The beveled baton hour markers with alternating lume tips, the double-lume dot seconds hand and the red-on-white hour wheel are all spot on. Sherpa even stuck to the 40mm steel case size with the block crown guard covering both crowns, which are faithfully engraved with a hash pattern.
The internal bidirectional rotating dive bezel, another EPSA invention, is operated by the crown at two o’clock. As part of the EPSA case design, the Monoflex crowns retain water resistance without being screwed down.
The Ultradive runs on a heavily customized top-grade Sellita caliber SW200-1 automatic movement with a 38-hour power reserve called the Mantramatic MM01. Its name comes from the Tibetan Buddhist mantras laser-engraved on two movement wheels.
Sherpa’s authentic super compressor dive watch is more of a love letter than a ripoff. Since Enicar went bankrupt in 1987, Sherpa is doing its best to keep the brand’s good name alive.
I appreciate that Kloche cites all of his sources on the Sherpa website, offering in-depth details on the history and engineering of the super compressor. He isn’t attempting to pass off his brand as a direct revival of Enicar but more of an ode.