{"product_id":"vintage-watch-seiko-6139-6010-blue-bruce-lee","title":"Vintage Watch | Seiko 6139-6010 (Blue Bruce Lee)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeiko 6139-6010 Blue Bruce Lee: Electric Blue Proof Dial, Original Bracelet, Fully Serviced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan, this Seiko 6139-6010 is the early blue-dial automatic chronograph collectors call the Blue Bruce Lee. Electric-blue sunburst dial, WATER 70m PROOF at 9, tachymeter, day and date at 3, and the original stainless bracelet. After service, the chronograph and the day-date are working perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7639\/5913\/files\/Seiko_6139_6010_1_600x600.jpg?v=1794488103\" alt=\"Seiko_6139_6010_1.JPG\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy collectors call the Seiko 6139-6010 the Blue Bruce Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBruce Lee made this reference famous. From about 1969 to 1973 he is photographed wearing a Seiko 6139-6010 — not in his films, but as his own everyday watch. The best-supported identification is a Hong Kong-market 6010 with this same WATER 70m PROOF layout at 9 and a Chinese day wheel, usually described as a dark dial. Collectors still call that watch the Bruce Lee Seiko. This example is the blue-dial sibling of the same reference, which is why it is known as the Blue Bruce Lee. It is not a claim that he wore this exact blue face. The famous yellow 6139 is a different watch in the same family: the 6139-6005 that Colonel William Pogue flew on Skylab 4 in November 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the Seiko 6139 movement still matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn 1969 three automatic chronographs arrived within months of each other. Zenith announced the El Primero in January. The Swiss Chronomatic group (Heuer, Breitling, Hamilton-Buren) put the Caliber 11 on the market around August. Seiko’s 6139 reached Japanese shops on 21 May 1969, from a Suwa internal report. It was the first chronograph with a vertical clutch, paired with a column wheel. It beats at 21,600. Power reserve is about 45 hours. There is no running seconds: the central hand is the chronograph seconds. The subdial at 6 counts 30 minutes. Day and date quick-set by pushing the crown — light for date, deeper for day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Seiko 6139-6010 Blue Bruce Lee and its condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe caseback is stamped 6139-6010. The serial is 0112653, dating this watch to January 1970, with JAPAN A. The dial code near 5 reads 6040T — the early export \/ Hong Kong code — and the day window is the Chinese\/English wheel. It is not the later Japan-market 5 Sports Speedtimer layout. The blue is even, the print is sharp, and the early two-piece red chronograph seconds is still in place. The original lume has aged to a creamy tone and is a little uneven on a few plots. The cushion case has some usage marks, while the brushed bezel and the case shape are still clearly readable. The original three-loop railroad bracelet shows honest age and is the correct bracelet for this reference. The movement has been fully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan; all functions, including the chronograph and day-date, are working perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7639\/5913\/files\/Seiko_6139_6010_14_600x600.jpg?v=1794488103\" alt=\"Seiko_6139_6010_14.jpg\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeiko 6139-6010 specification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seiko\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seiko 6139-6010 (Blue Bruce Lee)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless cushion, 39.5 mm, 43.5 mm lug-to-lug, 19 mm lugs, some usage marks with the original finishing still readable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardlex mineral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Electric blue sunburst, WATER 70m PROOF, tachymeter, 30-minute counter at 6, Chinese\/English day-date at 3, dial code 6040T with Chinese Word and English word day wheel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Automatic chronograph Caliber 6139, 21,600 bph, column wheel, vertical clutch, fully serviced by our watchmaker in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original stainless three-loop railroad bracelet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA January 1970 Seiko 6139-6010 with the early blue Proof dial and its original bracelet — fully serviced in Japan and ready to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52385648967926,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7639\/5913\/files\/Seiko_6139_6010_1.jpg?v=1794488103","url":"https:\/\/thesamuraivintage.com\/products\/vintage-watch-seiko-6139-6010-blue-bruce-lee","provider":"Samurai Vintage Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}