Hello everyone and thank you to Chronotrader for the space.
Here for sale a very rare and super early Seiko 6139-6000 for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM), aka Speed-Timer.
With a serial number starting 93, it has been produced in March 1969 and hence it is one of the very very very first Seikos 6139-6000 as well as one of the very very very first chronographs with automatic movement: in March 1969 neither Heuer (with the Buren 11), nor Zenith with the El Primero had started to commercialise and sell their automatic chronogaphs yet.
These very first Seikos 6139-6000 were only sold on Japan and have a series of characteristics that make them unique in the 6139 production thorugh the years:

- Speed-Timer in red on the dial at 12 o'clock
- dual language day of the week indicator with Sunday in red
- "Water 70 Proof" on the dial at 9 o'clock
- Particular "with serif" font for the 10, 20 and 30 numbers in the chronograph minutes subdial at 6 o'clock. This is true only for the first ~3 months pf produciton, after that the serif disappears
- "Waterproof" engraved on the case back after 6139-6000
- "botched" case by the crown, as typical in early 6139s
- 2-colors central chrono hands (silver and red)

Everything in this watch a part from the bracelet (original Seiko but more recent aftermarket replacement) and perhaps the glass (but I am not sure it might be original) is original and as you can see from the pictures the conditions are incredible. Case probably never polished, with some dings and scratches as it is noramal for an almost 50y old watch but in overal very good conditions, dial is pretty much perfect and also the lume is in very good conditions.
I dont know the date of last revision of the movement but it works properly, keep time and chrono works just fine. Also the date changes and all the functions of the crown work ("light push" to change the day of the month, "Hard push" to change also the day of the week and by turning the crown up or down while not pushed out the innner outer track moves around).

Speed-Timers are rare, but the ones dating in the first 2-3 month productions are incredibly rare and this one is also extremely well preserved. For this I am considering offers above 900 EUR and if some one offers 1.4k EUR I will take it off the market immediately and give it to him.
I prefer bank transfer but I also accept PP (+5% on you), but in this latter case I only send to the PP verified address.
If you are based in London you can also inspect the watch and pay upon collection in cash if you prefer.

A few pictures: