Celebrating 50 years of Enicar
On May 24th 1963, Enicar S.A. celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. It turned out to be an event with international, almost presidential allure. For the occasion, a beautiful…
Category: Brand stories
Back in time with a former Enicar agent
“You’re from Eindhoven, aren’t you?”, former Dutch Enicar agent Joop Bongaarts asks when we meet near Amsterdam central station. “I have some wonderful memories of Eindhoven. As a sales agent,…
The Enicar ‘Lausanne’ chronograph
Like many other watch brands, Enicar has several models named after famous ambassadors by the vintage watch community. The 1960 and ’61 Sherpa Graph MkI ‘Jim Clark‘ is no doubt…
Champions prefer Enicar
Brand stories, The Enicar Book
Soon after its introduction in 1960, the Enicar Sherpa Graph chronograph was coupled with a Formula One driver who would become a two-time world champion and an icon of professional…
Enicar mini-expo at Dutch Design Week
Brand stories, The Enicar Book
The Enicar book is almost there. We should be ready to ship the first batches in the second half of December (that is if the printing goes as planned of…
Enicar treasures in Dutch watch reseller magazines
Brand stories, The watch world
In Holland, we host the largest vintage watch and clocks fair of Europe. It’s called ‘Rikketik’ (the sound of a ticking time piece) and it’s held four times a year….
The first chapters are ready!
Brand stories, The Enicar Book
Here’s an update on the writing process. I have finally finished the table of content, which was a brain breaker, since new stories and background info keep coming in weekly….
The Saturn explained
For me, the Saturn logo might be one of the most appealing aspects to Enicar. I just love the simple but effective outline of this giant planet on the dial….
Shooting the Enicar Sales Manager
Brand stories, The Enicar Book
The Enicar book is coming along nicely. The last couple of weeks I’ve been busy scanning over 1.500 pages of documents: catalogs, brochures, advertisements and of course a pile of…
Basel premiere: the 1960 Sherpa line
My recent trip to Biel and Lengnau left me with countless impressions and a pile of great documents. Arguably the best catch was the bag full of Saturns, the corporate…