Ultradive question

[speedmistr]

First post here. I'm a vintage sports watch collector since 2014 and was lucky enough to snag an Ultradive in 2016 during a period of intense Enicar popularity in the collecting community. I also briefly owned a NOS Star Diver around the same time but parted with it as it didn't really speak to me. Of course, I'm also a huge fan of the Graph models and have often flirted with purchasing one over the years.

For those Enicar experts out there, for the past 10 years I have been curious which MK this UD is. The dial has an applied logo and a tiny lume pip at 3 o'clock. It's mostly the lume pip that seems to set it apart from other UD dials. I've seen this dial on a couple other UDs in online photos but none that spoke about which version it is. Not looking to sell, just to satisfy my curiosity. Any help is appreciated.

 

[jbcollier]

More photos, please. It would be useful to see the crowns, crown guard and back. It has the later style of hands (not tuning fork) and a raised, applied logo rather than the earlier dial with a graphic logo (later dials yet had a Saturn with two rings).

 

[speedmistr]

Case is a Sherpa 600, ref 144/35/03, serial 724xxx. If there are only MK1 and MK2 (based on the type of handset) then I guess this would be a MK2? Or does it go past MK2?

 

[Enicarfan]

Looks like to be a later Ultradive model with the sharp red seconds hand and hour and minute hands… Is that an Enicar bracelet or a later addition?

 

[speedmistr]

It's an Enicar bracelet. Came with the watch when I bought it.

 

[jbcollier]

Classifying Enicar watches is a tricky business as so many variations exist, and were created when they were repaired with what parts were to hand. I would myself say there are three versions based on the dials used (painted, applied, and double ring logos). There are also other dial variations such as you have found with yours.

 

[Hugger69]

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Classifying Enicar watches is a tricky business as so many variations exist, and were created when they were repaired with what parts were to hand. I would myself say there are three versions based on the dials used (painted, applied, and double ring logos). There are also other dial variations such as you have found with yours.

Fully agree with you here, it’s almost impossible to determine fast since so much happened during the production years and during the owners that had the watch before.

My own UD MKI has a painted logo.

@JimJupiter could possible know better and here’s another watch to ad to the ongoing research on the UDs and OPSs.

What I can say is that I never seen such a small lume dot placed near to the date on any Enicar before, for what it’s worth!

 

[Watchyouwant]

That small Lume Dot is done in 5 seconds with some lightly coloured water based Tritium at a previous Service ...

 

[speedmistr]

That small Lume Dot is done in 5 seconds with some lightly coloured water based Tritium at a previous Service ...

A couple more examples with another photo of mine at the bottom. All applied logo, triangle hand. I've seen at least one other in the past as well. Definitely factory applied lume.

 

[jbcollier]

Absolutely. Enicar and Variation seem to go hand in hand.