Here is a fabulous, all original Seiko “Baby Panda” from 1971. The silver sunburst dial is in fine condition, with a steel Seiko logo and steel bar hour markers with lume dots at the outer ends. It has two sunken black subdials for the chronograph hour and minute counters at 12 and 6 o’clock respectively. There is a mark just above and left of the bottom subdial and the dial seems to have had some water ingress at some point around the date window and the 4 o’clock hour marker. The rehaut has a black tachymeter ring and also a silver seconds marking ring. The baton hands are in fine condition with the original lume intact. The center chronograph seconds hand is black with an orange/yellow tip. The steel framed windows at 3 o’clock displays the weekday in Kanji and English and the date, both of which can be quick-set. This function should only be used with the hands at the bottom of the dial.

The stainless steel bezel is in fine condition with some overall wear. The large and chunky stainless steel case with the original crown and pushers and integrated lugs is in fine condition, with a horizontally brushed face and vertically brushed sides. It shows some overall wear both on the face and the sides. The stainless steel case back is in very fine condition, with the Seiko and Suwa logos and a few scratches and marks.

The watch comes on an after market leather strap and buckle of good quality.

Inside the watch, Seiko’s high grade caliber 6138B beats strongly and accurately to within about +-12 seconds per day. The watch was fully serviced in July 2024 and comes with a 12 month warranty on its proper mechanical functioning.

The Baby Panda is not only a fun watch to wear, it is also a very collectible watch that was made only for a couple of years in the early 1970’s. This specimen looks great on the wrist with its chunky case and great overall condition.

Our watches are delivered in a luxury wooden watch box, fully serviced with a 12 month warranty that covers the mechanical functioning of the watch under normal use. We offer 14 days full return rights and are very proud of our reputation for outstanding customer satisfaction.

NB! Note that we are based in Switzerland and that the buyer is responsible for any import fees their country may impose on a purchase from abroad. Ask us if you have any questions.

Basic info

Brand    Seiko
Reference number  6138-8000
Code    VWS-2617
Movement    Automatic
Case material    Steel
Bracelet material    Leather
Year    1971
Condition    Very good (Worn with little to no signs of wear)
Scope of delivery    No original box, no original papers
Gender    Men's watch/Unisex
Location Switzerland, Lonay

Caliber

Movement    Manual winding
Movement/Caliber   Seiko 6138B
Power reserve    40 h
Number of jewels    23
Frequency  21600 A/h

Case

Case material    Steel
Case diameter    39.5 mm
Lug to lug 43 mm
Water resistance    Not water resistant
Bezel material   Steel
Crystal    Mineral Glass
Dial    Silver
Dial numerals    No numerals

Bracelet/Strap

Bracelet material    Leather
Bracelet color    Grey
Lug width    19 mm 
Clasp    Buckle
Clasp material    Steel

Functions

Chronograph, Date, Weekday

Others

Central seconds, Luminous hands, Quick Set, Only Original Parts, Luminous indices