Vintage, stainless steel Seiko automatic wristwatch. Model…

Vintage, stainless steel Seiko automatic wristwatch. Model…
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Vintage, stainless steel Seiko automatic wristwatch. Model reference 6139. Chocolate coloured dial with subdial at 6 o'clock and day and date aperture at 3 o'clock. 39.5 mm case on a brown top stitched strap. Calibre no.6139. 17 jewel movement. In working order. No box. In 1969 Seiko created the 6139 Speedtimer. This watch was very likely the first automatic chronograph to hit the market in teh late 60's. It would go on to become one of the most important and underappreciated vintage watches of the 20th century.

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  • Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
  • Chronograph - A chronograph is a watch that also incorporates the features of a stopwatch, to measure elapsed time. Most chronographs are operated by two buttons, one to start and stop the chronograph second hand, and the other to return that hand to the starting position.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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