Enicar Stewardess, my grail watch

[jbcollier]

I had never even seen one before and almost fell off my seat when one in very good condition popped up C24. Needless to say, I didn't hesitate. I can only speculate that it was issued to a JAL stewardess who must have taken very good care of it. The obvious issues are corrosion on the crown and a few case plating defects near the crown as well. That's about it. A few wrist waggles and it started right up. I'm pretty chuffed. (images curtesy of selling dealer).

 

[JimJupiter]

Super rare, congrats!

 

[jbcollier]

Any ideas on what strap it would have shipped with? Maybe a Tropic?

 

[Slim]

According to the catalogue, it's not a Tropic:

 

[jbcollier]

Duh, forgot about the brochure. Thanks for the reminder. Looks like a plain leather strap.

 

[hurmen]

That's the second one I've ever seen. Congratulations

 

[jbcollier]

Your second? Cool. Where did you see the other? What colour were the dial and bezel?

 

[hurmen]

Many years ago on a German watch fair.
Same configuration as yours if I remember correctly, but in horrible condition.

 

[jbcollier]

Thanks, appreciate the info. I was able to source replacement count-down bezels for the Stewardess. One is red/white like above and the other silver/black so I know silver/black is out there as well.

 

[Gopher]

Yet another Enicar model I never knew existed until seeing.here. Very unique and cool! I learn something here every day.

 

[HorologyBiology]

Congrats on the find

I'm still looking for an Enicar Steward as I have a nos purple bezel collecting dust

 

[jbcollier]

Purple!?!

Pictures, please!

I have seen a couple of Stewards in photos. I managed to find one of my own as well:

Sherpa Steward 33

As you saw in WRUW, it arrived safe and sound, whew! It’s a later Sherpa Steward with the newer Enicar under Saturn logo. It also has a 33J movement as compared to the earlier 30J and 24J versions with the Enicar in Saturn logo. Fired right up with a few twists of the wrist and...

enicarforums.com

It's a later version with the "new" logo and a 33J movement. Cleaned up nice:

So, how do you polish a crystal...

So, how do you polish a crystal with the watch not disassembled? Should I be taking off the outer bezel and pointer ring first?

enicarforums.com

 

[HorologyBiology]

It looks purple to me hard to make it shine right in the light

 

[jbcollier]

Wow, very cool, thanks. Looks purple to me, too. Look perfect on an early white dial version.

If you ever want to sell it...

 

[HorologyBiology]

If you ever want to sell it...

I’ve made this mistake before and have hung on to this for a very long time. I guarantee the day after I would sell it an abundance of stewards with missing bezels would surface

 

[jbcollier]

Good point. I'll tell you what, sell me the bezel and I'll sell it back (same price) when the motherlode is found in exchange for a chance to buy one of your excess Stewards.

Sound fair?

The only catch is that I don't find an early, white bezelled example needing a bezel before your Steward tsunami arrives...

 

[jbcollier]

(who is only half joking)

 

[HorologyBiology]

ehhhhh nooooo

 

[JimJupiter]

Did someone say white dial?

 

[HorologyBiology]

yummy dial