SEIKO 6139-6032 SPEEDTIMER CHRONOGRAPH | RARE FORWARD DIAL VINTAGE WATCH FOR MEN

Description: SEIKO SPEED-TIMER AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH 6139-6032 FORWARD DIAL | CIRCA 1971 EXTREMELY RARE | 100% GENUINE | GOOD CONDITION BACKGROUND HISTORY: It has been the controversy since 1969s of who gain the title of "The World First Automatic Chronograph". Zenith & Heuer come out with their El-Primero and Caliber 11 in 1969s and they were produced to global market as early as August to September 1969. In the other continent, SEIKO had quietly announced its own japan domestic market automatic chronograph in early 1969s and the earliest production recorded as early as February 1969s. It was the SEIKO 5 Speed-Timer. Since then, the history of SEIKO Automatic Chronograph has begun. The word "Speed-Timer" was due to the 30 minutes register at 6:00 o?clock and it has fixed Tachymeter bezel plus inner rotating ring. SEIKO Caliber 6139 has been one of the most robust automatic chronographs and it is equipped with both a vertical clutch and a column wheel. It is beating at 21600 Bph and has some features such as quick-set bilingual day/date (English & Kanji) and 30 minutes counter chronograph. Caliber 6139 had been in production since 1969s to 1979s. However, due to the robustness and durability of the caliber, collectors are still able find great examples of SEIKO 6139 in perfect running condition. SEIKO 6139 had been produced for both global and japan domestic market (JDM). The different between JDM and global model is the existence of "Speed-Timer" label on the dial instead of only standard "Chronograph Automatic". The "Speed-Timer" model is the reference famously sought by a lot SEIKO Collectors due to its exclusiveness to ONLY Japanese Market. There were many variants that fall under SEIKO 6139, however one of the most famous, which claim to be The World First Chronograph in Space is SEIKO 6139-6002 a.k.a. "POGUE" in Sun Burst Yellow Dial Color. Captain Pogue wore this watch during his SKYLAB mission in 1973. The one that being worn by him is actually the SEIKO 6139 Global Market Model as there is no "Speed-Timer" notation on the dial. This global variant, in great condition, is quite rare to find today as well. As for JDM model, one of the rarest variant in the history of Seiko 6139 is the Seiko Reference 6139-6032 Speed-Timer with the additional "FORWARD" writing on the dial. The info about this variant has been quite less as it is extremely rare to find it in the market perhaps due to very small and limited dials production. Besides, the information available on the internet was really limited as well. Some collectors speculated that this dial is being produced in conjunction with ISUZU Forward line of Trucks as the "Forward" word printed on the body of the trucks is very similar to the one printed on the dial. On the other hand, some people believed that this small production dial were actually produced to be in line with the SEIKO's company vision to keep moving forward with the great innovations and progress and these special printed dial were given to the key member of Hattory's staffs/members. However, IMHO, these dial might be produced by SEIKO to some of their key staffs to ensure that they still remembered the company's vision of encouraging them to always move forward to invent, introduce, and bring the brand to the world with great innovation. WHY THIS WATCH SEIKO Speed-Timer 6139-6032 is one of the most robust automatic chronograph watch ever produced by SEIKO since 1969s. It is the variant that being hunted by lots of SEIKO collector, especially this extremely rare limited series production of 'SPEED-TIMER FORWARD' dial. This model is equipped with black dial with black inner rotating ring with some Orange touching on the dial edge plus Orange color Speed-Timer word, unique cutting 42mm case, and 'Coke' color fixed Tachymeter bezel make collectors hard to resist. Its case design is funky and fashion plus 42mm case size is just nice for modern era taste, hence it won?t get outdated even nowadays. Beating inside is the venerable Seiko Caliber 6139B caliber, which is the younger brother of 6139A Caliber. It has 21 jewels count due to that it was a JDM version. SEIKO tend to equip its JDM model with higher jewels caliber in the past. The higher the jewels count, the higher the quality of the movement. IMHO, SEIKO's intention is to keep the high quality one for domestic market only. No wonder, most of high jewels JDM calibers are still working fine today even though it has been there for 5 decades. WATCH SPECS Brand: SEIKO Reference No: 6139-6032 Production Year: 1971 Case Dimensions: 42mm Width (including crown) Case Material: Stainless Steel Lug to lug Height: 47mm Lug Width: 19mm Dial: Black Dial with Silver Color 30 minutes sub register Crystal: SEIKO Proprietary Hardlex Crystal Movement: SEIKO Calibre 6139B Automatic Chronograph Single Register Movement with Bilingual Day/Date Function. Bezel: Fixed Tachymeter type bezel in black red color (Coke) with black inner rotating ring Bracelet: External high quality brand new unused Khakis Green Leather strap with stainless steel buckle Box & Papers: No Box & Papers THE CORE DETAILS The condition of this watch is very good. The case is still preserving very sharp edges though it might slightly touched up or polished by previous owner. On our side, we did not touch up the case in order to maintain the original look and feel of the vintage timepieces. For further details about every aspect of the watch, please refer to the high quality pictures attached carefully. This watch is in good condition and there is no such thing as perfect for over 50 years old watch. Our vision is focusing on originality. Dial: The black dial is in very mint condition and there is no sign of wear despite the age. It is completely original or in 'Unmolested' condition (No Re-Lume or Re-Dial). The silver color sub-register is very clean as well and all the printing are very clear and crisp. Beneath 12:00 o'clock, the white color printed notation is written as "SEIKO 5 Sports". At 9:00 o'clock is the unique "FORWARD" notation in white