant ...

Buying a vintage watch is only half the battle. Years ago, I bought the watch that would kickstart an obsession with old ...

6139-6002—an automatic chronograph—during the Skylab 4 mission ... the new Speedtimer SSC947 should (hopefully) satisfy vintage Seiko heads while simultaneously catering to modern buyers ...

As an alternative, he bought a Seiko 6139 – the brand’s first automatic chronograph. Pogue liked it so much that in November 1973, when his time came to blast off for Skylab, he packed his new ...

A few minutes of Googling delivered an answer: it was a Seiko 6139-6010 automatic chronograph ... in Hollywood had chased one of these rare vintage Seikos down. Daniel Dae Kim, noted watch ...

Seiko has unveiled the Prospex Speedtimer SSC947, a colorful wristwatch that appears to be a modern reinterpretation of the Seiko 6139 “Pogue” chronograph. A space icon for the brand ...

Furthermore, the minute counter sweeps rather than jumping like the 6139. So to recap, the 7016 offers quick-set day and date in two languages, flyback chronograph and co-axial sweeping hour and ...

Both have been recreated this year to critical acclaim. Seiko produced the reference 6139 to house its first automatic chronograph – often called the Speed Timer after dial text found on many ...

By wearing his Seiko 6139 for the Skylab 4 mission between November 16 1973 and February 8 1974, he bestowed the watch the honour of being the first automatic chronograph in space. “Although ...

It was a 1970s Seiko 6139 chronograph, acquired on eBay for a cool $130 ... The majority of the watches that I own are accessibly priced vintage timepieces acquired from the depths of eBay. Love them ...