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Thanks S. It is a classic!
Seiko vintage watches are really something special and to add a cherry to the top, they are generally affordable and hence very fun!
Just picked up this cool 6139-6002!
The Blue Pogue. Since I bought the Pogue reissue, I have been looking for a nice original example. This one was fully restored and is running perfectly. It does have an aftermarket bracelet. I would love to find an original tapered H-Link bracelet, which ...
Beautiful pick!!
This was my first proper mechanical watch. Got in college back in 2014 and it sent me down the rabbit hole. It’s one of the few watches I would never part with. I do want to see about sending it for a ground up restoration. I’ll admit that, at the time, I...
Thanks S. It is a classic!
Seiko vintage watches are really something special and to add a cherry to the top, they are generally affordable and hence very fun!
Huge congratulations 🎉🎊🎈
A fantastic piece of history and a nice shape it is in, too 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ElPrimero, eh? 😉😂
From what I remember…
Seiko was already serially producing the movements before Zenith announced the ElPrimero. So in terms of announcement it may have been first but in terms of availability on the market it wasn’t 😊🤷🏻♂️
What I heard was that 6139 powered watches were available to purchase before the El Primero but not globally, initially only in Japan. It seems that Heuer-Buren-Brietling,
Seiko and Zenith all have found a way to claim they were first.
