Enicar Watch Serial Numbers
Hey, so I just purchased my first enicar (thanks to this thread!) off ebay, i'm hoping someone can help me learn more about my watch. I have not been able to find the. Jun 15, 2008 - enicar automatic day-date watch. Gender: male. Crystal: faceted acrylic. Dial Width: 32 mm. Dial Height: 32 mm, Movement: 24 jewels automatic. Case: stainless steel. Case Width: 36 mm without crown. Case Height: 42 mm with lugs. Case Thickness: 10 mm. Serial Numbers on Back: 167-01-26, 2363. Do you want to know which year your vintage watch was produced. Then look up your timepiece serial in our new category - we name it - Serial numbers by year.
Considering the amount of fraudulent sellers promoting vintage Enicars as authentic, the following should serve as a beginning to understand the history of this company and hopefully prevents an unfortunate purchase. September 2016: Prices continue climbing for many Enicar models. In particular, the EPSA cased double crown divers and Jet series. Note too there are two case sizes for these watches. The Super Divette and the Jet are the smaller cased 36mm versions and command less money than the larger 'Super' versions - Super Dive, Super Jet. There are two other versions with large crown guards called the UltraDive and the black OPS. The later is the same case except it is usually marked with an A to denote the black coating.
What buyers ought to know is that Enicars are quite modular. Meaning they have a high inter-changability factor. Dials can be substituted as well as whole movements. Keep in mind that Enicar's own advertisements show these reference numbers.
Their dealers used them for ordering specific watches for customers. They needed to have correct numbers for ordering the watch and parts for repairing a watch. I will leave it your own imagination whether or not the Swiss would tinker with that system.
(Hint: Not on your life.) For further proof, crystal makers used those same case reference numbers for their ordering catalogs, which I've used for ordering crystals here on eBay. So now we have the sticky situation of Enicar prices going up for some models faster than others. Sherpa Jets are easier to sort as they have the 24 hour hand complication with their movements: 1126, 1146, and 166 calibers. It's a bit tougher with the diver models though. Super Divettes are called that to differentiate from the EPSA single crown version called a Divette that looks like a Rolex Submariner. (See note below about this model.) Enicar was many things but being Swiss, they did not mess with key characteristics of their models such as putting 'Super Dive' or 'Super Jet' dials in smaller cases. Customers would be quite unhappy expecting a large case and receiving a smaller case instead.
Larger EPSA dual crown cases have notable difference in the size of the inner bezel. They are wider than the small cases. So here are the reference numbers for corresponding Sherpa diver models. A special note about Sherpa dive watches: Deduct major points (and dollars) for missing outer and inner bezels.
They are basically non-existent in the spare parts world. Some models include a red rotating ring within the outer timing bezel. They are about as hard to find as the timing bezel.
Inner rotating bezels found on Sherpa Jet, Guide, and similar dual crown models are also non-existent. If badly worn, your only option is to have them refaced or replaced from a spare parts watch. Some sellers list Sherpa Divette and Guide's with a standard stainless non-rotating bezel. These are nowhere near the value of a complete watch. Carefully look at the bezels to see signs of a non-factory replacement. Search for images of the model you are interested in and compare. You will learn to spot the differences soon enough.
Beware of Indian fakes with a newer replacement case and an older Enicar dial and movement. What real Enicars should have: Enicars have reference numbers on their case backs.
They have changed over the years but there is a code to look for. For example, a case back number of 124/100 BASP indicates a cal. 1124 movement, model 100 case, Bayonet mount case back, Automatic movement, Sweep second (central), Plated (usually 20 micron). EPSA made many of Enicar's cases including the Super Compressor Sherpa models. See below for the letter descriptions.
Huntington piano company serial numbers. Common movements are case marked as: 100 = cal. 1010 (usually) and automatic cal. 1034 and 1035. We've seen several with 1124 and 1125 calibers too. 1120 124/5/6 = cal. 1124/5/6 (If the movement has a serial number, it is their top-grade Supertest caliber.) 144 = cal.
1144 or 1145 146 or 148 = cal. 1146 (Later Sherpa Jet cases show 148 as an example) 165 = cal. 165 1000 = cal. 1290 (This was one of the largest wristwatch calibers they offered. 13L in size.) 1064 = cal. 1291/2 (The largest caliber at 13.5L. It has a sub-second hand instead of a central second hand.) 072 = Valjoux 72 Note that case numbers may only indicate the movement range inside.
For example, 144-06-39 could have a cal. 1145 automatic movement. The movement number is usually stamped under the balance wheel and usually shows 'AR' and the number below it. Enicar had movements made by other manufacturers and stamped with the Enicar logo - Felsa, A Schild (AS) and ETA. Example: Enicar 1171 = ETA 2502.
Bulova Watch Serial Numbers
In the late 70s and into the 80s, they mainly bought movements from FHF and ETA. These are marked with a 2 in front of the caliber such as 2165. The following list of movement numbers not complete but should give an indication of the number they used: 0355 0374 072 1-3 1000 1000 1002 1009 1010 1012 102 1020 1034/5 (Also used for their Chronometer-grade movement) 112 1120 1121 1124 1125 1126 (Used in Guide and Jet models.) 1130 1140 1141 1143 1145 1145B 1145C 1146 (Used in Guide, Jet, and Super Jet models. All of them should have a 24 hour hand.) 1146B (Used in Guide, Jet, and Super Jet models. All of them should have a 24 hour hand.) 1146C (Used in Guide, Jet, and Super Jet models. All of them should have a 24 hour hand.) 1147B 1147C 1150 1152 1160 1161 1163 1165 1166 (Used in Guide, Jet, and Super Jet models.