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
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
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