ENICAR SHERPA, JET & AQUA GRAPH PRICES

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erpin9

·Mar 15, 2016

I have noted that prices for these 3 Enicars have risen sharply in the past few months. Is the demand for these watches on the rise from collectors? A Sherpa graph and Jet graph sold recently for over $6k.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAG...940231?hash=item3f5dd157c7:g:rT0AAOSwwpdW2gvY

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Vinta...263550?hash=item4afa05cafe:g:sPkAAOSwB4NW0z4X

 

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7am

·Mar 20, 2016

An all black Enicar Sherpa Graph went for 10000 EURO!!!

http://chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=47397

 

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Tony C.

·Mar 21, 2016·Ωf Jury member

B-U-B-B-L-E

 

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Optimizer13

·Mar 21, 2016

Literally almost everything is rising fast in prices... the reasoning "well, this will increase more in the future" will work for almost any vintage watch you buy 😀.

 

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kidkimura

·Mar 21, 2016

Is there a definitive guide re: the evolution of the different graphs? I have a Sherpa Graph, and was hoping to figure out a bit more about their evolution through the years. This fratello article is all I can find: http://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-enicar-sherpa-graph-jim-clark/

 

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erpin9

·Mar 21, 2016

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An all black Enicar Sherpa Graph went for 10000 EURO!!!

http://chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=47397

Wow is all I can say.

 

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CajunTiger

·Mar 21, 2016

isn't the all black version the least common?

 

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CajunTiger

·Mar 21, 2016

kidkimura

Is there a definitive guide re: the evolution of the different graphs? I have a Sherpa Graph, and was hoping to figure out a bit more about their evolution through the years. This fratello article is all I can find: http://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-enicar-sherpa-graph-jim-clark/

https://boldwatches.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/enicar-sherpa-graph-classification-and-marks/

 

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ossfm

·Mar 21, 2016

I was just searching Enicar on ebay last night, thinking "I need to learn more about this Enicar company." I don't know the first thing other than some of the models are pretty cool. Thanks for anticipating the question 😀

 

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CajunTiger

·Mar 21, 2016

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An all black Enicar Sherpa Graph went for 10000 EURO!!!

http://chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=47397

Well it sold, but the final price is unknown. BTW- the seller is probably the best authority on Enicar watches, this is his blog:
https://boldwatches.wordpress.com

and this example is from his collection. I think a premium was paid because of the seller, similar to when Jeff Stein sold his Carrera for $23k.

 

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·Mar 21, 2016

CajunTiger

isn't the all black version the least common?

I have one, I've seen two others where people could verify that they actually held it in their hands.

How rare they are, I'm not sure, but it's interesting for sure.

I'm keeping mine.

 

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erpin9

·Mar 21, 2016

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I have one, I've seen two others where people could verify that they actually held it in their hands.

How rare they are, I'm not sure, but it's interesting for sure.

I'm keeping mine.

I don't know about the rarity but like the Sherpa Graph, collectors are hunting them down because it was the watch model worn by racing icon, Jim Clark when he was racing in Formula 1.

 

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erpin9

·Mar 22, 2016

Btw even the Heuer Autavia 2446c have risen sharply in value. Same Valjoux 72 movement.

 

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bazamu

·Mar 22, 2016

erpin9

I don't know about the rarity but like the Sherpa Graph, collectors are hunting them down because it was the watch model worn by racing icon, Jim Clark when he was racing in Formula 1.

This is the same point that I was going to raise. I think savvy collectors realize that chronographs with actual historical racing ties / heritage are the total package (if they're good looking and also fairly rare) and the past 6-12 months has been people trying to get ahead of the curve.

Some people may see these and think "wait, Enicar is worth that much?" But they have well finished V72's, classic looks, rarity for good examples, and documented history connected to racing. That checks a lot of boxes that other chronos from the period do not.