It has been three months since I published the Enicar Watch Value Barometer for the first time on my weblog. It was a modest hit. I got a large number of views and many comments on Instagram which enabled me to convince my wife I’m not only talking to myself on this weblog :-)) Of course the first Barometer was far from complete and merely my amateur take on the Enicar vintage market. But nevertheless it was appreciated by the collectors of the fabulous brand. Of course, this little valuation reference guide will never appeal to the guys who gaze at the prices of Paul Newman Daytonas.
In this update, I will compare prices from January with the numbers I’ve seen since. As I stated earlier, 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.
I defined five categories and I’ll stick with these for now. 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.
On a final note: As most of the frequent vintage watch buyers have noticed, there is a growing gap between prices of mint pieces and the rest. This is no different with the Enicar market: mint Enicar watches, especially Sherpas, are getting scarce and awfully expensive. You don’t want to overpay, but these minty ones appear to be a more solid investment then the fake money we call crypto currency (this is not an advice, only a personal observation).
The Sherpa Graphs
Sherpa Graph Mk I
- very good – mint: € 9.000 – € Be prepared to sell your car, your boat or your wife
- average – good: € 6.500 – € 9.000
- poor – fair: not seen for sale or trade recently
Sherpa Graph Mk II
- very good – mint: € 7.500 – € 12.000 (I’ve been informed that these sell for two times as much. I can’t confirm this, so I’ll stick with my own information.)
- average – good: € 5.500 – € 7.500
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 5.500
Sherpa Graph Mk III
- very good – mint: € 7.000 – € 10.000
- average – good: € 5.500 – € 7.000
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 5.500
Sherpa Graph Mk IV
- very good – mint: € 6.000 – € 8.500
- average – good: € 5.000 – € 6.000
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 5.000
Aqua Graph Mk I, II / Jet Graph Mk I, II
- very good – mint: € 5.000 – € 7.500
- average – good: € 4.000 – € 5.000
- poor – fair: € 3.000 – € 4.000
The other Graphs
Valjoux 72 chronograph, Ocean Pearl Interlagos
- very good – mint: € 2.500 – € 3.750
- average – good: € 1.800 – € 2.500
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.800
Valjoux 72 chronograph, cushion case: new
- very good – mint: € 2.500 – € 4.000
- average – good: € 1.800 – € 2.500
- poor – fair: € unknown – € 1.800
Valjoux 23 chronograph (for instance Big Eye)
- very good – mint: € 2.000 – € 2.800
- average – good: € 1.200 – € 2.000
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.200
Grapho-Matic
- very good – mint: € 1.750 – € 2.400
- average – good: € 750 – € 1.750
- poor – fair: € 500 – € 750
Mantagraph
- very good – mint: € 1.200 – € 2.000
- average – good: € 500 – € 1.200
- poor – fair: € 300 – € 500
The Supercompressors 40 mm
Sherpa Ultradive and OPS
- very good – mint: € 2.500 – € 4.000
- average – good: € 2.000 – € 2.500
- poor – fair: € 900 (sold in 20 minutes) – € 2.000
Sherpa Super-Dive MkI and II, Super-Jet Mk I and II
- very good – mint: € 2.200 – € 3.750
- average – good: € 1.400 – € 2.200
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.400
Sherpa Super-Dive MkIII, Super-Jet Mk III: new
- very good – mint: € 1.750 – € 2.500
- average – good: € 1.400 – € 1.750
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.400
Other 40 mm supercompressors and beyond (Sherpa Dive, Sherpa Guide)
- very good – mint: € 1.500 – € 2.750
- average – good: € 750 – € 1.500
- poor – fair: € 500 – € 750
The Supercompressors 36 mm
Sherpa Super-Divette and Jet
- very good – mint: € 2.000 – € 2.700
- average – good: € 1.250 – € 2.000
- poor – fair: € 800 – € 1.250
Sherpa Divette: new
- very good – mint: € 1.500 – € 2.200
- average – good: € 1.000 – € 1.500
- poor – fair: € 600 – € 1.000
The other Sherpas and power pieces
Sherpa Star Diver
- very good – mint: € 2.000 – € 2.900
- average – good: € 1.500 – € 2.000
- poor – fair: € 1.000 – € 1.500
Sherpa Star (37 mm)
- very good – mint: € 300 – € 500
- average – good: € 150 – € 300
- poor – fair: € 100 – € 150
Sherpa Memostar
- very good – mint: € 1.600 – € 2.200
- average – good: € 1.000 – € 1.600
- poor – fair: € 750 – € 1.000
Sherpa Seapearl 600, Healthways: no changes
- very good – mint: € 750 – € 1.500
- average – good: € 500 – € 750
- poor – fair: € 300 – € 500
‘Regular’ Sherpa (Date, Day-Date)
- very good – mint: € 200 – € 400
- average – good: € 150 – € 200
- poor – fair: € 75 – € 150
Sherpa Electric: no changes
- very good – mint: € 400 – € 750
- average – good: € 150 – € 400
- poor – fair: € 100 – € 150
DISCLAIMER: All photos used are from my own personal archive. I don’t want to valuate a specific watch that is not mine. 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 (April 2018) market value of the Enicar watches mentioned.