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Mr.Bliss
·Hello friends
Selling head only
1960’s U.S. manufactured Belair Seapearl 600 - cal. PUW1363
Belair Watch Co.
Belair Watch Co. has a pretty cool history including a relationship with “Enicar”.
The owner, Eenest Grunwald, originally from Germany, moved to the U.S. and by the 1950’s was the U.S. distributor for brands that included CYMA and Enicar. In the early 60’s, he opened a movement factory in the Virgin Islands (as part of a government backed program) which helped create duty fee movements for American watches vs. buying Swiss. Based on the success of the business, and duty rules changing, he started selling complete watches under the Belair Watch Co. out of New York and eventually moved the company to New Jersey. Belair remains in business today, producing branded and private label watches.
The movement factory in St. Croix is still operational as well! The name “Seapearl” on their diver line, was supposedly licensed from Enicar, and is still sold as a line of Belair watches.
Movement is a PUW1363. In house from their factory in Virgin Islands.
19mm lug width
Nice 38mm size (same bezel as the 62MAS)
Serviced by Previous owner
Original lume but sadly has lost lume on the hour hand
First set of pictures (7) are from previous owner (on the forum) as i'm not much of a photographer
Second set are obviously mine 😀 and more recent
600$ + shipping
Plenty of ecommendations if needed
I havent been on the forum for a while so please excuse me if post isnt up to forum standards, ill be happy to add/send any info i might have left out.
Yoni
Selling head only
1960’s U.S. manufactured Belair Seapearl 600 - cal. PUW1363
Belair Watch Co.
Belair Watch Co. has a pretty cool history including a relationship with “Enicar”.
The owner, Eenest Grunwald, originally from Germany, moved to the U.S. and by the 1950’s was the U.S. distributor for brands that included CYMA and Enicar. In the early 60’s, he opened a movement factory in the Virgin Islands (as part of a government backed program) which helped create duty fee movements for American watches vs. buying Swiss. Based on the success of the business, and duty rules changing, he started selling complete watches under the Belair Watch Co. out of New York and eventually moved the company to New Jersey. Belair remains in business today, producing branded and private label watches.
The movement factory in St. Croix is still operational as well! The name “Seapearl” on their diver line, was supposedly licensed from Enicar, and is still sold as a line of Belair watches.
Movement is a PUW1363. In house from their factory in Virgin Islands.
19mm lug width
Nice 38mm size (same bezel as the 62MAS)
Serviced by Previous owner
Original lume but sadly has lost lume on the hour hand
First set of pictures (7) are from previous owner (on the forum) as i'm not much of a photographer
Second set are obviously mine 😀 and more recent
600$ + shipping
Plenty of ecommendations if needed
I havent been on the forum for a while so please excuse me if post isnt up to forum standards, ill be happy to add/send any info i might have left out.
Yoni
