Dears,

I am considering buying a Sicura Diver.
Do you already have some experience with this brand? Any feedback?

Thanks

 

I had a Sicura Pilot a while back. Styling was awesome. But case is most of the time chrome plated, and movements mostly poor. I was lucky to get a Valjoux 7734 in my Pilot

 

Agree, mostly low quality watches overall.

Some people ask silly money for them, touting the supposed Breitling connection.

 

Exactly this. Pay £25-40 for one and expect to pay six times that to a watch maker to keep it running. The internet is a wonderful thing but the "Sicura sensation" is illustrative of the drawbacks that the web and marketing can do to collectors' ideas of value and worth.

 

This is more often than not is what you will find inside.

 

Indeed, I have seen many posts online regarding this Breitling connection and found some watches on sale for over 500$.
I just wanted to dig down more...

Below one of many examples...

Thanks guys, as always this forum is full of top-notch people!

http://www.ebay.it/itm/Breitling-SI...602450?hash=item3f85da1852:g:YuEAAOSwXYtYuzp0Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

I like this dial. Cleaned up, it should bring $100 USD

 

The words "Rust bucket" come to mind...

 

Beware cheap, crappy EB pin pallet movements in a lot of them. They really are awful.

 

I agree 100% with @WatchVaultNYC that the styling is awesome and the insides are a huge letdown. Just a couple of examples on ebay right now make the point quite well. For instance, inside this beauty:

you get this:

and inside this arm candy:


you get this:

I would just LOVE to find one with a Valjoux movement, any Valjoux movement!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sic...515877?hash=item56a0c5f725:g:WFoAAOSwEQFZqs4WPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

Another sicura.
Auction, at the moment 247£. No Valjoux movement...


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