Since I started sharing my passion for Enicar on Instagram, I’ve talked to a lot of watch collectors and Enicar enthousiasts. For me, it’s the perfect medium to share photos, place comments and start discussions. I’m not on Facebook. You want to know why? I’m afraid it will be a black hole for me, absorbing all of my spare time (and I’m pretty busy with Instagram as it is, wink wink).
On Instagram, I get a lot of requests of watch collectors to valuate their Enicars. Some guys are tracing a piece on eBay and want to check if a seller is asking a fair price or is just completely out of his mind. Others want to discuss a specific watch and the condition it is in. I love these one-on-ones. It feeds my knowledge of the brand and broadens my watchfam network. As I usually state in these DM’s, I’m not a professional trader. I only know the prices I paid for my own Enicars. And of course I try to stay in tune with the market: the well known trader forums, eBay, Catawiki, Chrono24, countless Instagram accounts, the largest watch fair of the Netherlands ‘Rikketik‘ and the guys from my WhatsApp groups. When I lay all these pieces on the table, I can more or less see the bigger picture of what’s going on in the market. Isn’t this the way we all stay in track?
I decided to create my own Enicar Watch Value Barometer. My goal is to re-visit this value table two or three times a year, so we can see how the market moves. To make things easy, I defined five categories. These represent the most popular Enicar models and the ones I get asked about frequently. Condition is graded in three categories: Very good – mint, average – good and poor – fair. I will use Euro in my estimates and I will also use a bandwidth.
Now for the HUGE disclaimer: The photos used are from my own personal archive (except the one on the top page, thanks again Romuald). I don’t want to valuate a specific watch that is not mine here online. Also, my estimates are not official watch dealer prices, no guaranteed sale gainings and no official asking prices. This Watch Value Barometer is nothing more than my own personal opinion of the current (January 2018) market value of the Enicar watches mentioned. It will be incomplete, it will be food for discussion and it will be fun. I do appreciate your comments guys!
The Sherpa Graphs
Sherpa Graph Mk I
- very good – mint: € 8.000 – € Are you nuts??
- average – good: € 6.000 – € 8.000
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 6.000
Sherpa Graph Mk II, III and IV
- very good – mint: € 6.500 – € 9.000
- average – good: € 5.500 – € 6.500
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 5.500
Aqua Graph Mk I, II / Jet Graph Mk I, II
- very good – mint: € 6.000 – € 8.000
- average – good: € 4.500 – € 6.000
- poor – fair: € 3.500 – € 4.500
The other Graphs
Valjoux 72 chronograph (for instance Ocean Pearl Interlagos)
- very good – mint: € 2.500 – € 3.500
- average – good: € 2.000 – € 2.500
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 2.000
Valjoux 23 chronograph (for instance Big Eye)
- very good – mint: € 1.800 – € 2.500
- average – good: € 1.200 – € 1.800
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.200
Valjoux 92 chronograph
- No idea… I have one in near mint condition and I would value it at € 1.500
Grapho-Matic
- very good – mint: € 1.500 – € 2.100
- average – good: € 750 – € 1.500
- poor – fair: € 500 – € 750
Mantagraph
- very good – mint: € 1.000 – € 2.000
- average – good: € 500 – € 1.000
- poor – fair: € 300 – € 500
The Supercompressors 40 mm
Sherpa Ultradive and OPS
- very good – mint: € 2.800 – € 4.000
- average – good: € 2.000 – € 2.800
- poor – fair: € 1.200 – € 2.000
Sherpa Super-Dive and Super-Jet
- very good – mint: € 2.200 – € 3.200
- average – good: € 1.600 – € 2.200
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.600
Other 40 mm supercompressors and beyond (Sherpa Dive, Sherpa Guide)
- very good – mint: € 1.500 – € 2.500
- average – good: € 750 – € 1.500
- poor – fair: € 500 – € 750
The Supercompressors 36 mm
Sherpa Super-Divette and Jet
- very good – mint: € 2.000 – € 2.500
- average – good: € 1.250 – € 2.000
- poor – fair: € 800 – € 1.250
The other Sherpas and power pieces
Sherpa Star Diver
- very good – mint: € 2.200 – € 2.750
- average – good: € 1.750 – € 2.200
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.750
Sherpa Star (37 mm)
- very good – mint: € 250 – € 400
- average – good: € 150 – € 250
- poor – fair: € 100 – € 150
Sherpa Memostar
- very good – mint: € 1.600 – € 2.000
- average – good: € 1.000 – € 1.600
- poor – fair: € 750 – € 1.000
Sherpa Seapearl 600, Healthways
- very good – mint: € 750 – € 1.500
- average – good: € 500 – € 750
- poor – fair: € 300 – € 500
‘Regular’ Sherpa (Date, Day-Date)
- very good – mint: € 250 – € 450
- average – good: € 150 – € 250
- poor – fair: € 100 – € 150
Sherpa Electric
- very good – mint: € 400 – € 750
- average – good: € 150 – € 400
- poor – fair: € 100 – € 150