Certina DS-2 Chronolympic - Ref. 8501 300 - Valjoux 72 - $2000

Up for sale is this rare Certina DS-2 Chronolympic with a Valjoux 72 movement.
If you have questions that are not answered in the description below, just send me a PM or ask in the comment section.

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WATCH
Certina DS-2 Chronolympic
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SPECIFICATIONS
Movement: Certina 29-052 (Valjoux 72)
Ref. No: 8501 300
Serial No: 72 3 ***
Year of production: 1968
Case diameter: 42.5mm ex. crown (45mm incl. crown)
Crystal: Acrylic / plastic
Distance between lugs: 20mm
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HISTORY
The watch was purchased by the original owner and appears to be untouched.
This model was only produced for 2 years and is, as mentioned above, equipped with a much sought after, Valjoux 72.
For those who do not know the Chronolympic series, this is a nice place to start:
https://www.vintagecertinas.ch/en/chronolympic/
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TECHNICAL CONDITION
The watch seems to be in good technical condition considering the service history is unknown.
It has been inspected and cleaned by a watchmaker 6 months ago.
Chronograph / Complications reset as they should.
Measured time deviation is roughly +- 10sec.
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COSMETIC CONDITION
See pictures for description.
The dial and hands are very good condition with a lovely patina.
The case has some dings after a long life of diligent use. The case can of course be polished, but I have chosen to keep this untouched
All parts are original set apart from crown that appears to be a service part.
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OTHER
The watch band is original for Certina DS / DS-2
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PRICE
The price: $2000/£1500/€1700 excl. shipping net to me.
The watch and the seller are located in Norway for those who want to meet F2F.
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REFERENCES
I have tons of references on norwegian and swedish sales/watch forums, but Im still pretty fresh on this forum.

Sold to an OF member for $1750.
A big thanks to the forum for the space 😀