Vintage Seiko 6138-7000 Slide Rule Automatic Watch — USD 1,499

I will add some narrative summaries of this project in this thread. Please let me know your overall impressions, and feel free to revisit some trips! Mike 77 Walks With Seikos on WPS Date Map # Title of the Walk Location Brand Watch of the Day Caliber Type 10/27/20 01 Sunny Day Near San Diego Missio

Seiko 6138A, a 21-jewel watch launched in 1969, is the first fully integrated automatic chronograph with a column wheel and vertical clutch. Purchased from a local shop, it is worn more often during the Holidays by a retired man living on the Gulf Coast.

The SEIKO Yachtsman 6138 - 0011 presents the prestigious 6138 automatic chronograph movement from 1971 with a vertical clutch and column wheel. Paired perfectly with a SEIKO STELUX Presidential SS bracelet.

1971 SEIKO 6138-0011 Yachtman watch paired with SEIKO branded STELUX PRESIDENTIAL stainless steel bracelet, known as UFO. Features up/down and small/big eye chronograph functions.

Seiko's 6138 movement introduced in 1970 featured manual winding and a quick-set day/date function. Its advanced design influenced Rolex's Daytona Caliber 4130, showcasing Seiko's pioneering technology.

These early Seiko automatic chronographs are amazing. They key is finding one that is 100% original, and hasn't been trashed. These are both pristine examples - about 50 years old, and still look sharp, retro, hip. They function flawlessly too (having just been serviced by someone who knows this mov