Advice please

[Mallory]

I was trawling the internet and found an Enicar 17 jewels manual winding watch which is 33mm in diameter with a 18mm lug width. It has a fabulous radial guilloche dial. As per usual it’s a little beat up but my concern is it’s a 33 mm watch. Is this too small? Does anyone have such a watch? How does it wear? Finally are there any concerns with manual wind Enicar watches that I need to know about.

Many thanks for any advice

Mallory

 

[jbcollier]

Watches were smaller prior to the mid-60s. The Sherpa Guide was an absolute monster in its day. Today it's a "normal" size watch. There is a trend away from the wall-clock-on-the-wrist look of recent years. Good thing, in my opinion. Is 33mm too small? Depends on the wrist, strap choice and the design of the watch. It's really up to you and how you feel about it.

My first Enicar was 34mm Seapearl 600 and I wore it quite a bit with no concerns other than constantly running into things as I stared at the dial, a common Enicar issue.

"Concerns with manual wind Enicar watches" covers a lot of ground. Parts availability is the key issue. Some in-house Enicar movements are very hard to find parts for. Others, not too bad. It's an old watch. Hardly worn? Maybe just a service and good to go for many years. Been around? Get an experienced watchmaker to evaluate it.

 

[Mallory]

Watches were smaller prior to the mid-60s. The Sherpa Guide was an absolute monster in its day. Today it's a "normal" size watch. There is a trend away from the wall-clock-on-the-wrist look of recent years. Good thing, in my opinion. Is 33mm too small? Depends on the wrist, strap choice and the design of the watch. It's really up to you and how you feel about it.

My first Enicar was 34mm Seapearl 600 and I wore it quite a bit with no concerns other than constantly running into things as I stared at the dial, a common Enicar issue.

"Concerns with manual wind Enicar watches" covers a lot of ground. Parts availability is the key issue. Some in-house Enicar movements are very hard to find parts for. Others, not too bad. It's an old watch. Hardly worn? Maybe just a service and good to go for many years. Been around? Get an experienced watchmaker to evaluate it.

Thank you for getting back to me, it’s very much appreciated. Please could you let me know where I can find the article “Concerns with manual wind Enicar watches" or is it a book as a google search hasn’t found it. I have attach an image of my proposed watch

Mallory

 

[jbcollier]

Sorry, it's not an article, it's quote from your original post.

 

[jbcollier]

The watch looks to be good cosmetically. Late 40s, early 50s maybe as it's pre-ultrasonic. I agree, I like the dial, too. I'd say there's a good chance that it has a serviceable movement.