Sherpa Super Dive

[gerdson]

The one Enicar still on my "must-have" list was a Super Dive.

Now I have been lucky to get this one in very decent shape:

I guess anyone who made it into this forum, will immediately notice a "tiny issue" here...

but then I am not done with my post yet :mrgreen:

A few years ago, along with a very nice Ocean Pearl, I did acquire this NOS dial at a very decent price:

Ever since I have been watching out for a suitable and cheap object with a damaged dial, of course without success, the market is really limited by now.
Until I found this one, and we agreed on an acceptable price. I guess true bargains will not come again so soon, apart from the odd flea market find.

The watch overall is in very good shape. The inner bezel shows slight patina, probably the dial was also damaged and swapped out due to moisture at some point in time - but according to the seller that would be 30 years ago, he never had it at a watch maker and bought it like this in the 90ies.

If anyone is in dire needs for a well preserved Sherpa Super Divette dial, I might be able to offer one soon.

 

[Gazza]

What price range?

 

[gerdson]

1600 EUR plus shipping. I do understand the reasoning for Your question, we all try to establish a better feel for the marketvalue. However, when it comes to vintage watches...
- what condition is the watch in, and that is very hard to tell on pictures. In this particular case the dial is obviously off, and had I not had this NOS dial in my drawer, I would not have bought it. I have bought watches with totally scratched crystals, where You could not tell anything about dial and hands - took the risk, was pleasently surprised once, and heavily disappointed in other cases
- how urgently do You want to have it, and how long are You willing to wait...