Full Set 6119-6023 5 Dial Colors - Show us your 6119-6023's!

[HiBeat]

I have always liked the 6119-6023 and its cousin references 6119-6020 and the 6319-6000.  Nice case shape, nice size, fully rotating inner bezel ring for timing events, and the ever so cool red sweep second hand.   All dials feature a Light Blue "SPORTS" with Proof/Resist (or blank), jewel count at 6 o'clock, with classic clean Seiko "5" at 12. 

Clean design, passes the test of time beautifully, really great to wear.  So underappreciated in my book.   We see a lot of these on WRUW threads and they can be easily gotten on ebay, though very good condition can be hard to find.  I hope over time more love can be shown to this really classic Seiko reference.

I've had several of each silver, black and blue versions over the years.  Time allowed for slow improvements to some and just plain full-on replacements to improve others.  With these 3 color dials in good shape each, I thought I was done collecting. 

But wait ! - Jonas (aka Mr Jones) recently alerted me to an ebay job lot with the yellow dial version among the many.  So after winning the lot I had it to refurbish the yellow dial specimen.  All the hard work and time and effort and spare parts and regulating later, with good luck too, managed to sell off the rest.  A lot of work but worth it in the end to have a really clean yellow dial in the collection.  It was worth it.

So I had "All 4 dial colors" and was done collecting.   Or so I thought !  But noooooo!  Tristan (aka Tritto) posted about a green dial one he flipped years ago.   Whaaaaaaat?  Another color?  My work was not done collecting?  This WIS stuff is never ending!

Googling for a green dial 6119-6023 turned up, of all things, an old WristSushi for sale post from Tom (aka SeikoPsycho).  
A quick PM confirmed he never bumped the post nor did he ever sell it off.   So a deal was struck.  Thank you Tom !

Finally, I can rest, all 5 dial colors, all in really terrific condition.  Here they are sporting different bracelets as follows, L to R:
Yellow Dial on NOS B065 Razor
Green Dial on NOS Z032 H-Link
Blue Dial on NOS B155 Railroad Tracks
Black Dial on Stelux unidentified bracelet, part mini-President/part fishbone
Silver Dial on Uncle Seiko Flat Link



My only 'regret' is that I don't have a PROOF dial in this photo, the proofs I do have just are not top shelf preservation quality.

Now - show us YOUR 6119-6020 / -6023 or even 6309-6000's !

[bbilford83]

Jon as you know I love a good "full set," and that one's a beaut.  Unfortunately I only have one example, a black dial from July of '68, but it's a doozy.

[tritto]

Ha ha. John. Sorry about that.
Here is the green one I had.

And a blue one I sold this week.

Note the snakeskin bracelet, Jon. I see you haven't got one of those in your set yet.
These two were coincidentally, birth year and month watches for me.
And here is my last one - in black. The subject of my restoration challenge.

[seacreechur]

Nov 15, 2017 19:39:28 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

I have always liked the 6119-6023 and its cousin references 6119-6020 and the 6319-6000.  Nice case shape, nice size, fully rotating inner bezel ring for timing events, and the ever so cool red sweep second hand.   All dials feature a Light Blue "SPORTS" with Proof/Resist (or blank), jewel count at 6 o'clock, with classic clean Seiko "5" at 12. 

Clean design, passes the test of time beautifully, really great to wear.  So underappreciated in my book.   We see a lot of these on WRUW threads and they can be easily gotten on ebay, though very good condition can be hard to find.  I hope over time more love can be shown to this really classic Seiko reference.

I've had several of each silver, black and blue versions over the years.  Time allowed for slow improvements to some and just plain full-on replacements to improve others.  With these 3 color dials in good shape each, I thought I was done collecting. 

But wait ! - Jonas (aka Mr Jones) recently alerted me to an ebay job lot with the yellow dial version among the many.  So after winning the lot I had it to refurbish the yellow dial specimen.  All the hard work and time and effort and spare parts and regulating later, with good luck too, managed to sell off the rest.  A lot of work but worth it in the end to have a really clean yellow dial in the collection.  It was worth it.

