Certina-ly a lovely diver.

[senraw]

Just picked this up in a trade and fitted some 24mm Fat bars to the 21mm lugs.. Yes i will have to cut them out if i ever decide to wear it on anything other than a Zulu, Rhino or Nato.. But i can't see that ever happening. :D

They are such a solid, snug fit, that its like having fixed bars. :D

A few images :-






And a wrist shot :-



Really loving the vintage look of this re-issued DS3. Just one niggle, i wish it had the original push and twist bezel action. Other than that i'm very happy with it indeed, i have even become quite fond of the dinks. :) This watch us going to see ALOT of wrist time. :D

Sergeant-Hurcules thinks it's pretty cool too :-



HAGW! :)

[Zephod]

Looking great on that Nato

[senraw]

Looking great on that Nato

Thanks, feels great on the wrist. :)

[EdRonax]

Cracking looking watch.

[senraw]

Cracking looking watch.

Certina-ly is Ed. :D

[dutchgray]

:D Lovely looking thing, vintage looks but modern materials and construction, best of both worlds. :D

[Naith]

Let's not ask what the cat's in to... :D

[youveboughtwhat]

Certina is my fav budget prestige brand! Got to love that turtle!

[chrisrennie44]

I have to say, that is stunning!
Just has a really great case shape to it IMO!
Congrats mate!
(cool cat too BTW!)

[Tai Mi Shu]

Lovely watch and stunning cat!

I bet you are feline very happy? :wink:

[GraniteQuarry]

Sexual chocolate! Retro 70s-ness always looks top notch on khaki/desert nylon :thumbup:

[witti]

That is great. Are these original hands? Once I was considering to buy one, but the hands were not as good as these.

[boba77]

That's one serious piece of metal. Enjoy.

[senraw]

:D Lovely looking thing, vintage looks but modern materials and construction, best of both worlds. :D

My thoughts exactly. :D

[senraw]

Let's not ask what the cat's in to... :D

Sargeant-Hurcules is in to the same as most other members on here i belive... Sleeping, eating and wearing watches. :)

[learningtofly]

Great watch, great puss, and great idea re. the springbars for a watch that will always be on nylon!

[dinomartino1]

Thats a real solid looking watch.

[senraw]

Certina is my fav budget prestige brand! Got to love that turtle!

It's my first Certina and probably my last, but i'm really impressed with the build quality on this watch.

The Turtle... Well he's alright, i'd rather it was a Carcharodon carcharias to be honest, but he's on the back so it's not so bad . :)

[senraw]

I have to say, that is stunning!
Just has a really great case shape to it IMO!
Congrats mate!
(cool cat too BTW!)

The shape is what first i fell in love with, but to be honest everything about this watch is stunning! :D (Just wish it had the original push and twist bezel action)

Seregeant-Hurcules is totally 8) But has real bad cat breath! :?

[senraw]

Lovely watch and stunning cat!

I bet you are feline very happy? :wink:

Thanks! :D We are both Feline Divine! :D

[senraw]

Sexual chocolate! Retro 70s-ness always looks top notch on khaki/desert nylon :thumbup:

Keith @ TikTox £11.99 :wink:

[senraw]

That is great. Are these original hands? Once I was considering to buy one, but the hands were not as good as these.

Thanks, The hands are plongeur hands, not sure where from but probably Yobokies or Noah.

I must say, the original hands looked terrible! :lol:

[senraw]

That's one serious piece of metal. Enjoy.

Thanks, i will. :D
It's a big old lump! :D

[andrew]

Looks great, and the hand mod is one of the few that looks better than the original, IMHO. How did you manage to compress the 24mm springbars far enough? I can't use 22mm springbars in 21mm lugs without jeopardising something.

And what is it with 21mm lugs? Omega, Oris, Longines, Hamilton, Citizen, Seiko, Certina and Tissot all make mainstream watches with 21mm lugs and the aftermarket choice is terrible.

[senraw]

Great watch, great puss, and great idea re. the springbars for a watch that will always be on nylon!

Thanks! :) The spring bar idea is something i have been doing for a while now as i wear most of my watches on Either Eddies Nato's/Rhinos or Keiths Zulu's. It give a great feeling of security when you know that they ain't going to ''pop out'' under any circumstances. :wink:

[senraw]

Thats a real solid looking watch.

Cheers. :D It feels pretty solid too! :D

[senraw]

Looks great, and the hand mod is one of the few that looks better than the original, IMHO. How did you manage to compress the 24mm springbars far enough? I can't use 22mm springbars in 21mm lugs without jeopardising something.

And what is it with 21mm lugs? Omega, Oris, Longines, Hamilton, Citizen, Seiko, Certina and Tissot all make mainstream watches with 21mm lugs and the aftermarket choice is terrible.

Cheers. :D The springbars are from this guy in Australia, he measures them slightly different and are 24mm according to the way he measures them.

I think the 21mm lug thing is to try and prevent the buyer from buying non original straps. :wink:

[simonsays]

grandpa says hi




i may try some of those desert fatigues

[senraw]

grandpa says hi




i may try some of those desert fatigues

That is so lovely!! My friend has a Technos in that same case, truly superb vintage divers!