Seiko · ref 6139-6002 · 1969–1978
The 6139 was Seiko's first automatic chronograph, and Beyond the Dial's David Flett argues it was the world's first, with production starting in October 1968 and Japanese sales in May 1969. It also introduced the vertical clutch, an idea later chronograph makers borrowed. The -6002 is the version Seiko sold outside Japan and North America, with AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH printed under the logo, a fixed blue and red tachymeter bezel, and an inner bezel you turn with the crown. Collectors call the yellow one the Pogue, after astronaut William Pogue, who carried a 6139 on Skylab 4 from November 1973 to February 1974. His own watch was almost certainly a US-market 6139-6005, so a yellow 6002 shares the look of his watch with a different case code. The blue dial gets less of the hype. There's no running seconds and no hand winding, just a 30-minute counter with day and date. Buy for the movement first, since a slipping chronograph is the hard fault to fix.
The clutch in the chronograph wheel eventually wears and slips, so the red sweep hand takes longer than a minute to go round, and new old stock wheels are getting hard to find. Early T dials often corrode around the minute counter, and lume turns dark where moisture got in.
Buying guide
If you want one ready to wear, we'd buy the yellow Pogue titled tested and serviced at $855 delivered, in the lower half of the band. There are about 144 for sale and most ask $750–1,175 delivered, with Japan-listed, boxed and overhauled ones climbing to $3,600. Ask every seller for a two-minute video of the chronograph next to a clock, since a slipping clutch is the costly fault, and read the case back for 6139-6002 and a serial that fits 1969 to 1978. Be wary of the cheap black-dial listings titled Pogue, a name that belongs to the yellow dial, and check each seller's feedback and return policy on the item page, since eBay's watch search doesn't show it.
$400.00delivered
The lowest fixed price on a yellow 6002 at $400 delivered, about $350 under where the band starts. The title doesn't say it runs, so ask for a two-minute video of the chronograph and a case back photo before you buy.
SEIKO 6139-6002 Automatic Chronograph Watch Vintage Mens POGUE Yellow Dial
$855.39est. delivered
Titled tested and serviced at $855 delivered, in the lower half of the band. A recent service is the best defense against a slipping chronograph clutch, so ask what was done and when.
Seiko 6139-6002 Pogue Tested & Serviced
$875.00delivered
A yellow Pogue titled working, with free shipping from the US, at $875. Ask for a video of the red sweep hand taking 60 seconds per turn next to a clock.
Vintage Seiko 6139-6002 Pogue Automatic Chronograph - Yellow Dial - WORKING
$885.00est. delivered
Titled serviced, so it should need the least work here. It ships from the Philippines, so allow for a slower trip and possible import fees, and ask when the service was done.
Classic Seiko 6139-6002 Pogue Chronograph Day Date Serviced A1 Condition Japan
$1,012.76est. delivered
The yellow dial is the one collectors call the Pogue, and this one is titled 1977, so check the serial starts with 7. At $1,013 delivered it's still inside the band.
Vintage 1977 Seiko Yellow Pogue 6139-6002 Automatic Chronograph Men’s Watch
$233.49est. delivered
The title says it works but the buttons stick, which points to a chronograph that needs a service. It's an auction at $233 with 24 bids, so it will climb, and we'd stop near $450 delivered, since untested complete ones ask $400 to $460.
Vtg Seiko 'Blue Pogue' Chronograph Watch 6139-6002 Automatic WORKS BUTTONS STICK
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Used$400.00delivered
$400.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$400.00
Good buy
Yellow dial, no running claim. About $350 under the band, so check for a redial.
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Serviced$855.39est. delivered
$821.62 + $33.77 shipping
Buy It Now$821.62
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Titled tested and serviced. Ships from Italy.
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Used$875.00delivered
$875.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$875.00
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Good buy
Yellow dial, titled working. Free shipping from the US.
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Serviced$885.00est. delivered
$850.00 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$850.00
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Titled serviced. Ships from the Philippines.
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Used$1,012.76est. delivered
$988.88 + $23.88 shipping
Buy It Now$988.88
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Yellow Pogue, titled 1977, the late end of the run.
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Used$233.49est. delivered
$224.50 + $8.99 shipping
Auction · 24 bids
Project piece
Blue dial, titled works but the buttons stick. Auction with 24 bids at capture.
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Used$950.00est. delivered
$900.00 + $50.00 shipping
Buy It Now$900.00
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Our take
Titled 1974. Dial color isn't given, and it ships from Turkey.
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Serviced$3,644.99est. delivered
$3,609.99 + $35.00 shipping
Buy It Now$3,609.99
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Priced high
Titled overhauled, blue, on a bracelet. About $2,470 over the band.
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