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3 days ago · In a letter Pogue wrote in October 1993, which was included in the sale, he said that, while in space, he wore the Seiko on his left wrist set to US Central Time and his Nasa-authorised piece...
3 days ago · But it wasn’t until 1973 when the watch reached true icon status when NASA astronaut Col. William Pogue wore his personal 6139 on the Skylab 4 mission, making it the first automatic chronograph watch to be worn in space.
3 days ago · For those unfamiliar with the name Pogue, it refers to the Seiko chronograph ref. 6139 6002 from the 1970s and that was worn by Colonel William Pogue in 1973 on his trip to the Skylab Space Station. This means that it is widely credited with being the first automatic chronograph in space.
3 days ago · It’s an iconic timepiece that rose to stardom as the first automatic chronograph to travel into space – worn on the wrist of NASA astronaut Colonel William Pogue (hence the nickname). The 1973 expedition saw the chronograph taken to the first US space station, SkyLab.
3 days ago · Dubbed the Seiko Prospex ‘Pogue’ Solar Chronograph 1969 Re-Interpretation, this delightful chronograph is made to honour the original worn in the 70's by Colonel William Pogue. That model ...
3 days ago · It was during the 1970s that the North American NASA astronaut Colonel William Pogue took a Seiko 6139 on his wrist to the Skylab mission, the first US Space Station, which would become the first automatic chronograph to travel in space, from then on it was known by the nickname “Pogue”.
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3 days ago · In the 1970s, NASA astronaut Colonel William Pogue wore this iconic timepiece on a mission to Skylab. The first US space station, earning it the affectionate nickname, the ‘Pogue.’ This watch has to be one of Seiko’s most iconic.
