Seiko’s latest iteration of its popular Speedtimer Solar Chronograph is inspired by a famous variant of its iconic 6139 automatic chronograph — one of the first launched in 1969 — worn by Colonel William Pogue during NASA’s 1973-4 Skylab 4 mission.
Reinterpreting the original’s vibrant yellow gold dial and Pepsi blue-red tachymeter bezel insert, the new SSC947 is a vivid 1970s chronograph for the present. Featuring the 41.5mm Speedtimer case, 100m of water resistance, and a modern three-link stainless steel bracelet, the revived Pogue retains its vintage inspiration while charting a firm course for the future.
Inside the Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph Pogue is Seiko’s V192, a Japanese solar-quartz caliber. Powered by light, this movement features a ⅕ second sweeping chronograph hand, 60-minute counter, 24-hour hand, power level indicator, accuracy of ±15 seconds per month, and a power reserve of approximately 6 months when fully charged.
- Case: Stainless Steel
- Dial: Yellow
- Movement: Seiko V192
- Complications: Chronograph, Date
- Lens: Sapphire
- Strap: Stainless Steel Bracelet
- Water Res.: 100m
- Diameter: 41.4mm
- Length: 45.9mm
- Thickness: 13mm
- Lug Width: 21mm
- Ref Number SSC947
Founded in 1881, Seiko began as a humble jewelry and clock store and has since grown into the watchmaking juggernaut that it is today. If the technology for a watch they wanted to make didn’t exist, Seiko made it happen under their own roof. Since Seiko is vertically integrated, they can customize nearly any part of their watches to their own design and specs in house. From the first true dive watch, to one of the first automatic chronographs, and completely new ways of powering a watch like Spring Drive, Seiko’s list of horological achievements is lengthy. They’ve done everything all the way down to creating their own lab-grown and regulated quartz crystals for timekeeping.
