When you receive it, try tapping the side of the case with your index finger; if the shock absorber is still okay, it will feel springy in a rubbery way. Chances are that it has dried out, in which case it should be replaced.

 

will do it!
are they still available to purchase those rubber inlays?

 

That is a very nice find , congrats !

 

Yes, i did, on friday afternoon. But a bank wire could take up to 1 working day, so he might receive his money on monday.
He just sent me the movement pic as he forgot to send it on friday, since i already agreed to buy it. which was nice of him.

 

€300 would be around twice as much as I see these sell for around here. Manual winds with ordinary dials like this one are still very affordable. The only manual wind variants that are 'hotly' contested are ones like this one, courtesy of @Milos Columbo:




If a watch like @Corgiwatches magnificent manual 'halo' dial variant should ever hit the open market, I am sure that it would blow the scale:



I have never seen another.

EDIT: just realised that the first one I showed is an automatic
This sort of dial also comes on manual wind variations.

 

Ok.. the watch just landed...

What should i say....

My first reaction was like

I didnt have such a WAW effect for a long time!!!

This is a very very very attractive watch
And it feels so nicely on the wrist i never felt with vintage constellations.. feels actually much larger then 36mm, and sits like it was made for my wrists

Thank you so much for your help and advice, i couldnt be happier

Here it is..

 

Lovely watch - they do wear bigger don’t they

 

une vraie déesse

 

Congrats. Nice piece.

 

A new Automatic companion for my manual wound DS arrived today. The dial patina is not what i expected but it is still looking nice.
I was a bit surprised that the turtle is missing on the back.. would need to open and check if the caseback is original or not..

 

Good looking couple I usually don't really like patina, but that typical golden glow on a DS dial always looks just lovely.

 

Inner Rubber Ring: eBay Seller Kanikune from Finland has the yellow ones in Nos......

 

Nice! I'm not an authority on these but that auto looks like it may be an early (pre-turtle) 'patent pending' example.
If you want to dive deeper into DS dress and diver watches check out the Certina DS "where it all began" thread over at Klocksnack.se
You'll find a number of familiar and friendly faces there, much invaluable knowledge and some incredible examples of these vastly underrated and overlooked watches. You'll also see that the dials on these sports/dress DS have almost invariably turned some sort of champagne colour. Congrats on the pick-ups.

 

Thank you! ok that was pretty lame from me.
you are right, it is a Certina caseback.

 

Thank you, i just ordered 2 pieces, he even gave me a little bit better offer

 

I am afraid i will have to learn a fourth language

 

Congrats on a great find, @Eve. As the reference and serial numbers on the back was made inscribed by ants using grass straws, it is rare to find a DS with such clear text - wonderful condition.

Re. the rubber rings, I would advice against bying "NOS" rubber and instead find a hardware store that has rubber strip in the right Ø. Costs way less and compared to old rubber there is little risk of them hardening any time soon.

 

yeah i almost missed those