I thought some of you might be interested in the history of my own Sherpa Graph
which I purchased from it's first and only owner. He was a well spoken respectible gentleman
in his early seventies and I arranged to pick up the watch that afternoon.
The money was in his account before I arrived , so he had absolutely no reason to up sell, exaggerate or embellish any facts as the deal was already signed and dusted.
He opened a large safe and handed the Graph to me.
It transpired that he had graduated in summer of 66 and his parents had rewarded him with
any watch of his choice from the upmarket watch retailer across the road from Bentalls, a large department store in Kingston upon Thames – a place I know very well.
He wore the Graph for 15 years and then moved on to a couple of Seiko's because he found he preferred the slightly smaller and lighter cases.
These were followed by a couple of gold Breitling's, then to a quartz watch.
I enquired whether the 'needle' red tipped seconds hand was original to the watch and
he confirmed that that he'd never changed the seconds hand or anything else apart from
the black leather strap which was exchanged on a like for like basis by the same watch retailer.
He confirmed that it's always been all black goatskin with light central ridge padding tapering
from the 20mm lugs to the tip. No contrast stitching, just subtle black on black.
Just as I was leaving he called me back and asked if I wanted the tatty old original box and instructions. He apologised for the dreadful state of the box which was largely held together with sellotape and wrapping tape.
UK distributors must have issued retailers with a generic one size fits all Enicar box regardless of model. The garishly cheap polyester lining simply states STAR JEWELS.
The box itself being constructed from thin cardboard wrapped in cheap white wallpaper and gold Christmas wrapping !
I've never seen any Enicar box specifically marked Sherpa Graph.
The instructions are simply a 14cm X 10cm sheet of thin satin / gloss paper folded in half.
This was the first time I'd ever seen Graph instructions printed in English. It's presented in portrait format. The only other that I've seen was in landscape style.
The instructions are an exact fit for inside lid.
The black and white Sherpa Graph image shows the 'needle style' seconds hand precisely
as the watch that I was holding. No lollipop. Just a silver needle with a darker tip.
The instructions, and the watch show Enicar signed under, not through Saturn.
I've only seen this red tip on a 36mm Enicar chrono and this earlier Sherpa Graph
My own seconds hand is an exact colour match for the hour and minutes hand.
The serial number is 835983 and the Valjoux 72 movement is light gold.
Of course, the watch may have been in stock for a couple of years before it was sold.
If you search for Sherpa Graph Operating Instructions the chances are you'll find mine from
WUS or The Springbar. Where are the others ?
which I purchased from it's first and only owner. He was a well spoken respectible gentleman
in his early seventies and I arranged to pick up the watch that afternoon.
The money was in his account before I arrived , so he had absolutely no reason to up sell, exaggerate or embellish any facts as the deal was already signed and dusted.
He opened a large safe and handed the Graph to me.
It transpired that he had graduated in summer of 66 and his parents had rewarded him with
any watch of his choice from the upmarket watch retailer across the road from Bentalls, a large department store in Kingston upon Thames – a place I know very well.
He wore the Graph for 15 years and then moved on to a couple of Seiko's because he found he preferred the slightly smaller and lighter cases.
These were followed by a couple of gold Breitling's, then to a quartz watch.
I enquired whether the 'needle' red tipped seconds hand was original to the watch and
he confirmed that that he'd never changed the seconds hand or anything else apart from
the black leather strap which was exchanged on a like for like basis by the same watch retailer.
He confirmed that it's always been all black goatskin with light central ridge padding tapering
from the 20mm lugs to the tip. No contrast stitching, just subtle black on black.
Just as I was leaving he called me back and asked if I wanted the tatty old original box and instructions. He apologised for the dreadful state of the box which was largely held together with sellotape and wrapping tape.
UK distributors must have issued retailers with a generic one size fits all Enicar box regardless of model. The garishly cheap polyester lining simply states STAR JEWELS.
The box itself being constructed from thin cardboard wrapped in cheap white wallpaper and gold Christmas wrapping !
I've never seen any Enicar box specifically marked Sherpa Graph.
The instructions are simply a 14cm X 10cm sheet of thin satin / gloss paper folded in half.
This was the first time I'd ever seen Graph instructions printed in English. It's presented in portrait format. The only other that I've seen was in landscape style.
The instructions are an exact fit for inside lid.
The black and white Sherpa Graph image shows the 'needle style' seconds hand precisely
as the watch that I was holding. No lollipop. Just a silver needle with a darker tip.
The instructions, and the watch show Enicar signed under, not through Saturn.
I've only seen this red tip on a 36mm Enicar chrono and this earlier Sherpa Graph
My own seconds hand is an exact colour match for the hour and minutes hand.
The serial number is 835983 and the Valjoux 72 movement is light gold.
Of course, the watch may have been in stock for a couple of years before it was sold.
If you search for Sherpa Graph Operating Instructions the chances are you'll find mine from
WUS or The Springbar. Where are the others ?