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Sears Sicura Automatic Dive Watch

Sears Sicura Automatic Dive Watch
26
Apr

Sears Sicura Features:

This Sears branded Sicura day/date dive watch has original tritium dial/hands and a 23 jewel automatic wind movement.  The second crown locks the 41mm rotating bezel.

Sicura is the brand credited with reviving Breitling after they failed during the quartz revolution of the 1970s,  For you youngsters, the Sears Roebuck and Company was the Amazon of their day, using a huge mail order catalog with hundreds of pages instead of the Interweb.  You could buy just about everything from the Sears Catalog, including this fabulous collectible wristwatch.

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Britix Vintage Chronograph Watch

Britix Chronographe
07
Jun

Britix Vintage Chronograph Features:

Fine example of a circa 1950 Britix Vintage Chronograph Watch With Original Dial, Unpolished 34.5mm Case and Landeron 48 Manual Wind Movement.  Triple Signed Britix on the Dial, Case and Movement.  Some have discussed whether or not Britix had any relationship to Breitling and the only thing I can find is that both Britix and Breitling had a relationship with Wakmann in Manhattan which acted as a USA importer.

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Wristwatch History

Circa 1940 Clinton Vintage Military Chronograph

Posted on by John DiDonato
Clinton Vintage Chronograph Watch
15
Feb

It is difficult for me to look at a vintage chronograph from the World War II era without imagining how it may have been used, and its relationship to the owner.  In the days before sophisticated, portable computing devices, soldiers and airman relied on mechanical chronograph watches and timers for targeting and navigation.  Most vintage […]

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Customer Testimonials

I am honored to have received the feedback below from my customers regarding their purchases and watch repair service.   “John, Many thanks for the watch, the process was very smooth and the watch is in excellent conditions. Will definetely do business with you again. Best, Raffa” Dubai – September 2016 LeCoultre Moonphase Watch Purchase “John: In case […]

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