I have never owned a Certina but yours is a lovely thing, I was tempted a while ago by a ds podium, this thread could be dangerous for my bank account
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We have threads for lots of brands so I thought we could do the same for Certina as I know there are loads of them across forum ownership. We can use this thread as a reference for Certina watches.
I first purchased the brand a couple of years ago and, apart from a mis-aligned chapter ring, I was really impressed. As I bought that watch new from Beaverbrooks I returned it because of that issue. Fast-forward a couple of years and I got the chance to buy a nearly-new DS Action Diver with the 80 hour Powermatic movement. It's a really lovely dive watch with a beautiful high-glass dial, great movement and timekeeping and a nice quality fitted rubber with stainless steel deployant clasp.
It's rated at 300m water resistant and ISO6425 compliant. The bezel action is crisp and aligns perfectly. One line of dial text and the second hand are green in colour and that small splash of colour makes a nice change and works really well.
I hope this thread takes off and we get a great resource for Certina watches.
Some pics of mine:
I have never owned a Certina but yours is a lovely thing, I was tempted a while ago by a ds podium, this thread could be dangerous for my bank account
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I could have sworn we had a 'show your Certina' thread, but maybe it's on WUS.
Anyway, here's a couple.
I wanted a quartz moonphase (I liked the idea, but not having to keep a mechanical running) and I bought one from SC thinking it was grey, but it turned out to be a brown shade that I could never get on with.
However, I did really like the watch, so I sold the Brown one and bought a brand new grey dialed example instead, which I still have.
I don't wear it a huge amount, but I'm very happy with it - It's a SQ movement also found (At least recently) in some Breitling models.
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
I've had 2 of the new DH PS reissues. Both were lovely watches, with the new blue one especially so. Only sold to help fund others (as you do!)
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Good quality watches - DS Multi-8 is a cracking ana-digi
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I like them, good value for money and very well put together.
Certina DS Super PH 500M
I’ve also got the PH200 re-issue, as pictured elsewhere on this thread, and I’m wearing it today, another great watch.
Used to have this one before flipping it. Was a really nice watch...
Really fancy a PH200, and this thread isn’t helping!
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I have had 2, and still have 1.
This one I got restored from a very beaten up state to quite tidy
And this one I also got sorted out, and I don't think it is going anywhere
The DS system remains one of the best case innovations in watch history, imho.
I would gladly have more
Dave
Only got the one, vintage 1000m Super PH DS2
Cheers..
Jase
Thanks Raj, it’s a favourite, you have a couple I believe?
Cheers Neil, I too had a Technos Sky Diver, got it very cheap at a watch fair, I got badgered into selling it on RLT years ago, regretted it as soon as I sold it.
Thank you.
Cheers..
Jase
Definitely an underrated brand - the quality is amazing at the price.
DS-2 Super PH1000M
DS-2 PH 200M. What I would really like is the Super PH 500M Tektite. Anybody got one?
Given to my dad in the mid '70s for 25 years service at the company in Hartlepool where he worked as a senior draughtsman and manager.
Don’t have it anymore, but this is very high quality quartz and the seconds hand was bang on the markers.
A little nudge for this thread:
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...S-PH200M-Diver
😉
This was mine - grey dial DS Action Titanium.
Lovely watch but sold it, as you do.
https://i.imgur.com/bmIzPSy.jpg
Simon
This was the tread
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Another modern vintage here
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Early 70's. This is a useful resource:
https://www.vintagecertinas.ch/en/ce...ivers-watches/
Thers one on eBay for a starting price of £1100.00 which is supposed to be new old stock. CERTINA DS-3 1000m Divers Watch Limited Edition NOS 633.7128.42 Ex Display
Edit: different colour hands and numerals.
On a side note I have this which I bought from witti.
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Yeah I saw that, for NOS the case has a few battle scars.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Another DSPH200M...
Added red stitching accents to the strap which I think works well.
Foe some reason, me and photos on this forum dont get along,....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/159342...posted-public/
Here’s my DS Podium Square - love it!
Cheers
Rory
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This is the first Powermatic movement I’ve had and it’s excellent, losing two seconds per day consistently.