[cobrajet25]

I bid on that one, too. Looks nice! Watchco always has cool stuff... >

But I suspect the daywheel on that one will be Chinese, not Kanji. Kanji is typically seen on the Speed-Timer versions of this watch, and I don't think the Chrono Auto version was sold in Japan.

I have a couple of -6010s with Chinese daywheels, and the character for "Sunday" is the same character between Kanji and Chinese. In fact, the two languages look almost the same between the two dayweels, as Kanji is very similar to Han Chinese (if I am not mistaken).

Looks like a nice score! ---A

 

[cobrajet25]

The lume is nice and bright on that watch, which is a very good sign. I own 50-60 6139s (gulp!), and have seen thousands of them. Water in the watch will give you movement corrosion, and that almost always goes hand-in-hand with lume deterioration. I have seen very, very few of these watches that had nice bright lume and dingy, corroded, rusty movements. Lume condition is one of the major factors I look at when buying one of these, not just because it affects the condition and look of the dial but because it is an excellent indicator of what you are going to find behind the caseback.

As a rule, "bright, clean lume = bright, clean movement".

I think you will take the caseback off of that one and find a beautiful, clean movement...with a few loose screws. I would say this is what causes 90% of the non-running movements I see in cosmetically clean watches. Usually, the loose screws are on the chrono bridge, but I have found a loose balance Dingling or two also. I am sure that one was worn for 2-3 years, a screw worked loose, the movement stopped, and the owner just did not bother to have it looked at.

Looks like it also has a daywheel problem (may be be stuck), but those are easily corrected without replacing the movement.

The watch below is one I got last year. It is a 6139-6010 Speed-Timer, and has a Kanji daywheel. Dates to November, 1969. Ironically enough, it also came from Watchco. ;D I think you will do fine with that one, and have it up and running in no time. Don't bother with an original bracelet...they are flimsy and kinda cheap feeling. This model is often found without it's original bracelet because they just do not hold up very well. I would slap that one on a mean black leather rally strap. ---A

 

[cobrajet25]

"Usually, the loose screws are on the chrono bridge, but I have found a loose balance Dingling or two also."

For crying out loud, are the censors out in such force here that I cannot say "balance c0ck" without having it changed to "balance dingling" ??? ??? ? REEEEEEEALLY? ??? ?? What the hell is a "dingling" anyway...do you mean "ding-A-ling" ??? ? IT"S A PART OF THE WATCH!!!! Starting to remember why I quit this game... : ---A

 

[cobrajet25]

ha ha I must admit for a min or two i was trying to think what is a loose "Dingling" )

It is not the mods that censer, it is built into the forum software to stop offensive language its been said before what is the norm in one country can be deemed to be offensive in another, whats the saying, two countries divided by a common language.

Aha...I see. How ridiculous. :-[ Would have been great if they had actually gotten the substitute word right. Chuck Berry would be appalled at this... ---A