Original SEIKO 6139 6005 Vintage 70s Pepsi ‘Pogue’ Space Chronograph Watch 1974 [SOLD]

SEIKO 6139 6005 Vintage 70s Pepsi ‘Pogue’ Chronograph Watch
Automatic 17 jewel Japan 6139B self winding chronograph movement : 21, 600 vibrations per hour
Case back ref 6139-6005 inside case-back marked ‘SEIKO TIME CORP’
Original recessed crown
Please note: the chronograph second hand resets 1 tic (1/5 of a second) to the left of 0
Quick set date
Serial dates watch to Feb 1974 from my research.

Original tapered H link bracelet. Hardlex crystal glass – excellent.

Original ‘no markings’ dial. Internal rotating elapsed timing ring.

41mm width retro-shaped case. All functions working. Ageing to dial, otherwise excellent.

Released by Seiko in 1969, the 6139 was the first automatic chronograph movement on the market (although it was overshadowed for a number of reasons). If that wasn’t enough, in 2007 it was discovered that the 6139-600X series was worn on a 1973 space mission, making it the first automatic chronograph worn in space by a margin of 12 years. It turns out that Colonel William Pogue had purchased his gold-faced 6139-6002 at the PX on base, and after training with it for over 6 months, felt more comfortable with his Seiko than the NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster.