Help Confirming Early Sherpa Diver 600, 36mm

Cshank

New member
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:




🧾 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
 

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JimJupiter

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Enicaristi
Sherpa
I don't wanna ground you, but your watch is nothing that special. I have seen many of these during the last 10 years. Its a nice watch though, so enjoy it.
Transitional is a big word, when there is no real classification yet. I tried it....but i have the feeling Enicar changed the parts every few months or had different suppliers at the same time.
Your watch is definately the latest run with this movemtn, since in mid 1960 they introduced the Cal 1124.

Nico - enicar101.com
 

Cshank

New member
I don't wanna ground you, but your watch is nothing that special. I have seen many of these during the last 10 years. Its a nice watch though, so enjoy it.
Transitional is a big word, when there is no real classification yet. I tried it....but i have the feeling Enicar changed the parts every few months or had different suppliers at the same time.
Your watch is definately the latest run with this movemtn, since in mid 1960 they introduced the Cal 1124.

Nico - enicar101.com
Hey I appreciate it! With such little info out there this was mostly from what I could find on my own with some deep searches. I’ve yet to find anything identical to this watch, which still leads to me thinking it’s quite unique. But I appreciate it!
 

JimJupiter

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Enicaristi
Sherpa
one additional remark: Your watch is missing the red ring. It was often broken, since its just fragile aluminium.
 

Cshank

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Reference on caseback tends to 36mm (100/116)
Can you find any examples of the 100/116 with a red ring this early in 1960? Been down the rabbit hole and have not been able to find any no-date 100/116 watches to compare to. Caseback design combined with the 1034 movement leads to be the last run of 1959 series.
 

JimJupiter

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Sherpa
How hard did you check? (Divette and Diver 600 are the same, Diver 600 was most likely the American Model)

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