FOR SALE IS A TOTALLY SWANKY 1958 EPSA COMPRESSOR CASED ENICAR ULTRASONIC SHERPA DATE IN AMAZING CONDITION ON AN ENICAR BEADS OF RICE BRACELET.
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CASE: CLEAN AND CRISP SOLID STEEL COMPRESSOR CASE MEASURING IN AT 36.5mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED ENICAR CROWN BY 45mm LUG TO LUG. THIS THING WAS A MASSIVE WATCH BACK IN 1958 WHICH WEARS EVEN LARGER THAN THE NUMBERS WOULD SUGGEST....MORE LIKE A SOLID 37-38mm DUE TO THE BEEFY LUGS, THIN BEZEL/WIDE DIAL, AND THAT LONG LUG TO LUG LENGTH. THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN EPSA MADE COMPRESSOR CASE ADDS TO THE ROBUST NATURE OF THIS DUDE.
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DIAL: THIS IS AS GROOVY AS THEY CAME BACK IN 1958. CHECK OUT THAT SATIN SILVER DIAL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH THOSE SUPER COOL CROSSHAIRS AND APPLIED ARROW MARKERS. I LOVE THE LAYOUT OF THIS DIAL AND THE STAGGERED WAY "SHERPA DATE" IS SITUATED. THE ASYMETRICAL DATE WINDOW AT 3 IS SUPER COOL AS IS THE DATE NUMERALS IN CHERRY RED. CHECK OUT THAT ORIGINAL CRYSTAL WITH THE CORRESPONDING ASYMMETRICAL CYCLOPS OVER THE DATE. THE LONG DAUPHINE HANDS ARE KILLER AND THE TRITIUM LUME MATCHES THE MILD PATINA ON THE INTACT LUME PLOTS ON THE DIAL.
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MOVEMENT: THIS WELL MANNERED GENT RUNS ON A CLEAN SWISS ENICAR AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN KEEPING GOOD TIME AND WINDING EFFORTLESSLY. QUICKSET IS ACHIEVED BY ROTATING TIME BETWEEN 2100-2400. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT ITS BEEN KEEPING TIME AND WINDING SMOOTHLY.
I'VE GOT THIS ENICAR MOUNTED ON A PERIOD APPROPRIATE GENUINE VINTAGE ENICAR BEADS OF RICE BRACELET WHICH LOOKS STELLAR. MY GUESS IS THE BRACELET WAS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE WATCH AS IT'S ABOUT 1mm SHY OF FITTING PERFECTLY(LUGS HAVE 19mm SPACING). HOWEVER, THE BRACELET LOOKS AND WEARS WONDERFULLY ON THIS PIECE AND CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO A 7.75" WRIST. THIS SHERPA DATE IS DEFINITELY COOLER THAN ANY OTHER SEAMASTER OR OYSTER PERPETUAL OF THE ERA. THIS WATCH EFFORTLESSLY COMBINES THE UTILATARIAN "GO-ANYWHERE" FEEL OF A TRUE VINTAGE TOOL WATCH WITH AN ELEGANT DAILY WEARER WHICH WOULD MAKE COMPLETE SENSE WORN UNDER A DRESS-SHIRT CUFF. THE ENICAR SHERPA WATCHES HAVE BECOME CULT CLASSICS, AND I LOVE THAT THIS ONE USES THE SAME EPSA COMPRESSOR CASE DESIGN SEEN ON THIS BRANDS OTHER DIVERS. WHOEVER PICKS UP THIS ONE WILL BE ONE LUCKY BASTARD.
