Great! And yes, remarkable indeed

A watch production year of '76 confirms that this bracelet is period correct. Great! After '75, this tapered "H" became Seiko's darling, and you can find them on the popular dive model of that era as well.

I completely agree, the auto chrono did appear quite late in watch history. I am not sure why. When it did arrive though, it certainly came in a hurry. Remarkable that this particular complication was being developed by three watch houses simultaneously, independently, and that all three released their product within the same 12 month period. Wow!

Cheers,
Matt

Got this 6139-6002 Pogue today; my first Seiko

By: AAAKK : March 18th, 2015-11:57

Just picked up this Pogue today. Actually didn't know anything about these until yesterday or the whole 1st automatic chrono in space story. Runs, but needs a new crystal and a service. It was very inexpensive so I'm happy with it. I think it's all origin...

Looks great!

By: matthewking : March 18th, 2015-21:25

Looks correct to me except the bracelet appears to be a later service oyster. You may want to know that this is not a first production run (not a "proof" dial and is without notched crown etc) and was probably manufactured in the late 1970s. A great watch...

Thanks for the response. Is this bracelet correct?

By: AAAKK : March 19th, 2015-05:59

Marked "Japan Z" on the clasp. Do you think it's original to the watch? Is my version still referred to as a "Pogue", or is that name reserved only for earlier models? Thanks ...

Certainly a Pogue, and the bracelet...

By: matthewking : March 19th, 2015-19:48

Oh, it's certainly a Pogue! The dial, insert (outer bezel), indicator ring (inner rotating bezel), hands, and crown look original to me, which is to say, nice find! These are increasingly difficult to come by. The reason I mentioned that it was not an ear...

Thank you the info...

By: AAAKK : March 20th, 2015-13:57

I found a serial # data base that puts production of this watch in Feb of 1976, so looks like the bracelet is original. It's always nice to find something that hasn't been messed with but just needs a good service to breathe new life into it. Nothing wron...

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