So I had "All 4 dial colors" and was done collecting.   Or so I thought !  But noooooo!  Tristan (aka Tritto) posted about a green dial one he flipped years ago.   Whaaaaaaat?  Another color?  My work was not done collecting?  This WIS stuff is never ending!

Googling for a green dial 6119-6023 turned up, of all things, an old WristSushi for sale post from Tom (aka SeikoPsycho).  
A quick PM confirmed he never bumped the post nor did he ever sell it off.   So a deal was struck.  Thank you Tom !

Finally, I can rest, all 5 dial colors, all in really terrific condition.  Here they are sporting different bracelets as follows, L to R:
Yellow Dial on NOS B065 Razor
Green Dial on NOS Z032 H-Link
Blue Dial on NOS B155 Railroad Tracks
Black Dial on Stelux unidentified bracelet, part mini-President/part fishbone
Silver Dial on Uncle Seiko Flat Link



My only 'regret' is that I don't have a PROOF dial in this photo, the proofs I do have just are not top shelf preservation quality.

Now - show us YOUR 6119-6020 / -6023 or even 6309-6000's !

Very well done Jon. I look forward to reading all of the posts on WS. It's especially rewarding when someone has painstakingly searched to find that one watch to make a collection whole. Thanks for sharing!
Michael

[time4seiko]

Very impressive HiBeat!
Only 2 in my stable at present, and the silver face one is too far gone I think, but it’s a good case...

I often wear the black dial mod for “dress” or casual- a versatile favourite!😀

[pip]

Great collection Jon, and thanks for sharing the story. I hope you don't hear about any more colours to drive you nuts!

[small]

Can't believe I've the only 6309-6000? No rotating inner bezel? A new inner bezel dial/chapter ring is inbound thanks to PIP. Sellers photo for the moment. Only watch that will be worth much, though its going to be a keeper, in that whole Lizard Lot.    

[peenemunde]

[HiBeat]

Nov 16, 2017 4:38:07 GMT -8 small said:

Can't believe I've the only 6309-6000? No rotating inner bezel? A new inner bezel dial/chapter ring is inbound thanks to PIP. Sellers photo for the moment. Only watch that will be worth much, though its going to be a keeper, in that whole Lizard Lot.    

I had this lovely 6309-6000 EDIT:  6319-6000 a while back.   Great watch ! 

[HiBeat]

Nov 16, 2017 1:43:47 GMT -8 seacreechur said:

Nov 15, 2017 19:39:28 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

Finally, I can rest, all 5 dial colors, all in really terrific condition.  Here they are sporting different bracelets as follows, L to R:
Yellow Dial on NOS B065 Razor
Green Dial on NOS Z032 H-Link
Blue Dial on NOS B155 Railroad Tracks
Black Dial on Stelux unidentified bracelet, part mini-President/part fishbone
Silver Dial on Uncle Seiko Flat Link



My only 'regret' is that I don't have a PROOF dial in this photo, the proofs I do have just are not top shelf preservation quality.

Now - show us YOUR 6119-6020 / -6023 or even 6309-6000's !

Very well done Jon. I look forward to reading all of the posts on WS. It's especially rewarding when someone has painstakingly searched to find that one watch to make a collection whole. Thanks for sharing!
Michael

Thanks Michael  - you too.

[HiBeat]

Nov 15, 2017 20:12:08 GMT -8 tritto said:

Ha ha. John. Sorry about that.
Here is the green one I had.

And a blue one I sold this week.

Note the snakeskin bracelet, Jon. I see you haven't got one of those in your set yet.
These two were coincidentally, birth year and month watches for me.
And here is my last one - in black. The subject of my restoration challenge.

I do like that snakeskin look.    Might switch one of these over.

All 3 of them look great.

