Speidel enicar ultrasonic watch value update#

But most people in the watch industry say that if you want to invest, you buy gold or stocks and shares, and not a watch. On the brink of a new year, here’s another update of the Enicar Watch Value Barometer. The problem of buying a watch on a market stall is that you have no idea of what the watch repair specialist is going to find when he opens it. Vintage Enicar Ultrasonic 17J Gents Dress Watch. The cost of having a watch like this restored is around €300 if it’s just a question of cleaning. VINTAGE ENICAR WW2 ATP BRITISH MILITARY WATCH 17J BONICLIP BRACELET dirty dozen. The “Ultrasonic” refers to the system that the company used to clean the components. The watch shown here looks original it has an interesting rotating inner bezel, operated by the crown at 2 o’clock. The company closed in 1988, and the brand was bought by a Chinese investor who makes new Enicar watches, nothing like the originals, and curiously marked “Enicar 1854”.Īs the company was so successful in the 1960s and ’70s, there are a lot of Enicar pieces on the secondhand market, and a lot of fakes, or watches with redials. Enicar, registering it in January 1914.įounded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the brand went on to make millions of watches, most of which were sold in China, India and Indonesia. The movement is AR160 high bit mechanical hand wind. Enicar watches are well know in Germany, Russia and China. As someone else had registered the name Racine, Ariste simply spelled his own surname backwards. Collectors grade fully services by us ca 1950s The Enicar watch company was start making watches in 1914 was Swiss based Company until late 1980s which sold to China. The strange brand name was due to the fact that it was founded in 1913 by Ariste Racine. The caseback shows an oyster and pearl in relief, the word “Seapearl” and various other rather worn lettering, including the word “Ultrasonic.” Is it worth buying and restoring a watch like this?Įnicar is one of the many Swiss brands that were thriving until the onset of the quartz revolution in the 1970s. Identify Hi guys, Ive got this Enicar Ultrasonic 21 jewels which was passed down from my grandad, and I believe its from the 50s or 60s, but I could be wrong. But maybe this is worth it, due to emotional attachment. Unfortunately the costs will extend the value of the watch. The bezel however is something a good watchmaker can rebuild. Crystal shouldnt be a problem, you can use whatever fits. The front is in good condition, the back has a little rubbing around the opening to the movement. The item youve selected wasnt added to your cart.

The watch measures 30.5mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs so it is classed as mid-size. 1960s ENICAR ULTRASONIC gents gold plated wrist watch - 23 jewels - Swiss Made. The watch has a hand-winding movement which is working nicely. This watch is an Enicar Automatic Sherpa Superdive. Hey Slim, I dont know of any of these spare parts available. 1950s Enicar Ultrasonic mid-size wrist watch.