1960s Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive 39mm Automatic 144-35-02
Here we have a 1960s Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive Automatic 144-35-02 with a 39mm stainless steel case. This Super Compressor case was made by the case maker Ervin Piquerez (EPSA). The tapered lugs have a lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, we have a signed crown at 2 o’clock to adjust the inner bezel and a signed crown at 4 o’clock to adjust the time and date. A domed crystal sits above a grey and black dial. The inner dive bezel in grey is easily rotated by the 2 o’clock crown. Applied baton indexes have a line of luminance and a lume pip, both in Tritium marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a date window. The baton hands have lume down the centre, complemented by an orange tapered second hand. At noon we have the Enicar motif and at 6 o’clock “Sherpa Super-Dive”. On the reverse, a bayonet case back with the Sherpa and EPSA clamshell with pearl embossed into it indicates the water resistance of the case. Enicar used a Bayonet-style case back similar to the way a camera lens is attached to a camera to provide uniform pressure. They also referred to a different patent (Brevet) number than other compressor cases, EPSA ceased production around 1975. Inside an automatic Enicar Cal. AR 1145 movement, 24 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a 20mm Beads of Rice stainless steel bracelet and an Enicar-signed folding clasp.
Here we have a 1960s Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive Automatic 144-35-02 with a 39mm stainless steel case. This Super Compressor case was made by the case maker Ervin Piquerez (EPSA). The tapered lugs have a lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, we have a signed crown at 2 o’clock to adjust the inner bezel and a signed crown at 4 o’clock to adjust the time and date. A domed crystal sits above a grey and black dial. The inner dive bezel in grey is easily rotated by the 2 o’clock crown. Applied baton indexes have a line of luminance and a lume pip, both in Tritium marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a date window. The baton hands have lume down the centre, complemented by an orange tapered second hand. At noon we have the Enicar motif and at 6 o’clock “Sherpa Super-Dive”. On the reverse, a bayonet case back with the Sherpa and EPSA clamshell with pearl embossed into it indicates the water resistance of the case. Enicar used a Bayonet-style case back similar to the way a camera lens is attached to a camera to provide uniform pressure. They also referred to a different patent (Brevet) number than other compressor cases, EPSA ceased production around 1975. Inside an automatic Enicar Cal. AR 1145 movement, 24 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a 20mm Beads of Rice stainless steel bracelet and an Enicar-signed folding clasp.
Description
Here we have a 1960s Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive Automatic 144-35-02 with a 39mm stainless steel case. This Super Compressor case was made by the case maker Ervin Piquerez (EPSA). The tapered lugs have a lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, we have a signed crown at 2 o’clock to adjust the inner bezel and a signed crown at 4 o’clock to adjust the time and date. A domed crystal sits above a grey and black dial. The inner dive bezel in grey is easily rotated by the 2 o’clock crown. Applied baton indexes have a line of luminance and a lume pip, both in Tritium marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a date window. The baton hands have lume down the centre, complemented by an orange tapered second hand. At noon we have the Enicar motif and at 6 o’clock “Sherpa Super-Dive”. On the reverse, a bayonet case back with the Sherpa and EPSA clamshell with pearl embossed into it indicates the water resistance of the case. Enicar used a Bayonet-style case back similar to the way a camera lens is attached to a camera to provide uniform pressure. They also referred to a different patent (Brevet) number than other compressor cases, EPSA ceased production around 1975. Inside an automatic Enicar Cal. AR 1145 movement, 24 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a 20mm Beads of Rice stainless steel bracelet and an Enicar-signed folding clasp.
