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Kickstarter campaign update

Kickstarter campaign update

The Enicar Book

Photographers Nancy Ostermann and Geertjan Cornelissen and yours truly were in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon this weekend to create a special photo series with a 100 year old Enicar trench watch. The photos…

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The pre-sale has begun!

The pre-sale has begun!

The Enicar Book

It’s official: the Kickstarter campaign to fund the book is live. I have created several pledges with cool rewards and Enicar gadgets for you to enjoy. Please back me up…

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Countdown to Kickstarter launch!

Countdown to Kickstarter launch!

The Enicar Book

Time for a change, time for a book on vintage Enicar The Kickstarter campaign is about to launch! To get the Enicar book produced, I’m looking for backers. Your support…

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Shooting the Enicar Sales Manager

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…

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Watch Value Barometer #3

Watch Value Barometer #3

Market and collector value

Now that the end of the year is closing, I like to take a look at the vintage Enicar market. Let’s cut to the chase: the spectacular price development I…

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Holiday season scams?

Holiday season scams?

Market and collector value

  It’s December, so let’s spend loads of money! During holiday season, we seem to be much easier on burning cash than the rest of the year. Myself included. We’ve…

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The Enicar book, an update

The Enicar book, an update

The Enicar Book

  Last september, I went to Biel and Lengau to do research for what my be my most ambitious project to date: the Enicar book. I’ve written several reports about…

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The staying power of the Sherpa Electric

The staying power of the Sherpa Electric

Enicar models

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…

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Basel premiere: the 1960 Sherpa line

Basel premiere: the 1960 Sherpa line

Brand stories, Enicar models

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…

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Biel / Lengnau report, week #3

Biel / Lengnau report, week #3

Brand stories, The Enicar Book

My final week in Biel and Lengnau brought me everything I hoped for and more. When I planned this trip roughly a year ago, I aimed for two or three…

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  • A Life with Enicar: Interview with Jan Zengerink (1931 – 2018) 15 April 2025
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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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