and directly below is the "Speed-Timer" word in orange color. The dial code beside 7:00 o?clock marker is "JAPAN 6139" and beside 4:00 o'clock marker is "-6050T". Overall, the printing on the dial code are still well maintained and remained very clear and crisp. For further details, kindly refer carefully to the high quality pictures uploaded on our EBAY portal. Hand Sets: The white color hour and minute hands are in mint and clean condition. There is no corrosion visible in them. The hands luminous plots conditions are pretty clean as well. The orange color chronograph hands are slightly faded to greenish yellow color due to natural aging. However, they are in completely original unmolested condition (No Re-lume or Re-condition). Bezel: The fixed matte black and red "Coke" color Tachymeter in current example is in good condition with the paint is still intact and no sign of fading. The silver anodized number printing is all still crisp and clear. Note that there are some scratches on some part of the bezel due to the usage by previous owner. For further details, kindly refer carefully to the high quality pictures uploaded on our EBAY portal. Movement: The 21 Jewels SEIKO automatic chronographs Caliber 6139B is running very good. This movement has quick-set day and date. The day has both bilingual English and Japan Kanji. There is no hand-wind function. The chronograph stop and start function is working well and able to reset back to 12 o'clock position. Each of the chronograph pushers is very responsive and not sticky. Case: The stainless steel screw back case is still in good condition and preserve case sharpness on each of the case edges. On top of the case is brushed finish and the rest part of the case is polished. It is a 'Notch' case design. The notched case was only produced for few years from 1969 till near the end of 1971. From that time till the end of 6139 production, 6139 will come only with non-notched case. This is why notched case is very desirable and highly seek by collectors due to its rarity. The crown is nicely recessed into the notched case. The screw case back wordings are written in circular manner. It is written as "Japan J & Water Resistant". There are some scratches and ding throughout the case and there are some rusted marks on the back of the case as well, which is normal for vintage watch. The case back might have already slightly touched up by previous owner. For further details, kindly refer carefully to the high quality pictures uploaded on our EBAY portal. Crystal : The genuine proprietary SEIKO 6139-6032 Hardlex crystal is preserved in very good condition and there are no conspicuous or deep scratches and chip on it. Some of the veryminor hairlines scratches are probably due to the usage in the past. For further details, kindly refer carefully to the high quality pictures uploaded on our EBAY portal. Crown : The genuine SEIKO 6139 crown are in good condition and works smoothly. The crown is unsigned and not the screw-down type. There is a tiny dimple in the middle of the crown. Only the original Seiko 6139 crown has the dimple on it. Each of the chronograph pusher is very responsive and tested working well too. Function: Time, 30 minutes register Chronograph, and Bilingual Day/Date indicator Display. Currently all of the functionalities are tested and run well. Strap: Seiko 6139-6032 was originally come with the JDM stainless steel strap, which is very rare and only come exclusively for JDM series Seiko 6139-6032. The JDM style stainless steel was ONLY used for all JDM model throughout the entire 6139 production. Unfortunately this current example didn't come with original stainless steel trap. Thus, we have installed this watch with the brand new high quality khakis green leather strap. The leather quality of this strap is very good with nice white stitching on it. It is pretty soft and flexible. The khakis green color match very well with the dial of the watch and enhance the overall vintage look and feel of the watch. Accessories: This timepiece did not come with Box and Paper. Warranty: All of our pre-owned vintage timepieces have gone through thorough physical inspections. We have carefully tested entire functionalities of the timepieces for few days to ensure all of the functions on the watch are working properly before we list them on EBAY. Note: Our shop did not perform any mechanical servicing to the watch. As this is pre-owned vintage watch, there is no guarantee for the watch being waterproof. Besides, due to their age and usage, vintage watches should not be subjected to have the same conditions as when they were new. Vintage watches deserve to undergo proper servicing and maintenance due to their age in order to preserve the life of the mechanical parts inside the watch. As the history of servicing for vintage watch is usually unclear, we always recommend our buyers to send them for servicing by professional watchmaker. We recommend buyers to review all of the pictures posted on our EBAY Portal very carefully. You may request for more additional pictures if necessary. Pictures talk thousand words. We always try our best to represent the watch as transparent as possible via pictures. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us before deciding to buy. We will reply to you very soon. Shipment: We only ship to the Buyer PayPal Address. No Exceptions. Return Policy: Please feel free to contact us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with the purchase. We have 100% returns accepted policy. If you are unhappy with the purchase, please contact us within 3 days of receipt to arrange the return. We are watch enthusiast and not an authorized dealer for any company. Please take note that in the event of return, the return postage fee, packaging, and tax are under the buyer responsibility. We are not able to buy the shipment label in buyer's country. Once the watch arrived at our office, 10 working days will be required for the full watch inspection by our professional watchmaker. 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Price: 3688 USD

Location: Singapore

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