AUTHENTIC VINTAGE NIVADA GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA:  AUTHENTIC VINTAGE NIVADA GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: RETRO

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACCRYLIC 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT AS CAL.2066

DIAL COLOR: TWO TONE BLACK/GREY

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTE, SWIPE SECOND, DAYDATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: SILVER TONE BATON HANDS 

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED BATONS  MARKERS

CASING : ALL STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 18mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: CUSHON CASE 36mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 42mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING:

CROWN: ORIGINAL SIGNED 

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION AND KEEPING TIME

PRICE/HARGA: USD120 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH DIRUNDING)

BRIEF HISTORY OF NIVADA WRISTWATCHES
Nivada is a Swiss watch company. It was founded in 1879 in the town of Grenchen, Switzerland.

Though founded in 1879, there is much confusion of who owns the actual rights to the brand name "Nivada". They display the line at the Swiss Basel Watch & Jewelry Fair every year.

In 1879, Nivada started as a small family business. By 1906, Max Schneider aquired Nivada and with the visionary assistance of Eduardo Ruff the company reached international recognition by the late 20th century. 

The watch company has become the preference of watch consumers for all five continents, especially in Mexico. Mexican customers have taken Nivada as "one of their own" and it is one of the best selling brands in the country's watch industry. Boutiques are consistently opening in department stores and jewelry stores around the world. Nivada's lines include the Sport, Classic, Slim, Moonmaster, Skymaster and Millionaire.

VINTAGE ELCO SPECIAL SPIDER LUGS MEN'S WRISTWATCH

VINTAGE ELCO SPECIAL SPIDER LUGS MEN'S WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1950'S

GOLD CHAMPAGNE DIAL WITH ARABIC MARKER

CRYSTAL IS CLEAN WITH NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

THE 17 JEWEL SWISS ELCO CLASSIC BUMPER AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT AS CAL.1250

GOLD TONE METAL HANDS AND RED CENTER SWIPE SECOND HAND

GOLD TONE ARROW AND ARABIC MARKER (

GOLD PLATED STAINLESS STEEL CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 34mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 31mm LUG TO LUG

UNSIGNED CROWN

GOLD PLATED SPIEDEL FLEXI BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

DISCONTINUED MODEL... HARD TO FIND!

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE:USD200 (NEGOTIABLE)

History of Elco Wristwatches

Elco was primarily a British watch brand and importing/distribution company rather than a full manufacturer. The company, known as Elco Clocks and Watches Ltd, was founded in the early to mid-20th century by Polish émigré entrepreneur Alexander Margulies. Sources date its origins variably:

•  1932 (as a Swiss watch importer, becoming the UK’s largest clock and watch distributor by 1939)

•  1931 incorporation as Elco Clocks Ltd

•  1945 official registration

It specialized in importing Swiss-made movements and watches, often casing them in the UK (especially gold cases hallmarked in Britain) and selling them under the Elco name.

AUTENTIC VINTAGE ENICAR STAR JEWEL GENTS WRISTWATCH

AUTENTIC VINTAGE ENICAR STAR JEWEL GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: ENICAR

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: STAR JEWEL

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: MINERAL GLASS 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ENICAR 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT INHOUSE ENICAR AR CAL.1140

DIAL COLOR: DARK BLACK BROWN

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS

HANDS/JARUM: RAISED GOLD BATON HANDS 

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED GOLD TONE BATONS MARKERS

CASING : GOLD PLATED TOP AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK

LUGS: 20mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 36mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 38mm LUG TO LUG WITH CLAW LUGS

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: GP

STRAP/TALI: BROWN LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: USD200 (NEGOTIABLE)

BRIEF HISTORY OF ENICAR SHERPA

The creation of the brand name seems a bit funny. Enicar was founded by Artiste Racine (Racine Watch Co) in 1914 in La-Chaux-de-Fonds, known as a mecca of swiss watchmaking and watchmaking tradition. If you spell R A C I N E backwards you will have E N I C A R. Complete name: Manufacture d`Horlogerie Enicar SA.

