It set the trend of large, asymmetrically shaped cushion cased divers for the brand and it’s a design language that is still seen today. If I look at the family tree of professional Seiko divers, this model is my favorite. The second diver to enter our list of top Vintage Seiko watches is the distinctively cased 6105-8110. Figure on $500 give or take and that should land you a great vintage chronograph. Several variations on the “Pogue” theme exist, but my suggestion is to track down any correct 6139 with a yellow dial. It’s funky and immediately signifies a different age, but it has aged beautifully. Next, and hear me out here, while other dial colors exist, I find the bright yellow dial of the Pogue to be emblematic of Seiko’s design language during the late 60’s-mid 70’s. Next, the 6139 was one of the movements in the race for first automatic chronograph in 1969 – depending on what you want to believe, it can make a claim as the first – and contains a robust, column-wheel equipped movement. William Pogue in 1973 as part of Skylab), it has to be in the running.
First, if the “Pogue” isn’t the cheapest vintage space flown watch (it went up with Col. Some may consider the 6139 “Pogue” to be a bit of an eccentric selection within our top 10 Vintage Seiko watches list, but I’m ready to defend the choice.
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