Show me your (vintage) Certinas!

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palkastu

·Feb 4, 2018

Hi all!
I didnt find a similar thread and Certina is a brand that deserves the attention.
It feels like Certina goes under the radar of many collectors despite a rich history, excellent quality and great design.
I know many of you have some great examples and I hope you will share them here.

For those of you that want to do som research or just read about Certinas history, this is a great site:
https://www.vintagecertinas.ch/en/home-en/

Here is my collection at the moment 😀

Edited: Feb 4, 2018

 

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77deluxe

·Feb 4, 2018

Great collection. I agree that Certina is certainly certifiably under appreciated.

 

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palkastu

·Feb 5, 2018

77deluxe

Great collection. I agree that Certina is certainly certifiably under appreciated.

Thanks!
Certina was actually more popular here in Scandinavia than the rest of Europe so its possible to find some great pieces for a decent price 😀

 

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gatorcpa

·Feb 5, 2018·ΩF InvestiGator

I picked up 2 very similar DS-2's at very reasonable prices. I was lucky enough to find a Portuguese parts house that had a small hoard of crystals for these models.

Note that these are pre-service pictures.

The automatic came with a NOS signed Certina strap and buckle in the deal.
gatorcpa

 

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BenBagbag

·Feb 5, 2018

Calling @ConElPueblo 😗

 

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palkastu

·Feb 5, 2018

gatorcpa

I picked up 2 very similar DS-2's at very reasonable prices. I was lucky enough to find a Portuguese parts house that had a small hoard of crystals for these models.

Note that these are pre-service pictures.

The automatic came with a NOS signed Certina strap and buckle in the deal.
gatorcpa

Nice!
The quality (for the price paid) of the DS-2 is fantastic. I get the feeling of a more expensive watch when wearing one.
Do you have a link to parts house btw?

I also have a couple of DS-2s. I thougth these were pictured in the original post.

 

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peatnick

·Feb 5, 2018

Some repeats plus a cousin

 

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R3D9

·Feb 5, 2018

Here’s mine:

The originally black dial has faded to a chocolate brown. Haven’t worn it much lately as a service is required.

 

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R3D9

·Feb 5, 2018

And let us not neglect the fact that many Certina’s also come with some of the coolest casebacks in the business:

 

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Mr.Cairo

·Feb 6, 2018

Blue Ribbon with cal 25-651

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Tony C.

·Feb 6, 2018·Ωf Jury member

 

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alinghi74

·Feb 7, 2018

I kind of like this thread... 👍

 

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palkastu

·Feb 7, 2018

peatnick

Some repeats plus a cousin

I love the Certina Alarm👍

 

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apm1

·Feb 7, 2018

I am not an expert of this brand but I enjoy looking at them and learning something!

 

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alinghi74

·Feb 7, 2018

 

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ConElPueblo

·Feb 7, 2018

Tony C.

Never seen that one before - gorgeous!

 

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R3D9

·Feb 7, 2018

I know you guys think your “conventionally beautiful” Certina’s are hot stuff, but get a load of this beauty for sale on Kijiji here in Canada. Only $2000 CAD 😜:

 

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palkastu

·Feb 7, 2018

alinghi74

There you go, all set up with a fitting avatar for this thread 😀
Ive never seen a Chronolympic with that case/bezel before. What am I looking at here?

 

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alinghi74

·Feb 8, 2018

Well, you'd think it is a Frankenwatch. The case and the dial are not from the same reference, and the bezel was not available on any "normal" Certina model.
But we received this watch from a gentleman who was a fromer higher Certina employee.
A model with this bezel but a different dial and movement came out in small numbers for the Hungarian Air Force in the early seventies. So my assumption is that it was a prototype for the Hungarian Air Force watch.
I will publish more about this topic on my site soon.

In the meantime I show a few other Certinas....

palkastu

There you go, all set up with a fitting avatar for this thread 😀
Ive never seen a Chronolympic with that case/bezel before. What am I looking at here?

 

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SW4323

·Feb 8, 2018