Hi,
Just got this watch home after an auction buy and it didn't look the good from the pictures but the price was right and the second hand was supposed to be moving so what the heck!
When I unpacked it the other day and removed the ugly and disgusting leather strap the goldplated Supercompressor EPSA case actually looked very nice.
Of course it needed some gentle cleaning and some hard polishing of the crystal but the back and watch in general looked untouched.
The movement clearly was an automatic though nothing on the dial revealed that, but the back lid did, never seen that before actually! See pics below.
I pulled the movement by the crown and it immediately started ticking and kept time almost like a quartz and still does!
Service and watch history totally unknown and I think this particular watch never has been serviced and maybe not opened before.
Just unpacked:
Movement in beautiful and untouched(?) condition:
But one of the things that made me write here and ask you guys of some opinion was the fact that the movement seems to be an AR 1124N and no Supertest engravings to find anywhere on movement or dial. It clearly has a serial number on the movement, #145679, as the Supertest always has. Se pic below.
So what really differs the 1124 Supertest from the 1124N other that the 1124N has a ball bearing on the rotor, is it just the engravings and paper work?
How do I find out how many jewels mine has, without counting them?
The other thing that puzzles me is that "normal" Sherpas, starting from the late 50:ies. almost always has a serial number on OUTSIDE the case back lid....this one's a serial number on the INSIDE of the back lid!
The number is clearly visible as #318 436. That number together with a quick check at Nico´s site shows that my watch could be from 1960/61, which sounds reasonable with the logo on the dial and other stuff.....but I've never seen a serial number on the inside of an Supercompressor lid, have you?
Btw, what's the metal underneath the gold-plating, is it stainless steel as all other EPSA Supercompressor cases or?
So in the end what do I have here?
Is it a correct Sherpa with a goldplated Supercompressor EPSA case with an AR 1124N movement, non Supertest but with the same, or better, performance?
You guys tell me!
With a new strap and after some TLC from me, the Sherpa turned out quite well I think, and it works like charm... so far at least!
Just got this watch home after an auction buy and it didn't look the good from the pictures but the price was right and the second hand was supposed to be moving so what the heck!
When I unpacked it the other day and removed the ugly and disgusting leather strap the goldplated Supercompressor EPSA case actually looked very nice.
Of course it needed some gentle cleaning and some hard polishing of the crystal but the back and watch in general looked untouched.
The movement clearly was an automatic though nothing on the dial revealed that, but the back lid did, never seen that before actually! See pics below.
I pulled the movement by the crown and it immediately started ticking and kept time almost like a quartz and still does!
Service and watch history totally unknown and I think this particular watch never has been serviced and maybe not opened before.
Just unpacked:
Movement in beautiful and untouched(?) condition:
But one of the things that made me write here and ask you guys of some opinion was the fact that the movement seems to be an AR 1124N and no Supertest engravings to find anywhere on movement or dial. It clearly has a serial number on the movement, #145679, as the Supertest always has. Se pic below.
So what really differs the 1124 Supertest from the 1124N other that the 1124N has a ball bearing on the rotor, is it just the engravings and paper work?
How do I find out how many jewels mine has, without counting them?
The other thing that puzzles me is that "normal" Sherpas, starting from the late 50:ies. almost always has a serial number on OUTSIDE the case back lid....this one's a serial number on the INSIDE of the back lid!
The number is clearly visible as #318 436. That number together with a quick check at Nico´s site shows that my watch could be from 1960/61, which sounds reasonable with the logo on the dial and other stuff.....but I've never seen a serial number on the inside of an Supercompressor lid, have you?
Btw, what's the metal underneath the gold-plating, is it stainless steel as all other EPSA Supercompressor cases or?
So in the end what do I have here?
Is it a correct Sherpa with a goldplated Supercompressor EPSA case with an AR 1124N movement, non Supertest but with the same, or better, performance?
You guys tell me!
With a new strap and after some TLC from me, the Sherpa turned out quite well I think, and it works like charm... so far at least!
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