Certina DS Chronograph Automatic
The DS Chronograph Automatic by Certina, based on a historic watch, is an attractive bicompax chronograph with telemeter and tachymeter scales.
The DS Chronograph Automatic by Certina, based on a historic watch, is an attractive bicompax chronograph with telemeter and tachymeter scales.
The DS Action Diver Automatic by Certina is something of a rarity in the world of diving watches. I think that it is the only watch with ISO 6425 on the dial. The brand says that the DS Action Diver Automatic “fulfils all the requirements of the ISO 6425 standard – and is waterproof up…
The DS Podium Lady by Certina is an attractive women’s watch, 29 mm in diameter, with mother-of-pearl dial, Roman numerals, and an ETA 2671 self-winding mechanical movement. It is available in several versions, and in the variant with PVD rose gold trim on the bezel, crown and bracelet, it has a classical beauty that stands…
The DS-1 by Certina has been completely reworked, and the style of the pieces launched at Baselworld 2016 reflects 1960s watches. Available in several versions, DS-1 is an attractive three-hand watch, at prices ranging from €665 to €745. The principal features of their design are the domed dial with sunray finish, triangular hour markers, faceted…
Company profile: Certina was founded in Grenchen by brothers Adolf and Alfred Kurth in 1888, initially making movements and components, but soon designing and making their own watches. Their first brand name was Grana, an abbreviation of Granacus, the Latin for Latin for Grenchen. Their earliest watches were pocket watches, and their first wrist watches…
Last year, Certina presented this watch as a quartz chronograph; this year it is available as an automatic. Large and sporty at 46 mm diameter, it nonetheless feels very comfortable on the wrist. It is made in three versions, steel and black PVD, rose gold PVD, and a very attractive all-black version with green highlights.…
Certina is a brand with a long and prestigious history, running back to 1888 when it was founded in Grenchen, Switzerland. By 1955 they were making about 1,000 mechanical watches a day, and they developed their unique selling point with a concept by designers Hans and Erwin Kurth, “double security”, DS, increasing the durability of…