Sherpa tool watch matrix
Enicar models, The Enicar Book
Enicar Sherpa tool watches are popular with collectors of the brand and many vintage watch aficionados. In the Enicar book, I dedicated several chapters to these excellent time pieces. Also,…
Category: Enicar models
5 quick checks before buying an Enicar
Buying an Enicar watch is an adventure. With hundreds of different models produced between 1913 and 1987, there is an Enicar for every taste and budget. At the same time,…
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…
Four fearless Enicar designs
Times are weird. Scary even. The proud city of Eindhoven, an industrial town where electronica pioneer Philips ferociously built factories, countless houses, schools and sports facilities, has come to a…
Ultrasonic and Star Jewels: model line or not?
Many Enicar watches have the word ‘Ultrasonic’ printed on the dial, right underneath the logo. It may raise the question if this refers to a specific model line, like Sherpa…
The staying power of the Sherpa Electric
Enicar was a manufacturer of alarm clocks and watches and proud of it. Their in house engineered and build AR movements, like the AR 112X, AR 114x and AR 116x…
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…
Facts, figures and features (updated March 18)
As interest in Enicar grows, the more it becomes clear that there’s a lot we don’t know about the brand. Production volumes, reference numbers, names of executives and designers, it’s…
The rise of the Sherpa Star (updated August 14)
Enicar is the kind of brand that produced numerous models, but only a handful are popular with collectors nowadays. The brand shipped millions of relatively cheap (but very reliable) watches…
Top 5 Enicar trademarks
If your company slogan is “Precision time in space, on the earth and over the seas“, there’s really nothing that can go wrong, is there? Enicar is not only my…