STUNNING~JUNE 1972 SEIKO TOKEI ZARA 6138-0020 SPEEDTIMER

STUNNING~JUNE 1972 SEIKO TOKEI ZARA 6138-0020 SPEEDTIMER

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COMING AT YOU IS A WICKED JUNE 1972 SEIKO 6138-0020 TOKEI ZARA SPEEDTIMER CHRONOGRAPH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

 

  • CASE: HEFTY SOLID STEEL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A LARGE 42mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CROWN BY A MASSIVE 48mm LUG TO LUG. ONE OF THE COOLER AND MORE WILD WATCH CASE DESIGNS OF THE 70s WITH THAT SLOPING HELMET DESIGN. THIS ONE LOOKS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN POLISHED BUT DOES HAVE SOME MINOR DINGS AND SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT BUT OVERALL MAINTAINS ITS SHARP ORIGINAL LINES.

 

  • DIAL: REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MORE COLORFUL FACES IN THE 6138 LINE-UP.  I LOVE THE VERTICALLY ALIGNED BIG-EYE/SMALL-EYE CHRONO ARRANGEMENT. SOME FANTASTIC VIBRANT POPS ON THIS ONE WITH THAT BLUE SUNKEN SUBDIAL AT 6 AND THE LIGHT ORANGE CHRONO HANDS. THE SUNKEN GUN-METAL GREY SUBDIAL AT 12 LOOKS SUPER COOL AGAINST THAT MATTE BLACK DIAL. THE LUME ON THIS ONE LOOKS VERY WELL PRESERVED BOTH ON THE DIAL AND THE WHITE/BLACK HANDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RARE VARIANT POSSIBLY MADE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET WITH THE ROMAN DAY WHEEL. SO MUCH AWESOMENESS WITH THIS ONE.

 

  • MOVEMENT: THIS GUY IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE SEIKO 6138 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH CALIBER. 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 GOOD TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY WELL KEPT AFTER BASED ON ITS FANTASTIC OPERATION.

 

  • THIS SEIKO IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL TAPERING STELUX BRACELET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BRACELET IS CURRENTLY SIZED FOR MY 6.75" WRIST WITH 6 MICRO-ADJUSTMENTS LEFT, SO IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE AT LEAST A 7.75" WRIST. THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLER SPEEDTIMERS IN MY OPINION. SUCH GREAT COLOR AND CHARACTER AND TOTALLY FUNKY. THIS IS A SHARP EXAMPLE READY TO WEAR AND ENJOY.