Hi all,
After falling deep down the Sherpa rabbit hole, I wanted to share and document a recent find I believe may be of significant collector interest — an early Enicar Sherpa Diver 600, which I discovered at a Utah yard sale, in a plastic bag, untouched for decades. The watch appears to be an original one-owner piece, now verified internally and externally.
Here are the confirmed details:
From what I’ve found so far, this appears to be a transitional production — bridging the Seapearl era with EPSA’s Super Compressor cases before Enicar fully moved to “Sherpa” (singular) naming conventions.
Would love to hear from anyone who has seen this exact configuration or serial range before. Most comps I’ve found in the market are later references, polished, or rebuilt — so I’m looking to benchmark this piece among fellow Enicar folks.
I’m not selling, though I am trying to gain a bit of a value range — documenting and learning.
Thanks for any insight!
— Connor
After falling deep down the Sherpa rabbit hole, I wanted to share and document a recent find I believe may be of significant collector interest — an early Enicar Sherpa Diver 600, which I discovered at a Utah yard sale, in a plastic bag, untouched for decades. The watch appears to be an original one-owner piece, now verified internally and externally.
Here are the confirmed details:
Specifications
- Model: Enicar Sherpa Diver 600
- Serial Number: 264838
- Case Reference: 100/116 BQ ANXS (confirmed inside caseback)
- Caseback: “Seapearl Enicar Sherpas” with Brevet + 314962
- Case Type: EPSA Super Compressor (original bayonet caseback)
- Movement: AR1034 automatic, 17 jewels, unadjusted – Enicar rotor, Saturn logo, running smoothly
- Dial: No-date black, signed “Sherpa Diver 600 AUTOMATIC” – original tritium lume
- Bezel: Wide-tooth friction-fit, aluminum insert
- Crown: Original cross-hatch EPSA with Enicar Saturn logo
- Crystal: Original high-dome acrylic (NOS 28.61 mm replacement sourced)
- Bracelet: May Flower BOR, period-correct for U.S. market Sherpas
- Inside Caseback confirms: April 1960 - though 1959 parts lead to believe it is last run of the 1959 series.
- Caseback Service Marks: “64” and “68” – light-touch servicing in period, likely untouched since
Context
From what I’ve found so far, this appears to be a transitional production — bridging the Seapearl era with EPSA’s Super Compressor cases before Enicar fully moved to “Sherpa” (singular) naming conventions.
Would love to hear from anyone who has seen this exact configuration or serial range before. Most comps I’ve found in the market are later references, polished, or rebuilt — so I’m looking to benchmark this piece among fellow Enicar folks.
I’m not selling, though I am trying to gain a bit of a value range — documenting and learning.
Thanks for any insight!
— Connor