[GUIDES] SEIKO 6139-6002 'POGUE' Buyer's TIPS / Guide - PART 3 - DIAL etc.

[paulsteele]

After spending nearly sixteen years of my Merchant Navy career carrying bauxite betweenWeipa and Gladstone in a steamy engine room the Pogue watch I had been given for my 21st birthdays starting to look a bit worse for wear especially the red part of the bezel which had hit too many valve wheels during opening and closing operations. Being given a really good redundancy offer I accepted and handed my position over to a Chinese engineer with a hope that he lived long enough to go home on leave. One of the first things I did when all moneys owing to me had been deposited into my bank account, I bought an IWC Mk XV (which started another story of woe) and the Pogue was put on a watch winder and looked at every so often. As time went on I decided like all good engineers to get everything mechanical in my life in order. With the steadily reducing number of competent watch repairers I settled on a repaired I'd used before and was very happy with, he convinced me to order a "new" bezel which I am sure will stand out like a shilling on a sweeps backside, however it's the forty years of abuse on the workings I'm more interested in having fixed. You know it's funny when having a copy bracelet fitted, even if it was made in the Phillipines, I looked at the watch and thought Geez it still looks good.

[neelsengupta]

Excellent video!! Please keep producing!

[jaaaake]

This video, and the others are invaluable. Thanks. I just bought one off eBay. It's off a seller that does a lot of them, has good feedback. I can send it back for a full refund, it only arrived today. Seller was quite open that the watch has been restored with some aftermarket parts. Good to know from your videos what the aftermarket bits are (hands, crown, dial possibly, although its way better than the one you showed, orangey rotating bezel- definitely) BUT everything works as it should and it looks really nice! I paid the going rate for it as a non original one. I would never go in the water/ rain with a watch this age anyway, I might actually keep it if a few days wear doesn't show any major faults.

[thewristwatchexperience]

So interesting to see that dial construction - thanks for showing

[tods.]

I finally subscribed, thanks for the great content!

[jooppoojk]

Good video, what's the dial stamp “55“ stand for? 1975, May?

[chronodivers]

Thank you - great video - much appreciated

[bmassche]

i am bidding on a poque from an estate auction. the picture are grainy but looks like it may be original. seems like a better place than ebay to get an original example. ANy idea what I ahould pay for an estate find poque?

[mr.airgun]

Jeez, why would anyone go to the hassle of doing that when you can buy even a mineral glass replica from a watch parts house! Also FWIW there are exact replicas made in acrylic that work really well. They’re actually much better looking than the glass replicas sold and sturdy where they need to be. They’re the same shape & fit in exactly the same way as the original with the bezel clamping them down and do keep water resistance.

Trouble with the glass replacements is the edges are rounded underneath and distort the chapter ring. Maybe they’d flex at diving depths but who wants to dive with a vintage Pogue! I’m happy with water resistance and a more original look with a sharp edge.

[Sam]

Hi, do you have inner rotating ring extra for sale ? I saw you have few in you’re box that’s why I’m asking. It’s impossible to find to I had to order after market but it’s kinda orange!

[ElderPinto]

i got a original case here with original glass for sale ???? lot of parts an movement in holland its a hard sell..

[LesterLovesWatches]

Very interesting vid and explanations. Just a shame the camera can’t zoom closer so we can really see what you’re explaining. People really like info on fake spotting and a macro photo vlog would be great.

[stuartb]

Very disappointed with my decision many years ago pre-internet and YouTube. Bought a 6139 in 1980 new and probably one of the last. Wore it pretty much everyday for about 3 years when it stopped. Never used in the water. A token look by a jeweller explained the problem, but it was so long ago I cannot remember what it was. Here is where things get a bit vague. I do remember finding it about 10 years later and taking it to another jeweller for another opinion. Again, not possible to fix for the same reason. I think I said ‘keep it for parts’ in the hope someone else would at least get their watch up and running. Fast forward to today and I now have seen through the internet what is possible repair wise, and I could now afford to do so. (I was 18 at the time of purchase). How great would it be to take that 40 year old watch with only 3 years of use, and get it running again? Grrrr... hindsight!😡

[ghialover]

I have a 6139-6002, it has the water 70 resist on the face, chromatic automatic, but the date on the back is 528092- is it possible that a 1975, bought in Canada has the face with the water resist in it? trying to see if mine is all original?

[svencorstjens]

do you know where you could possibly find nos dials ?

[tcniel]

For insurance reasons how do you value these, given they are a real watch.

[jeannettemorley]

These Frankenwatch dials are so badly done; colours wrong, shoddy finish and poor materials. You'd think they'd have the right equipment to do it properly, bearing in mind the amounts being punted out....