Enicar Sherpa Guide 600 GMT World-Time 148-35-01A
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.
Brand : Enicar
Model : Sherpa Guide 600 GMT World-Timer
Reference : 148-35-01A
Year : Circa 1960s
Material : Stainless steel
Dial Color : Black
Dimensions : 43mm
Movement : Automatic cal. 166
Bracelet : Generic Steel Bracelet
Condition : Good
Included : Watch only
THE DIAL With its two-tone 24-hour graduated ring along its dial, its checkered red GMT hand and solid red seconds hand and faded bezel insert, this timepiece's display is rather full of character.
TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.
THE CONSTRUCTION A behemoth of a watch back in the day, the Sherpa Guide's 43mm stainless steel case let it be known that this was not a pedestrian watch by any means, and rather a true explorer's tool.
