1973 SEIKO “Pogue” Ref. 6139-6002 Skylab 4 Automatic Chronograph – Cal. 6139B

From 1973, a Seiko “Pogue” Ref. 6139-6002 chronograph with automatic Cal. 6139B that has been professionally inspected in-house at our Localtime Spa.

This Seiko model came to be known as ‘the Pogue’ because in 1973, Colonel William Pogue brought his Seiko 6139 Automatic  Chronograph on board the Skylab 4 mission as part of his personal kit.  He had purchased the watch from the PX at Ellington AFB, and although  the watch wasn’t Flight-Approved by NASA, he was allowed to bring it on  the flight. It is in wonderful condition throughout and as usual with this model, the honey gold dial steals the show. We have included many photos, including some closeup snapshots we took for fun. We are also enclosing some scans of advertisements and photos from the Skylab 4 mission. This lovely watch is wearing a dark blue ColaReb premium Italian calf leather strap.

As with all the watches we handle in-house here at the Localtime Spa, this too comes with a written 6-month written warrantee from the date of purchase. Feel free to contact us for whatever questions you might have.

EXTRA: Information about the Localtime handmade straps seen in the last photo: Handmade from premium calf leather to our specifications in Italy they come in 5 sizes [lug width/buckle width]: 18/16, 19/16, 20/16, 21/18 and 22/18mm & 4 colours: tan, brown, dark brown and black. We sell these separately in our eBay store under eBay item number 401105271426 and you can also see them in the last photo here.