The quick set date is working well, but as with other models that use the crown as the quick set pusher it is a little iffy jamming the crown in to get the Kanji date wheel to tick over. I have a feeling the crystal has been replaced and one of the pushers is a bit sticky.
To be fair, it's not in perfect condition.
I cannot be 100% sure if it's providence, but who can be sure of any watch these days are really 😜.īut it came from a reputable auction house and given the price I paid for it I would not be too concerned either way. This particular piece is from 1976 and as it was sourced via auction, coming with no papers, no idea of the service history etc. Whose dials seem a bunch more busy to my eye. I like the 8040 for its much more subtle dial (or as subtle as starburst green can be) compared to its predecessor the 8030: Retailing originally for ¥19,000 in 1976 (that's about AUD$350 today), it tends to go for quite a bit more these days, but not as much as the Pogue, or some of the other models in the series. The model comes in either green 💚 as above or blue. The 1976 Seiko Speedtimer 6139-8040 is a JDM model that, by all accounts, wasn't found outside of Japan. (Seriously, they sold for USD$100) New, back in the day).īut the late 60s and through the 70s saw Seiko build a whole bunch of 6139 chronographs including my grail, the 8040: If you know the Seiko 6139 Chronograph, you likely know the Cevert or the Pogue:
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