Enicar manual winding watch

There are so many Swiss brands, some are more popular while some, not sure if it is still in the market. One of them is Enicar brand.

This is an old watch given by my dad, an Enicar Ocean Pearl manual winding watch. The watch is so old that the dial face has faded. My dad sprayed a white paint to give this watch a new look but he was not able to put the second hand back. The ticking sound is much lower than the Camel but I haven't tested the accuracy and power reserve. Looks good as my alternate dress watch.

Dimension:
Diameter - 36mm
Lug to lug - 38mm
Lug width - 18mm
Thickness - 8mm

Citizen quartz watch

Some additional close up shots of my old Citizen quartz watch. Currently lying idle, will need to get a SR721SW battery to start moving that 2880 quartz movement. The movement comes with 2 jewels.

I still like this watch cause it's quite thin at 7mm and can easily tuck under the cuff, suitable as dress watch.

Dimension:
Diameter - 30mm
Lug to lug - 37mm
Lug width - 18mm
Thickness - 7mm

 

Camel manual winding watch

This is another gift from my dad, a Camel manual winding watch which claimed to be Swiss made. The movement cannot be hacked. The watch isn't big, about 34mm with a military style dial face. That size is a bit too small for my wrist. Fully wound, the power can last 24 hours at least and can maintain a fairly accurate. Without any winding after 24 hours, I can see that it doesn't keep the time accurately. The ticking sound is quite loud and can be clearly heard in a quiet room.

Being a pure manual winding watch, I suppose this is quite an old watch. Did a simple research and found that this watch was made back in the 40s.

My dad gave it to me without any strap, just for collection only. I have matched it with a black strap I salvaged from somewhere.



 17 jewels.

Shockproof and Swiss made.

My first regulator watch

My dad really has lots of watches in his collection and decided to give me a few to start my collection. This is an Oris regulator watch he bought way back in the 90s.

Although an automatic, this watch is amazingly thin at 9mm. I guess that's the difference between Swiss made and Japanese automatics which mostly around 11mm of thickness.

Dimension:
Diameter - 35mm
Lug to lug - 41mm
Lug width - 19mm
Thickness - 9mm

You can see that it has really aged more than 20 years as the illumination on the hands has worn off.

 

 

The crown and strap buckle are engraved with the Oris word.

 

 

More close up shots on the dial face and back panel.

 

 

Can also regard this watch as my first Swiss made watch.

 

The Oris logo is engraved on the back panel, no see through panel unlike the Seikos.

 

 

The exact model code is 649 7471 45 61 LS 21904. He even gave a book on Oris watches that also briefly described the special features of this watch.

 

My first Ecodrive

Was roaming around Mitsui Outlet Park during their opening and found a watch shop having promotion for Citizen watch. At RM300+, it was like a bargain to me and so I bought one. It was a Citizen Ecodrive watch with pseudo diver design. Pseudo because the bezel cannot be rotated. Ecodrive means solar powered and never needs to change battery. Actually, there is a battery inside that is needed to power the watch if there is no light. I heard the original rechargeable battery is quite expensive but you can put in ordinary ones as well and it can still run fine. As an Ecodrive, it also means that this is a quartz movement, not mechanical. This is quite a big watch for my wrist, about 43mm in diameter, the canvas strap makes it look rather rugged.

Dimension:
Diameter - 43mm
Lug to lug - 50mm
Lug width - 23mm
Thickness - 10mm

As you can see, it uses a canvas strap. At the backcase, it is engraved with the Ecodrive globe logo.

The crown is plain and ordinary without any logo engraving unlike Seiko 5.

While the buckle is neatly engraved with the word Citizen.

My wife's Guess Steel (RIP)

The photo of my wife's Guess Steel quartz watch which no longer in operation, permanently grounded. Scratches everywhere.

My wife's new Esprit watch

My wife's Guess Steel quartz watch died. Now I know why quartz watch doesn't value much after years. The quartz movement does not last long and probably not worth it replacing with a new quartz movement. Hence, she got herself a new Esprit quartz watch for RM340, studded with diamonds, probably just crystals. Let see this one can last how long.

The last photo has been added with cross process and star burst effect.