Enicar Sherpa Jet Graph MK III
The third Jet Graph generation was produced from mid 1967 to mid 69. It’s characterized by its baton hands, lollipop second hand and the black subdial hands.
Reference Number | Serial Range | Watches produced |
072 – 02 – 02 072 – 02 – 02A | 986.8xx – 986.9xx 987.0xx – 987.3xx 1.069.9xx – 1.070.0xx 1.070.7xx – 1.070.9xx 1.263.4xx 1.304.9xx – 1.305.9xx | ca. 2.300 |
Case
Stainless steel EPSA compressor case with bajonet lock.
40,6mm x 49,5mm without crown, 14mm thickness, lug width 20mm
Bezel
The Jet Graph MK III has a aluminum GMT Bezel with numbers from 1 to 24 whereas numbers from 6 till 18 are black on a silver base and from 18 to 6 vice versa.
The bezel is freely turning without clicks.
Enicar Jet Graph GMT bezel
Red Ring
Made of red eloxed aluminum the tip of the ring is formed like a little house with a whole in the middle. The ring is freely turning from the bezel.
Red pointer ring with house-style
Dial
All MK III Jet Graph come with a black dial with white subdials or an all black dial. Black dial watches in the 1.070.xxx range seems to come with full lume markers. The Enicar logo is printed at 12 o’clock.
(right pic from http://www.phillips.com)
Hands
Minute and hour hand of the Jet Graph have the typical baton style of the Enicar hands from the end of the 60’s. Silver with a nice white paint that boarder the tritium lume over the whole lenght.
Thin layer of white paint on the hands.
The MK III chrono second hand comes in lollipop style with a red dot.
The subdial hands have all the same style with black paint above the base which contrast the white sub dial.
The GMT Hand is red and black in checker style like you also see on the Sherpa Guide GMT.
Enicar baton hands
Jet Graph MK III and MK IV GMT hand
Crown
The MK III usually has no waffle crowns with the saturn on it but you will find waffle crowns too.
Measurements: 6,25 x 3,75; Tap 12
Non compressor style crown with Enicar logo
Back
The back shows the Sherpa 300 logo with the seapearl in the middle.
Sherpa 300 logo
Movement:
Valjoux 724 with golden finish and GMT complication.
Valjoux 724