Enicar Sherpa Graph MK1a sold for a new world record in Sweden!

Joe_A

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Update!

I'm sure many are eager to see the first photos of the watch, so here they are!

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It was a nightmare working with DHL . . .

I expect that, in Europe, DHL has a fine reputation, but I have had two unpleasant experiences with them and I will try and avoid them in future if posible. I have had good experiences with Federal Express and UPS for international shipments.

So what is the nature of my complaint?

Once the package arrives at JFK, it can take a couple weeks, even up to month to get it delivered to the ultimate destination.

Part of the problem is that DHL appears to give a lot of information that really tells you nothing of value.

You may know that here is a "Customs hold," but not why, where, or what you may do about it . . . or when?

You may know that there is some other type of hold - perhaps that it is held in "the exceptions area," wherever that may be, but what kind, no one can say until near the end of the process.

The estimated delivery date just keeps changing over time.

Have a look at this read from bottom image up to top of the first image and you'll get a sense of what I mean.

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and this:

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In the end, the watch arrived on Thursday December 2nd in good condition and I beheld it for the first time yesterday.

You may see it tomorrow!

Here are a couple of first impressions . . .

Based on the photos at Bukowski's and over at Bulong, I expected the watch to be handsome in overall appearance, but somewhat dull.

Much to my delight, the watch is quite lovely in appearance and nearly blemish free.

The dial is impressive.

What comes across as a flat-finish or opaque gray or gray with a hint of brown in most photographs is in actuality a reflective metallic pewter color with some very fine texture . . . too fine to be captured in a typical photograph.

One may see it in a video though . . .

The pie-pan subdials are a subtle, muted warmly reflective metallic silver, but with fine concentric circles one sees in other watches but not typical of the Sherpa Graph.

You all appreciate how well-made, blued hands show up black mostly, but pop to a beautiful and stunning blue when the light hits at the proper angle?

Well . . .

The steel (or other metal, possibly nickel alloy) chosen for the Enicar logo, hour markers and subdial hands can look either black or silver depending on the angle of light meeting the watch face. The metal is polished so it can reflect light well, or appear to absorb light depending an angle of incidence.

What about the central hours and minutes hands?

Even lumed as they are, they compliment the watch beyond my expectation.

The outer tachymetre ring?

It appears near off-white in may photographs but it is actually a light gray-silver semi reflective material with texture . . . and a bit wider than seen on my Id.

In short, the Mark Ia Gray is very different from the appearance of any of the other Enicar reverse panda watches . . . and a pure delight to behold in person! ;)

Cheers!
 

JimJupiter

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Congrats Joe, that the watch finally arrived. Cant wait to see more than the caseback :D

Nico
 

Joe_A

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Here are a couple of teasers:

I'd really like to get some natural light shots up and a video or two . . .

But we can start with these I reckon . . .

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There are some marks on the crystal that I will polish out . . .

This next one is put up to show how brilliant the logo looks under some light conditions while more often it may show up black or shaded as above:

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One can see some 3D dimension to the outer tachymetre ring (lettering) and the concentric rings on the subdials are visible.

Note in the photo below that the chronograph on both watches has been running for 6 hours; six minutes and 25 seconds!

They are within a second or so of one another!

The "Id" on the right was serviced by RGM and Buckowski's mentioned that the "Ia was serviced within the past year or two, so they are running spot on. ;)

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Some rub marks in the crystal over the ten below:

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And a couple of shots where I fooled with lighting compensation . . .

As photographed:

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It does not look as warm as above.

With compensation:

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What looks like orange is just a reflected concentration of warm lighting.

That should do for the time being!

Cheers,

~ Joe
 

Enicarfan

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I think it's all about how wide the market is.

If only 1-2 people were bidding to the hammer price, it might simply be 2 Enicar collectors trying to bid for a coveted rare watch.

If there were multiple bidders bidding on this, that might mean that there are more and more watch collectors joining the fray which might mean an overall increase in prices for Enicar watches more broadly.

Any ideas on how many bidders were involved before the final hammer price?
 

Hugger69

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I think it's all about how wide the market is.

If only 1-2 people were bidding to the hammer price, it might simply be 2 Enicar collectors trying to bid for a coveted rare watch.

If there were multiple bidders bidding on this, that might mean that there are more and more watch collectors joining the fray which might mean an overall increase in prices for Enicar watches more broadly.

Any ideas on how many bidders were involved before the final hammer price?
2, I think its mentioned also above in a post!
 

Hugger69

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Here are a couple of teasers:

I'd really like to get some natural light shots up and a video or two . . .

But we can start with these I reckon . . .

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There are some marks on the crystal that I will polish out . . .

This next one is put up to show how brilliant the logo looks under some light conditions while more often it may show up black or shaded as above:

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One can see some 3D dimension to the outer tachymetre ring (lettering) and the concentric rings on the subdials are visible.

Note in the photo below that the chronograph on both watches has been running for 6 hours; six minutes and 25 seconds!

They are within a second or so of one another!

The "Id" on the right was serviced by RGM and Buckowski's mentioned that the "Ia was serviced within the past year or two, so they are running spot on. ;)

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Some rub marks in the crystal over the ten below:

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And a couple of shots where I fooled with lighting compensation . . .

As photographed:

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It does not look as warm as above.

With compensation:

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What looks like orange is just a reflected concentration of warm lighting.

That should do for the time being!

