I’ve got an original with gold and black ring bought in the UK by me when I was a lot younger - been sitting in a drawer for years without me realising the history of the piece
We're friends and colleagues, and are together bringing back one of the most critical parts for the restoration of Seiko 6xxx-series watches. the lower mainspring arbor jewel, decades out of production.
A proper POGUE. Says Meter 70 Resist at the 9 Oklok position. I've owned one since 19 71 and its till keeps good time . And my watch FACE or the DIAL HAVEN'T FADED AWAY .
hello again I have a Seiko 6139 7010 how long would you expect from a full wind to this watch when it is on the sideboard as I'm getting 6 hours at night
yes the watch needs a service the oscillating weight is a bit wobbly me thinks, as I have to wind it upside down don't know if it has bearings, thanks for your information mate, best of luck to you...
The Seiko 6139 is NOT a manual wind. It is an automatic only. When you pick it up to 'wind' it, you are moving the rotor around but only enough to get 6 hours from it. They are from the Seiko 5 family and even to the present day they are nearly all manual wind only. Turning the watch crown will only cause the inner bezel to rotate. Regards.
The rings are prone to uv damage as they didn't use bromine or anything in the nylon at the time. It's not bad but it's ugly. There are now some amazing repro parts from a us seller on eBay
The dial and the rotating ring are THe key ingredients for a good rebuild with these watches. After that, the correct sweep hand (it is hard to find and very difficult to replace) and a working stem assembly, although these have been fairly easy to find lately.
I would safely say that the works would be good for scrap parts as someone has been in it, don't know what else they have done, did you get it from India as they are always messing watches up, wish they would leave them alone... The case is shot, the bezels are scrap, the case is shot don't think that would be rescued job... the rear case cover is a good one if you find a salesman's case... I'm looking for a good pogue at the moment, so thanks for your help in the vid, I found an early starburst pogue speed timer, it was in great nick, but did not want to pay the asking price off 1300 pounds as I did not think it worth it...
It's quite likely it was a JDM release. We've also seen them with Kanji days purchased from military PX facilities, e.g. Guam, Philippines, Okinawa etc. The 6306 is a good example of that.
It is the correct balance, but someone's hit it with some flame or something that has discoloured the brass. After cleaning in one-dip solution and some strategic rodico, surprisingly, it ran really well, amplitudes in the 230's.