[small]

Nov 16, 2017 7:41:27 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

Nov 16, 2017 4:38:07 GMT -8 small said:

Can't believe I've the only 6309-6000? No rotating inner bezel? A new inner bezel dial/chapter ring is inbound thanks to PIP. Sellers photo for the moment. Only watch that will be worth much, though its going to be a keeper, in that whole Lizard Lot.    

I had this lovely 6309-6000 a while back.   Great watch ! 

That looks curious...Those other 6309-6000's I've seen didn't have an internal ring...And none are marked with numbers? The ring inside mine is notched to stay at 12? And disassembly shows a stock standard 6309 movement, stem is spot on but the crown looks different than others. But I don't have any "dive" watches to compare it too. All my 6309 are "dress/casual" watches. Maybe yours had a replacement case back??? I gotta believe someone else has another 6309-6000. Like I said I have a Seiko OEM/NOS chapter/dial ring inbound so I'll be knowing soon.  

[HiBeat]

Nov 16, 2017 10:48:29 GMT -8 small said:

Nov 16, 2017 7:41:27 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

I had this lovely 6309-6000 a while back.   Great watch ! 

That looks curious...Those other 6309-6000's I've seen didn't have an internal ring...And none are marked with numbers? The ring inside mine is notched to stay at 12? And disassembly shows a stock standard 6309 movement, stem is spot on but the crown looks different than others. But I don't have any "dive" watches to compare it too. All my 6309 are "dress/casual" watches. Maybe yours had a replacement case back??? I gotta believe someone else has another 6309-6000. Like I said I have a Seiko OEM/NOS chapter/dial ring inbound so I'll be knowing soon.  

Small I apologize, I was mistaken in the watch reference, it is the 6319-6000 that is the cousin to the 6119-602X.  Sorry for the confusion.

They take the same inner rotating ring.   If you have a 6319-6000 and need a good solid used inner ring let me know.

They also take the same crystal and stem/gear/spring combo.  

[small]

Nov 16, 2017 11:49:29 GMT -8 HiBeat said:

Nov 16, 2017 10:48:29 GMT -8 small said:

That looks curious...Those other 6309-6000's I've seen didn't have an internal ring...And none are marked with numbers? The ring inside mine is notched to stay at 12? And disassembly shows a stock standard 6309 movement, stem is spot on but the crown looks different than others. But I don't have any "dive" watches to compare it too. All my 6309 are "dress/casual" watches. Maybe yours had a replacement case back??? I gotta believe someone else has another 6309-6000. Like I said I have a Seiko OEM/NOS chapter/dial ring inbound so I'll be knowing soon.  
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Small I apologize, I was mistaken in the watch reference, it is the 6319-6000 that is the cousin to the 6119-602X.  Sorry for the confusion.

They take the same inner rotating ring.   If you have a 6319-6000 and need a good solid used inner ring let me know.

They also take the same crystal and stem/gear/spring combo.  

Thanks for the clarity i thought I'd spent some good money trying to save a potential Franken...

[SeikoPsycho]

  Nice collection Jon!  There's nothing like a complete set!

Except, another complete set...........



Good thing were all set with a complete set as we watch the values go up as interests are Spiked.........

[HiBeat]

Nov 16, 2017 16:05:20 GMT -8 SeikoPsycho said:

  Nice collection Jon!  There's nothing like a complete set!

Except, another complete set...........



Good thing were all set with a complete set as we watch the values go up as interests are Spiked.........

Thank you again for letting me acquire your "extra" green dial.

Your quintet is captivating !

[doomguy10011]

Beautiful watches here, especially Jon and Tom's full sets. Makes me really miss my silver dial -6023.

[peenemunde]

Interesting collection.
I like the snakeskin bracelet.

[cobrajet25]

A few years ago I bought three of this model from the same older gentleman.  He told me he loved this model so much that it's all he wore during the '70s.  When one wore out he simply went and bought another one!

Below are a 6119-6020 (L), a 6319-6000 (R), and a 6119-6023 (C).

[Adrian-VTA]

This is a hugely underrated model in my opinion. It's basically a baby pogue.

Actually...there's a nickname that we all love "Pogue Junior"