Sicura's iconic vintage models inspiration
This is a variant of the celebrated Superwaterproof 400 family with a rare additional feature: a tricolour 24-hour inner bezel, typical of travel and night-time complications, paired with a double crown. Year of production: 1968. It appears in an advertisement for the X Olympic Winter Games held in Grenoble that year, worn by ski champion Fernande Bochatay, bronze medallist in the giant slalom.
Regarded by dealers as Sicura's standout model. Its 41mm cushion case holds the manual-wind cal. EB 8021, which drives two independent time-zone hands (GMT and NYT) alongside a fixed 24-city ring, all set beneath a red-and-blue "Pepsi" bezel. Vacuum-tested water resistance backs up its tool-watch billing, and among Sicura references it ranks as one of the most sought-after.
The crown jewel of Sicura collecting. A 47mm cushion case packs manual Bettlach EB 8800/8806 chronograph, two internal rotating bezels plus an external slide-rule scale across a wild blue/red/orange dial. Its computational, cockpit-like complexity epitomizes peak 1970s design ambition. Genuine examples are scarce, making it the brand's rarest and most highly valued vintage reference among serious collectors.
Instantly recognizable for its crown and pushers mounted at 12 o'clock, the rare "bullhead" layout shared by only a few iconic 1970s chronographs. Manual Valjoux 7734 movement, reverse-panda dial with two sub-counters and date at 12, fixed tachymeter scale, 43mm cushion case. Strong racing and motorsport character makes it one of the most coveted vintage chronograph designs among collectors today.
Sicura's most astonishing creation: the only watch in the world with a fully functional folding Victorinox knife built into its angular, lug-guarded steel case. Automatic 17-jewel movement, bidirectional dive bezel, two-tone blue/black dial with contrasting orange hands. Beyond its bold 1970s looks, the Safari's sheer conceptual uniqueness, with no equivalent from any other brand, makes it a true grail for adventurous collectors.
A playful take on the jump-hour complication pioneered by Cartier in the 1930s. The chrome TV-screen case shows hours jumping in an "H" window, date in "D", minutes sweeping an orange arc, and seconds spun by a central propeller hand. Powered by automatic cal. BFG 158 or manual BFG 866. Nicknamed "Saltarello" by Italian collectors, with blue dials common and red dials genuinely rare finds.
Sicura's purest dive watch, the model that built the brand's sporting reputation. Black glossy dial with luminous tritium teardrop markers, black unidirectional bezel, single crown, rated to 200 or 400 feet and "Vacuum Tested". Historically significant as the direct aesthetic ancestor of a celebrated dive watch that followed, launched after Sicura's owner acquired the storied Swiss marque in 1979.
