BEEFY~1977 SEIKO 6138-0040 BROWN BULLHEAD

BEEFY~1977 SEIKO 6138-0040 BROWN BULLHEAD

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COMING AT YOU IS ONE OF THE QUINTESSENTIAL CHRONOGRAPHS OF THE 1970S: THE SEIKO 6138-0040 BULLHEAD. 

 

  • CASE: HEFTY SOLID STEEL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A LARGE 44mm ACROSS CASE. ONE OF THE COOLER AND MORE WILD WATCH CASE DESIGNS OF THE 70s WITH THE MOVEMENT ROTATED TO ALLOW THE CROWN AND PUSHERS TO BE ON THE TOP GIVING IT THE FAMOUS "BULLHEAD" LOOK.  I LOVE THE MIX OF BRUSHING AND POLISH. CASE IS IN GOOD SHARP SHAPE. THE BROWN TACHY BEZEL ON THIS EXAMPLE IS IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SHAPE. DESPITE THE BEEFY PROPORTIONS ON THIS ONE, IT STILL WEARS QUITE WELL ON THE WRIST WITH REALLY GOOD ERGONOMICS DESPITE ITS HEFT AND SIZE.

 

  • DIAL: REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FUNKIEST FACES IN WATCH HISTORY. YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE THIS SHADE OF BROWN IN PERSON TO GET THE FULL EFFECT, BUT IT HAS  A REALLY RICH AND CHOCOLATEY TONE WHICH LOOKS SO GROOVY WITH THOSE VERTICALLY BRUSHED GOLD SUBDIALS AND THAT GOLD DAY/DATE WINDOW.  EVERYTHING LOOKS TO BE IN REALLY TIP-TOP SHAPE FROM THOSE CLEAN WHITE/BLACK HANDS TO THAT YELLOW SWEEPER. HARDLEX CRYSTAL LOOKS TO BE ORIGINAL AND IS IN VERY CLEAN SHAPE.. 

 

  • MOVEMENT: THIS GUY IS POWERED BY A 21 JEWEL SEIKO 6138 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH. ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MOVEMENTS. SO BULLETPROOF. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK CRISPLY. DAY/DATE QUICKSETS WORK WELL, CHRONO RESETS SHARPLY TO ZERO, AND THE WATCH KEEPS TIME. THE COLLECTOR I OBTAINED THIS ONE FROM HAD THIS WATCH SERVICED IN 8/2016, SO THE WATCH SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO FOR YOUR ADVENTURES.

 

  • THIS SEIKO IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL FISHBONE BRACELET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BRACELET CAN ACCOMODATE UP TO A 7.5" WRIST. THE BULLHEAD IS BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTIBLE SEIKO CHRONOGRAPHS. BECAUSE OF ITS OUTLANDISH STYLING, HEFTY SIZE, AND BULLETPROOF AUTOMATIC CHRONO CALIBER, I STILL THINK THAT THESE PIECES WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE AND MORE SOUGHT AFTER. THIS IS A CLEAN EXAMPLE AND WOULD MAKE A SOLID ADDITION TO ANY WATCH COLLECTION