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Here for your consideration is a superb, 9ct gold, 1937, Enicar 130, open-faced pocket watch, with cream enamel dial and manual wind up movement, complete with red leather travelling case/box.Please take time look at all 12 photos to fully appreciate the exquisite quality of workmanship in this fabulous Enicar pocket watch. The mechanism is stamped Swiss made, 15 jewel, 3 adjustments. A truly stunning piece of Georgian VI workmanship. The inner case is stamped B.W.C, London Made, with 9/375 for 9ct gold and 25. It also has the Edinburgh assay castle hallmark with gothic date letter g for 1937. Considering this beautiful Enicar pocket watch is 81 years old its in excellent working condition. It does have some beautiful age-related 9ct gold patination, commensurate with 81 years of age, but nothing unusual. Its also just been cleaned, lubricated and serviced, so should give its purchaser years of trouble-free enjoyment.EnicarThe Racine family was well-known in watchmaking as early as the 1700s. They were French-speaking and lived in the Swiss Jura. There were many watchmaking businesses with a Racine family member involved, though only a few actually used the family name. One, Jules Racine Sr., had registered the family name as a watch brand.Therefore, when Ariste Racine and his wife Emma Blatt began their Manufacture dHorlogerie Artiste Racine in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1913, they were unable to sell watches under their own name. Emma suggested reversing the family name, and the Enicar brand was registered on January 6, 1914. Ariste Racine was a small operation at first, operating out of the family sunroom before adding a small radium laboratory and moving to his mothers house in Longeau (now Lengnau) in the Bern Canton.Ariste Racine and company had a major hit with a teardrop-shaped pocket watch which had a second aperture for a compass or photo. These were exported around the world and were especially popular in Germany, Russia and China. Soon, Aristes brother Oskar Racine joined the company and they opened a much larger factory in Longeau. Nearly all of the products of the Ariste Racine company used the Enicar name by the 1920s, though they also held trademarks on Alprosa, Chromicar, Chrono M, Etsira, Longeau, Savillon, Swisbaby, Swisboy, Sykos, and Teddy. The company became a Société Anonyme in 1932 and took on the name of their main brand, Enicar S.A. It remained a family firm, however, with the children and cousins taking control once Ariste and Emma left in 1943. Beginning in the 1930s, Enicar enjoyed robust distribution in Asia, becoming well known in China.On November 13, 1987, Enicar was declared insolvent. The remaining cases and movements were sold to Gerd-Ruediger Lang and became the foundation of his firm, Chronoswiss.Dimensions as follows ...Height: 2.2 inches or 5.5 cm (top of the clasp)Height: 2 inches or 5.1 cm (top of the crown) Diameter: 1.75 inches or 4.4 cm (watch casing) Depth: 0.25 inch or 7 mm Weight: 1.5 oz or 43.1 grams (watch) This is as good as it gets with regards to interesting Enicar pocket watches. How many of these have you seen undamaged, an extremely rare find? Ive only got one, once its gone .... its gone, and if theres one thing Ive learned about antiques when items are of quality and rare he who hesitates usually loses out. This beautiful, 9ct rose gold, Enicar pocket watch is so stylish and collectable and would add value to any gold/watch collection. A stylish timepiece that has superb detailing. A real must for any serious collector. Rare, 9ct gold pocket watches, have become extremely collectable and are appreciating in value. This would make a superb gift. Ideal for a loved one. If you want to get noticed or be the envy of all your friends/work colleagues then this exquisite gold pocket watch will have that desired effect. The Enicar gold pocket watch will be sent out recorded, special delivery with insurance.Please note, all my international postal charges are only estimates and will be confirmed and altered up or down when I know the destination of where items are being sent. Please also note I only charge actual costs of postage and packaging with insurance, no more.Please feel free to look at my other items.
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