Enicar is a brand well known to watch enthusiasts, and not in the East.
That looks like a 6138 “Yachtmaster”. Notwithstanding my loyalty to the Zenith El Primero, the 6138/6139 has claim to be the first automatic-winding chronograph, and unlike Zenith and the Heuer consortium that compete for that title, the Seiko was much more affordable even in 1969.
I’d like one in my collection, but too many are reconstructions and I’m not expert enough with them to be sure what I’m getting. Authoritative copies are also not as affordable today as when they were new. Congratulations on yours, and welcome.
Today, I’m wearing a titanium Zelos—I need something for outside that’s easy to clean.
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Rick “back onto the tractor” Denney
I guess that it depends on the model and the year of the watch, as to where it was sold.
Why I have believed what I said to be true:
Ariste Racine was Jules Racine cousin. They are related as I understand through the Gallet connection. There is some confusion in the stories that I have been told.
But:
It was bought in Chongqing, China.
A guy that had been to Private Boarding Schools in Switzerland whom I met in Saipan asked me if I had been to China.
I said "how did you know"? He said that is where that Swiss watch is sold.
I've been in Europe 9 times for summers (and I was born in Salzburg, Austria).
I've seen Racine in the USA, (my home since I was 2 months old) and in Europe.
But I have never seen it in Thailand, Singapore, China, Japan, S. Korea, Sri Lanka or any other place that I have spent several months a year in Asia for 17 years.
History:
The Final Chapter: End of Production and Brand Sale (1987-1988)
By April 1987, W.M. Enicar SA was no longer able to meet its payment obligations, and a liquidation process for W.M. Enicar SA began. Assets were once again auctioned off, but this time it marked the end of Enicar’s manufacturing legacy. In August of that year, Fiduco Treuhandgesellschaft announced the completion of the creditor settlement, officially concluding Enicar SA’s liquidation after more than six years.
In October 1987, the Enicar brand name was sold to Wah Ming Hong Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company. This acquisition marked a definitive shift from Swiss manufacturing to international ownership, and Enicar transitioned from a family-owned, Swiss-crafted brand to a Hong Kong-operated entity focused more on trading than production. With this move, the Enicar that had once been synonymous with Swiss horology was now a different brand altogether, its legacy fading into history.
My watch was bought in China in 2005 but says ENICAR of Switzerland on it.
is a 20+ year old Zenith Chronomaster, which is both a chronograph and a chronometer. Other notable features include:
