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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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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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The Enicar legacy of GVM

The Enicar legacy of GVM

The watch world

This morning, I heard the news that Gianvittorio Molteni, better known in the vintage watch world as GVM or Boldwatches, has suddenly passed away. I got to know Gianvittorio as…

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Postponed: an evening with Enicar

Postponed: an evening with Enicar

The watch world

*** EDIT March 16 *** Due to the Corona crisis, I have no other option than to postpone the event. I hope to announce a new date in the very…

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Enicar treasures in Dutch watch reseller magazines

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….

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The handsome cousins of the Sherpa Graph

The handsome cousins of the Sherpa Graph

The watch world

In 2015, the Enicar Sherpa Graph grabbed the attention of many vintage watch enthousiasts. It was covered on Fratellowatches.com and a couple of weeks later, a story about a 15.000 US…

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Coming up: The handsome cousins of the Sherpa Graph

Coming up: The handsome cousins of the Sherpa Graph

The watch world

The Sherpa Graph is arguably the pinnacle of the Sherpa line. But it is hardly the only handsome looking Valjoux 72 powered three register chronograph ever produced. In fact, Enicar…

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  • Letters from the past: official Enicar correspondence 1942 – 1960 26 September 2021
  • How Enicar almost became a Romanian watch manufacturer 12 July 2021
  • Coming up: Enicar in Romania, a venture that never happened 22 June 2021
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Enicar Sherpa Dive for this Saturday. Have a good weekend folks 🪐 #enicar #enicarwatches #enicarsherpa #divewatch #vintagediver #supercompressor #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #saturnday Stylish graphics in this 1953 announcement from Bergeon. #watchmakinghistory #bergeon #watchmaker #vintageadvertising #watchesofinstagram #graphicdesign A different kind of time keeper today. This clock radio, reference 22RS274, was build in 1967 by Philips, the electronics company from my hometown Eindhoven. #clockwork #alarmclock #spageage #watchesofinstagram #eindhoven #philips As seventies as these Enicars come ✨ #enicar #enicarwatches #1970s #lcdwatch #vintagewatch #watchesofinstagram #quartz #hodinkee Team Stirling Moss / Vanwall in the pits during the Moroccan GP at Ain-Diab Circuit on October 27, 1957. Champions prefer Enicar! #enicar #enicarsherpa #formula1 #stirlingmoss #vintagewatch #watchambassador #vanwall Three register ‘Gerhard Mitter’ Valjoux 72 chronograph. No longer in my collection, but still very much appreciated. #enicar #enicarchronograph #valjoux72 #vintagewatch #watchesofinstagram #wristshot #hodinkee One of the best Enicar taglines: Precision time in space, on the earth and over the seas” ✨ #enicar #enicarsherpa #enicarwatches #tagline #watchcollector #watchesofinstagram #watchbox #hodinkee Flying saucer on the wrist today 🛸 #enicar #enicarsherpa #vintagewatch #wristshot #watchesofinstagram #instawatch #1970s #hodinkee Thank you for visiting Enicar head quarters in Eindhoven @dutchwatch1 and showing me your incredible Enicar jump hour collection. I was especially impressed by this bracelet for the 1973/1975 model with case ref 119-01-01. #enicar #enicarwatches #jumphour #1970swatch #watchesofinstagram #hodinkee #vintagewatch #watchbracelet

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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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