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The Enicar book MkIII wins an award!

The Enicar book MkIII wins an award!

The Enicar Book

The newly published 3th edition of the Enicar book has been awarded with a bronze medal for Best Coffee Table Book of 2024. I am honored to have been recognized…

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Enicar book MkIII launched!

Enicar book MkIII launched!

The Enicar Book, The watch world

After many months of writing, rewriting, designing, orchestrating photoshoots, and fine-tuning, the new Enicar book is out! My designer and I added several new chapters to the book and upgraded…

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Sneak preview of the Enicar book MkIII

Sneak preview of the Enicar book MkIII

The Enicar Book

Here it is: the new cover of the Enicar book MKIII. We decided to put Jim Clark in the centre, next to a scientist and a diver. All illustrations are…

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Booknews: Time for a Change, MkIII

Booknews: Time for a Change, MkIII

The Enicar Book

Here’s some exciting news I can share about the third edition of the Enicar book. Time for a Change, MkIII, is almost ready. At least, in my head. Tons of…

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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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Interview on Eqotime

Interview on Eqotime

The Enicar Book

The great people of the Swedish watch magazine Eqotime invited me for an interview to talk about the Enicar book and my quest to document the brand history. I talked…

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Talking Enicar on Fifth Wrist Radio

Talking Enicar on Fifth Wrist Radio

The Enicar Book, The watch world

There are only a few things I enjoy more than writing about Enicar. One of them is talking about the brand. So when I was invited a few weeks back…

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Enicar podcast on Rescapement

Enicar podcast on Rescapement

The Enicar Book, The watch world

With the release of the second print of the Enicar book, I got the chance to talk about the project and other Enicar related things with the fine people of…

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Enicar book back in stock

Enicar book back in stock

The Enicar Book

The Enicar book is back! After selling out the first print of ‘Time for a change, discovering vintage Enicar’ in just 6 months, I decided to run for a reprint….

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Sherpa tool watch matrix

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,…

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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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