Pogue’s lesser-loved cousins–part III
Once more, let’s look at lesser-known 6139 family memebers. We’ve had the 8002 / 6030 Franken, the pair of 7002s…
Bruce Lee’s “Bruce Lee” – an update
I’ve written before about martial arts legend Bruce Lee and his wearing of a Seiko 6139 watch (Bruce Lee’s Seiko…
Pogue’s lesser-loved cousins–part II
Continuing the theme of Seiko 6139’s extended family and its various oddities. Some are just plain weird – see the…
Speedmaster Mark II–Racing Dial
Some of the earliest posts in this blog concern the Omega Speedmaster, iconic due to Omega’s intention to remind the…
Pogue’s lesser-loved cousins
I’ve written a fair amount about the Seiko “Pogue” aka 6139-600x series of watches. That they came out in 1969…
Frankenstein’s Seiko (one of many)
So called “Frankenwatches” (see previous) are all over the place and tend to fall into several categories, depending on the…
7th International Pogue Day – 16th November 2023
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Skylab 4 launch which saw not one but two automatic chronographs make it…
How to remove deep scratches from acrylic watch crystals
Watch “glasses” or “crystals” tend to be either made of glass (mineral glass or sapphire) or acrylic/plastic. There are various…
The longest watch name in the world?
Watch manufacturers seemed to like putting lots of stuff on the dial of their watches; maybe the busier it looked,…
Bruce and the bracelet
As an antidote to the previous post, here’s the story of a watch very much not acquired for its bracelet,…