Is my Enicar Ultrasonic legit?

re7alia7or

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Hey guys, amateur watch collector here. I just bought an Enicar watch from a watch repair shop(the guy had no idea about the watch) and I paid 10 bucks for it. As far as my untrained eye can see, the hands can be fake, but everything else seems to be in good shape for a 50 year old watch no? Maybe the glass might also be replaced? It also has a signed crown.
Does this have a screw down case back because I can't seem to open it but I don't wanna scratch the back of the watch either by poking with something to pry it off. That's why I have no idea what movement's inside this guy. dfghdfdg.jpgjhmghm.jpgjyjftjfhj.jpggsgshd.jpg
 

jbcollier

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I wouldn’t call the hands “fake”. It just has the wrong hands fitted. This is not unusual as the correct hands are not readily available any more.
 

mdvitacco

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It has a bayonet mount case back, the crown is worn but is Endicar, assuming the movement is correct you have a great find. Good luck.
 

Slim

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Sorrry to say, but you are wrong. Here are photos of my very similar watch, which has a normal screw back.
Also a picture of the special Enicar 140/004 aS (all stainless steel & central second hand) from a catalog. No reference to letter B (which means Seapearl case with Bayonet). Based on this photo, I would also say that the hands are original.

Enicar 140 031 Deckel Innen Kopie.jpgEnicar 140 031 RS_HDR-2 Kopie.jpgEnicar 140 031 VS HDR2 Kopie.jpgEnicar 140 031 Werk Kopie.jpgEnicar 140:004 aS.jpg
 

Joe_A

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This may not be a hard and fast or sure way to tell w/o opening the case, but so far as I have seen, the bayonet cases have a "I" and a "0" on the edge of the back meant to line up with a single stem or in the case of my Super Jet, one of the two stems. When the "I" lines up, the case is locked and when the "0" lines up, the case is open or unlocked.

Just a thought, subject to further analysis and confirmation.
 

hurmen

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Maybe I remember it incorrectly,.. But doesn't the "Ocean Pearl" on the back indicate a non-bayonet waterproof caseback?
 

hns_panama

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Screw back. Bayonet cases usually have appropriate markings showing open and close near the crown so watchmakers know it's not a screw back.
 
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