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One for the vintage gurus if I may?

I picked this Vintage Sicura Diver up at a local village Boot Sale a couple of weeks ago - my backcase tool doesn't work on the multipointed star backcase, so I stuck the watch on a winder to see how it ran (very well - accurate to about -30 seconds per day, and holds a long reserve). I finally saw my jeweller today, and he popped the backcase off for me.

Vintage Sicuras really aren't his thing (or mine), so any information on the date, movement, originality etc etc would be gratefully received...

It's 38mm without crown, 45mm lug to lug. Fitted on a mesh (presumably a later addition?). The bezel rotates both ways, without a 'click', but 'solidly', if you get what I mean. Acrylic crystal (which has had one blast with some Polywatch, but needs another session).

Dial is marked 'SICURA, 25 Jewels' above centre, 'SUPERWATERPROOF' and 'SHOCKRESISTANT' below centre, and 'T SWISS MADE T' at 6 oclock. Lume still glows after torch blast, but fades very quickly.

OK, the watch pics first:









The Backcase:


The mesh (presumably a later addition):



Finally, the movement - it's marked as follows: "SIC 10, Twenty Five 25 Jewels, Unadjusted, Brevets, Swiss Made" on the movement, and 'BF' (I think) and '158' under the balance wheel:




I suspect this will head for the Buy/Sell/Trade area in due course, so a ballpark valuation would be useful too.

Cheers guys!

Mike

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Not a Sicura expert, but just looking at it as a watch then it all looks right, no obvious refinishing, additions, etc but can't say more than that. I'm sure someone here is more familiar with Sicura.