Enicar Sherpa 148-35-01A

Enicar Sherpa GUIDE 600 GMT

Basic Info Listing code : LA5ZU8 Brand : Enicar Model : Sherpa Reference number : 148-35-01A Movement : Automatic Case material : Steel Bracelet material : Steel Year of production : 1960 (Approximation) Condition : Used (Good) Scope of delivery : No original box, no original papers Gender : Men's watch/Unisex Location : United States of America, New Jersey, MOONACHIE Price : 3,800 [Negotiable] Availability : Item is in stock Caliber Movement : Automatic Case Case material : Steel Case diameter : 43 mm Dial : Black Bracelet/strap Bracelet material : Steel Bracelet color : Steel Founded in 1913 by the Racine family, Enicar ('Racine' backwards) grew in popularity thanks to their marketing tactic of supplying mountaineers and other adventurers with their watches in the 1950s. One particularly iconic event in Enicar's growth was when a team of Swiss climbers wore Enicar watches to the top of Lhoste and Mount Everest in 1956. As a result, Enicar registered the sub-brand "Sherpa" and began releasing its first Sherpa watches later in the same year to capitalise on this success. The Sherpa collection then grew and became a keystone of Enicar's brand, thanks to spin-off collections like the Sherpa Guide 600 GMT that we have here. Launched in the 1960s, the Sherpa Guide 600 GMT debuted as international travel became increasingly popular, and so those willing to embark on transcontinental journeys needed a watch to track more than one timezone, and so Enicar created the Sherpa Guide 600 GMT with its GMT hand. Operable through a second winding crown, this design mirrored other explorers watches like diver watches with a second winding crown to operate internal bezels. Boasting a black bezel with a litany of differen time zones depicted as cities, the Sherpa Guide 600 GMT is one of the earliest globe-trotting tool watches that hit the market.