Cheers,

~ Joe
Congrats to a real stunner. Joe! :love:(y)
It must feel so good thats finally home and safe, huh? 🤗

Regarding the concentric circles of the subdials, it´s the same on my MK III so I guess it´s normal for all Sherpa Graps?
Pic below shows mine, but I'm not by fas as good photographer as you Joe, and my watch has more battle scares! 😬

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JimJupiter

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There are differences in the concentric circles between some Refs. The Mk1b with black-white dial for example has them, but they are almost not visible without a magnifier. Looks plain with the naked eye. I was surprised when seeing them 😁.

@Enicarfan: in this special occasion Maybe just two high bidders found each other’s. But as we see on other auctions, there is a big interest in the brand. Just a very few of them lands in the hands of the known collectors here 😉
 

Joe_A

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Funny enough . . .

I've been wearing the "Id" since Friday past and the concentric circles are there as well . . . when I look for them with a loupe. My 13 year-old granddaughter can probably see them with her naked eyes. Because they are so small, they tend to blend and give the subdials a pleasant sheen at a half a meter's distance ;) As Nico mentioned, they are more pronounced on the "Ia" but still subtle enough not to distract.

Questions about the bid price and valuation are candidly answered in this thread. It only takes one person to buy any collector item at a high price. It takes at least two to drive the price up. There is not much in the way of rationality involved. If the price does not hold, I'm OK with that as well. Art work, classic cars, collector guitars, antique steam engines, stamps and coins . . . you'll never justify the prices to my satisfaction, but . . .

I've got the watch on the Uncle Seiko BoR bracelet today. Photos as soon as I have an opportunity. At the moment, I'm feeling that it may actually look more appealing on a leather band in a hue similar to how it was previously worn. There's no right or wrong to it.
 

Hugger69

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thumbs up for plain black leather from me. Thats how they were advertised by Enicar.
Can you show some pics of that, Nico?
I’ve been searching the net without funding anything that shows a Graph with its original strap from factory, or an ad?!🤗
 

Hugger69

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Funny enough . . .

I've been wearing the "Id" since Friday past and the concentric circles are there as well . . . when I look for them with a loupe. My 13 year-old granddaughter can probably see them with her naked eyes. Because they are so small, they tend to blend and give the subdials a pleasant sheen at a half a meter's distance ;) As Nico mentioned, they are more pronounced on the "Ia" but still subtle enough not to distract.

Questions about the bid price and valuation are candidly answered in this thread. It only takes one person to buy any collector item at a high price. It takes at least two to drive the price up. There is not much in the way of rationality involved. If the price does not hold, I'm OK with that as well. Art work, classic cars, collector guitars, antique steam engines, stamps and coins . . . you'll never justify the prices to my satisfaction, but . . .

I've got the watch on the Uncle Seiko BoR bracelet today. Photos as soon as I have an opportunity. At the moment, I'm feeling that it may actually look more appealing on a leather band in a hue similar to how it was previously worn. There's no right or wrong to it.
As I said before, I have a lot of different straps for my Graph but the black racing strap I bought from LUGS is outstanding in looks and quality!
….and they come in a plane version too! Maybe I can get you a special prize too, send me a PM! 😉

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Joe_A

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Just because people lacked taste in "the old days," we don't have to double-down today, do we? ;)

[Meant to be taken with a pinch of salt.]

I'm sure a black leather band or even a rubber Tropic would like fine.

It's a gray day here in New York and not a nice day for outdoor photos . . .

This is more of a WRUW today shot:

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Crystal has been polished . . .

Based on the fact that my shirt color is rendering correctly, the colors of the watch look right.

The U.S. BoR makes the watch look cooler, though yesterday's photos were taken with a warmer light source as well..

It's just an iPhone shot and not one of the better ones.

. . . On my way to Omega Forums to put this one up on the WRUW today thread. ;)
 

Jimbo85281

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Just because people lacked taste in "the old days," we don't have to double-down today, do we? ;)

[Meant to be taken with a pinch of salt.]

I'm sure a black leather band or even a rubber Tropic would like fine.

It's a gray day here in New York and not a nice day for outdoor photos . . .

This is more of a WRUW today shot:

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Crystal has been polished . . .

Based on the fact that my shirt color is rendering correctly, the colors of the watch look right.

The U.S. BoR makes the watch look cooler, though yesterday's photos were taken with a warmer light source as well..

It's just an iPhone shot and not one of the better ones.

. . . On my way to Omega Forums to put this one up on the WRUW today thread. ;)

I was thinking about getting one of those bor's from Uncle Seiko. How do you like it?
 

Joe_A

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In response to Nico . . .

I could not be more pleased with the condition of the watch . . .

It's always going to be a risky proposition when all you have are a few photos. And the photos were a bit washed out in look, not unlike the photos that Bulong put up for the one they sold.

I was under the impression that you held the watch in your hands before it went to the watchmaker and had the lume added?

Perhaps it was given a very careful service with attention to cleaning where risk was low?
 
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Joe_A

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I was thinking about getting one of those bor's from Uncle Seiko. How do you like it?

I like the Uncle Seiko, but I do prefer the NTH.

The Uncle Seiko is a better value I would suppose.

You'll find a detailed review here under the title "21st Century BoR bracelet, etc."

 

JimJupiter

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I was under the impression that you held the watch in your hands before it went to the watchmaker and had the lume added?

Perhaps it was given a very careful service with attention to cleaning where risk was low?

No, as I said, I was in contact with the seller some years ago, when he first showed the watch on Klocksnack. He gave the watch to a watchmaker for a service....including the luming of the hands. So in this case its true...the service is done not that long ago ;)

Nico
 

Joe_A

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No, as I said, I was in contact with the seller some years ago, when he first showed the watch on Klocksnack. He gave the watch to a watchmaker for a service....including the luming of the hands. So in this case its true...the service is done not that long ago ;)

Nico

Now I understand better why you were eager to see it. ;)
 
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