BRAND/JENAMA: ENICAR
MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS
CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's
MODEL: SHERPA 320
CRYSTAL/CERMIN: MINERAL GLASS
MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ENICAR 24 JEWELS AUTOMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT INHOUSE ENICAR AR CAL.167
DIAL COLOR: TWO TONE BROWN
FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS SPORT
HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS GOLD/BLACK BATON HANDS
MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD TONE BATONS/TWO TONES SLIDE RULES
CASING : SGOLD PLATED TOP AND STAINLESS STEEL BACK
LUGS: 26mm
MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 42mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 35mm LUG TO LUG WITH CLAW LUGS
DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -
CROWN: GP SHERPA CROWN
STRAP/TALI: BLACK RUBBER BAND
SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"
EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND
PRICE/HARGA: PERSONAL COLLECTION UNLESS SOMEONE OFFER ME A REASONABLE PRICE TO OWN IT
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.
