Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Skylab 4 launch which saw not one but two automatic chronographs make it into space. One was carried by Col William Pogue, his trusty Seiko 6139-6005 from September 1971 and its Seiko 6139B movement. I’ve written about the Pogue and about Intenrational Pogue Day, a lot. See here.
The other watch was given to Commander Jerry Carr to verify that automatic chronographs could work in space, and he carried it in his boot – a Movado Datachron HS360 with its Zenith El Primero 3019PHC movement. Read the story here.
Here’s Bill Pogue “double wristing” his Seiko with his NASA issued Speedmaster.
I’m looking for a Seiko pogue I have seen a few but not sure if any are fake . Any advice would be much appreciated please.
Have you got any for sale ? .
Kind regards
Andrew
You’re right to be cautious, Andrew. Much of what you find on eBay is junk… either poor condition and needing a service, or already tarted up with replacement parts. Best bet is to buy from an enthusiast – check out the SCWF (thewatchsite.com) or look for good folk on Instagram, like rexworthywatches, classicseiko, vintageseiko and more…