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The Enicar book is sold out: join the waiting list

The Enicar book is sold out: join the waiting list

The Enicar Book

What began in 2013 with a modest vintage Enicar collection and a curiosity for the story behind the watch brand, resulted in two sold out batches of Enicar books! A…

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Enicar in Dutch newspapers

Enicar in Dutch newspapers

Brand stories

Advertisements can tell you a lot about the economical, social and cultural state of society. That’s what I learned during my twenty plus years in the advertising industry. Ads from…

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Enicar and the Porsche Carrera 6

Enicar and the Porsche Carrera 6

Brand stories, Enicar models

Build for street racing, the Porsche 906, or Carrera 6, was introduced in 1966. Supposedly 50 (some would argue and say 65) were produced, making this car ultra rare. Even…

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The 1963 Sherpa Ski Test

The 1963 Sherpa Ski Test

Brand stories

Most Enicar collectors, and probably many vintage watch enthousiasts by now, know about the 1956 Swiss expedition to the Mount Everest and Lhotse. It was a true endurance test for…

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Watch Value Barometer #6

Watch Value Barometer #6

Market and collector value

On the brink of a new year, here’s another update of the Enicar Watch Value Barometer. It has been almost 16 months since my last overview of Enicar trading prices….

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5 Star Jewels to treasure

5 Star Jewels to treasure

Enicar models

Everyone new to vintage Enicar is focussed on the Sherpa models. The Sherpa chronographs have been rising in price steadily and also the 1950s and 1960s diver models are hot,…

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Sherpa Watches brings back the OPS and Ultradive

Sherpa Watches brings back the OPS and Ultradive

Brand stories, The watch world

Starting up a brand-new watch brand during a pandemic. It’s a huge mountain to climb. Martin Klocke has been on a remarkable journey. He has just launched his brand Sherpa…

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Letters from the past: official Enicar correspondence 1942 – 1960

Letters from the past: official Enicar correspondence 1942 – 1960

Brand stories, The watch world

Running a successful business takes a lot of paperwork, even in today’s digital world. Imagine the piles of official documents that must have been produced during Enicar’s 70 years of…

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How Enicar almost became a Romanian watch manufacturer

How Enicar almost became a Romanian watch manufacturer

Brand stories, The watch world

Sometimes a story takes a while to unravel. And sometimes it takes a fresh source to provide new insights. In the Enicar book, I described the last decade of the…

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Coming up: Enicar in Romania, a venture that never happened

Coming up: Enicar in Romania, a venture that never happened

Brand stories

The last decade of Enicar SA, watch manufacturer in Lengnau and Oensingen, Switzerland, was a dark and gloomy period. It ended in 1987 with the bankruptcy of the company we…

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  • Enicar in Dutch newspapers 12 January 2023
  • Enicar and the Porsche Carrera 6 27 June 2022
  • The 1963 Sherpa Ski Test 28 April 2022
  • Watch Value Barometer #6 31 December 2021
  • 5 Star Jewels to treasure 21 November 2021
  • Sherpa Watches brings back the OPS and Ultradive 29 October 2021
  • Letters from the past: official Enicar correspondence 1942 – 1960 26 September 2021
  • How Enicar almost became a Romanian watch manufacturer 12 July 2021
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Making the Enicar Book

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Interview on The Cloudknitters / Radio Centraal

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Rare photo from 1959 from the Enicar factory in Lengnau. You can clearly see the globe on the roof with the Enicar logo. #enicar #enicarwatches #lengnau #watchfactory #watchesofinstagram #switzerland One of my favourite Enicar presentation / storage boxes. #enicar #enicarwatches #watchbox #starjewels #watchesofinstagram #vintagewatch #hodinkee Scenes from a lazy chair on this Saturnday #enicar #enicarsherpa #sherpajet #gmt #worldtime #doublecrown #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #saturnday The Enicar Revelation collection was introduced in 1978. Here we have two quartz pieces from that model line with the original bracelets and an Enicar signed ESA quartz movement inside. #enicar #enicarwatches #dresswatch #quartwatch #watchbracelet #vintagewatch #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee A very weird advertisement from the early 1950s. Why is the dog taking notes? How come watches are growing in the reed land? Are the two in the back trying to shoot each other? Puzzling. #enicar #enicarsherpa #enicarwatches #vintageadvertising #watchesofinstagram Enicar Big Eye with a 45 minute timer, made to check half a soccer match. Endless fun ⚽️ #enicar #enicarchronograph #bigeye #soccertimer #vintagechronograph #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee One of the mintiest Enicars I’ve ever owned. This Sherpa Guide combines a gmt function, a world city bezel, the characteristic pointer ring, two fat crowns, an internal bezel with 24 hours scale and an EPSA bayonet compressor case! #enicar #enicarsherpa #sherpaguide #gmt #worldtime #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #wristwatch Enicar lcd duo strapped on leather in stead of metal for a change. #enicar #enicarquartz #lcdwatch #vintagequartz #vintagelcdwatch #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #watchstraps The Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive is not often seen with a white / champaign dial ✨ #enicar #enicarsherpa #superdive #bayonetcompressor #divewatch #vintagewatch #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #doublecrown

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This weblog and the Enicar book project are NOT financed by www.enicar.com, nor are they affiliated with the Hong Kong company that is currently operating as www.enicar.com. This weblog and the Enicar book are about the Enicar S.A. company, that was located in Lengnau, Switzerland, and my personal experiences as a collector and copywriter.

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About Martijn van der Ven

Born in 1975, my first watch was a Ruhla, my first audio cassette ‘The best of Elvis Presley’ and the first movie I saw in the theater ‘Terminator 2, judgement day’. I am a professional copywriter with 20 years of advertising experience, a father of two and a Motörheadbanger without hair. If you ever visit Eindhoven, drop by for a beer.

 

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