Seiko Chronograph 'Pogue' rectangular Its stunning mother-of-pearl dial features

Its stunning mother-of-pearl dial features a peripheral speed scale

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the "meters-first" referring to the depth rating found at the bottom of the dial above 6 o'clock

plus the words “Fear God and Honor the King

and daily rituals long before the wristwatch became dominant

Seiko Chronograph 'Pogue' rectangular Its stunning mother-of-pearl dial featuresEveryone knows the first watch worn on the moon was the Omega Speedmaster, one of historys greatest manually winding chronographs. What few collectors realize is that the first automatic chronograph in space wasnt Swiss at allit was a Seiko. Although the story didnt surface until the mid 2000s, Astronaut Colonel William Pogue quietly smuggled his personal Seiko 6139 6002 aboard Skylab 4 in 1973. Bought for $71. 50 at the Ellington AFB PX, the watch