Draft record. We're still checking this one against its sources, so it may be incomplete. What's missing is listed at the bottom.
Sherpa · Chronograph
Sherpa Graph MkI
How to tell: White inner tachymetre ring marked Base 1000, large early logo, sword-shaped or paddle hands and a plain unpainted chronograph hand.
Draft- Produced
- c. 1960
- Type
- Chronograph
- Movement
- Valjoux 72
- Case
- Unknown
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Dial
- Grey with white registers, Black with white registers
- Hands
- Sword-shaped (gladius) or paddle; plain unpainted chronograph hand; leaf-shaped register hands
- Bezel
- White inner tachymetre ring, Tachymetre Base 1000
- Features
- Tachymeter ring
- Factory refs
- 1308 BaNCH
- Serials seen
- 272.5xx – 272.9xx
- Dated
- 5/60
- Made (estimate)
- 500 watches, estimated from serial ranges
- Nicknames
- Jim Clark
- References
- 1308 BaNCH, 072/001, 072-02-01
Specs from enicar.orgEnicar 101
Sales and listings
Sales results
| Date | Price | Where | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-13 | €20,992 | Antiquorum | Sherpa Graph MkIa, ref. 1308 BaNCH, case 272822, box and papers |
Sherpa Graph sales, generation not stated
| Date | Price | Where | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | CHF 4,250 | Antiquorum | Sherpa Graph, ref. 072-02-01, c. 1967, with box |
| 2024-11-10 | CHF 6,250 | Antiquorum | Sherpa Graph, ref. 2342 / 072-02-01, 1968, with box |
| 2023-11-04 | CHF 3,750 | Antiquorum | Sherpa Graph, ref. 2342, c. 1968 |
Prices in the currency of the sale. Auction prices are as the house publishes them, which may include its buyer's premium. Asking prices are what a seller wants, not what a watch sells for; each listing was open on the date checked.
Read the full story
- Sherpa tool watch matrixenicar.org, Martijn van der VenThe full matrix of Sherpa tool watches from the Enicar book, free to download.
- Sherpa Graph, every generationEnicar 101Generation pages with serial ranges, case details and photos.
- Sherpa Graph MK IaEnicar 101Enicar 101 calls this generation MK Ia.
Sherpa Graph generations compared
Sources
- Sherpa tool watch matrix, 1958+ models (Enicar book p. 262)enicar.org · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa chronograph classification and numbers (Enicar book p. 263, data from enicar101.com)enicar.org · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IaEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IbEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IcEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IIaEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IIIEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IVEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Sherpa Graph MK IIbEnicar 101 · read 2026-10-25
- Message from James (@two_crowned_prints) to the owner on telling MkII and MkIII black dials apart@two_crowned_prints (James) · read 2026-10-25
- Watch Value Barometer #7, December 2025enicar.org · read 2026-10-25
Still missing
- Visual tells for each generation
- Case material and lug width
- Price guide for the MkIc and MkId (not in Barometer
- Citation for the Jim Clark nickname
More in the Sherpa family
- Sherpa Aqua Graph
- Sherpa Date
- Sherpa Dive
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- Sherpa Divette
- Sherpa Electric
- Sherpa GMT
- Sherpa Guide
- Sherpa Jet
- Sherpa Jet Graph
- Sherpa Memostar
- Mini Dive
- Sherpa OPS
- Pilote
- Sherpa Star
- Sherpa Star Diver
- Sherpa Steward
- Stewardess
- Sherpa Super Graph
- Sherpa Super-Dive
- Sherpa Super-Divette
- Sherpa Super-Jet
- Sherpa Time
- Sherpa Ultradive
Credits for this pageResearch: enicar.org (Martijn van der Ven), Enicar 101, @two_crowned_prints (James) (James). Photographs credited per image. Last reviewed 2026-10-25.
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