The business objective - when starting up the business - was the production of lever watches with a wide selection of movements. 

Later the factory moved to Lengnau (Longeau), the german speaking part of Switzerland. Here a specialization took place, Artiste Racine got specialized into sports watches which have been sold unter his trademark „AR in a Pentagon“

Starting in the 30's ENICAR sold watches under the following brand names:
* Longeau
* Alprose
* Etsira
* Savillon.
These watches have been less expensive but weren´t of the same quality the top brand watches have been. "Swisbaby" was a wrist alarm watch made by ENICAR SA (pin lever movement 500).

In the 60ties (around 1962) ENICAR started to produce automatic movements of their own, the „Rubirotor“ is one example of Enicar´s timepieces out of that time period. Till that time ENICAR watches haven been fitted with "ebauches" made by A.Schild (AS).

ENICAR watches haven been known for their durability, they have been made to extremly high standards as many went to export to China where there has been only little watch making/servicing knowledge. 
In 1956, members of a swiss Himalayan expedition relied on Enicar watches and as the history will tell you the expectations were fully met. The „Sherpa“ models have become world wide known after that; to name some models: Sherpa, Sherpa Seapearl Diver, Sherpa Time (with world timer bezel), Sherpa Ultradive (with inner dive time wheel), Serpa Star, Sherpa Jet.

VINTAGE HELBROS INVICIBLE DAYDATE GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: VINTAGE HELBROS INVICIBLE DAYDATE GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: WEST GERMANY

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL:  INVICIBLE 

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC CRYSTAL 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN:  RARE GERMAN MADE CHRONOMETER GRADE PuW CAL.463 MANUAL 17 JEWELS MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: GOLD TONE FULL OF CHARECTOR PATINA FLAKES

FUNCTION/FUNGSI:  HOUR, MINUTE, SWIPE CENTER, NON QUICK SET DAY AT 9:00 AND DATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD LUMINOUS HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED BATON MARKERS

CASING : BASE METAL GOLD PLATED TOP AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK

LUGS SIZE: 18mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 36mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN 42mm LUG TO LUG 

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: HELBROS LOGO~BASE METAL BEZEL ~ STAINLESS STEEL BACK

CROWN: UNSIGNED GP CROWN

STRAP/TALI: ORIGINAL NEW  RED TEXTILES WEAVED STRAP BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, HARD TO FIND

VINTAGE - NO BOX NO PAPER 

PRICE:  ESTIMATED USD150 (NEGOTIABLE) 

LISTING RM1,500 SOLD RM1,500

BRIEF INFORMATION ON HELBROS WATCHES

I've been doing some research on a Helbros watch . Today Helbros is owned by Jules Jurgensen, they have had the relationship since 1913.  There was history record that Helbros is a New York based company. Elgin Watch was a subdiary of Hebros Watch Co. Elgin Watch Co being organized in Delaware suggests that it is more likely that Elgin was a division Helbros. The Elgin National Watch Company changed it's name to Elgin Industries and stopped making watches in the 1960's. Helbros made some watches themself but were much more of an assembler/marketer than a manufacturer. Because of contract manufacturing you can find vintage Helbos watches from Germany, Switzerland, and even a few from France. I know it's not much but I there isn't much out there.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE MONARCH ARTDECO HIDDEN LUGS GENTS WRISTWATCH

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE MONARCH ARTDECO HIDDEN LUGS GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1930'S

MODEL: ARTDECO

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: 17 JEWELS PESEUX CAL. 112 MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT 

DIAL COLOR: BLACK TWO TONE GOLD AND DARK ORANGE GOLD TONE BLACK ARABIC MARKERS

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTE AND SUB SECOND AT 6:00

HANDS/JARUM: ORANGE COLOR DAUPHANE HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD TONE BOLD ROMAN MARKERS