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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…