The Jaxa is new and I mainly wanted to give it a go. Actually it seems pretty secure and I could get a fair bit of torque on, but I wouldn’t try harder than I did today. So tomorrow I’ll get it on the bench opener assuming I have an adapter that works for the caseback (which actually does look a bit awkward). If no luck with that I’ll have a go with superglue and a big nut.
Ben, get out of this thread. No-one here wants someone with your luck in finding watches vacuuming the Certina market.
Hi, all. Thanks for the education thus far on this string for a brand I hadn’t heard of till today. So my pop just offered me this from the archives. It belonged to his uncle who passed it to him in the 60s. He wore it for many years and says it still keeps great time. Any idea what this is? I can’t find anything quite like it in my search and numbers are not available or visible on back. Sorry the pics aren’t great. I don’t have it in hand just yet. View attachment 586764
My new addition to the collection! I love it! It works and keeps good time but needs a service. A Certina Argonaut 220M from 1968. I paid $830. Did I pay too much?
Great watch, it really has a lot going for it. Congrats. With the popularity (and rising prices) of the DS and DS-2 divers, these are sure to become increasingly collectible.
Yup, now that I have the watch I dont understand the sellers description. It worked right away. It keeps time, have a good power reserve and even changes the date 12 o clock on the dot. So does that mean I paid to much? I think Im going to hang on to this for a while so it doesnt matter much, but its always good to know. I didnt find much to compare it with other than some insane prices at online retailers.
I'm speaking from ignorance with respect to the value of this particular piece. However, if you take a risk on a watch that is advertised as non-running and badly scratched up, and receive a working watch in nice condition, then my guess is that you actually got a good price, since some bidders were probably put off by the description.
If the watch works and only needs a service, I think you got it at around "market price" (what ever that is...), possibly a bit low. These later, more modern styled Certina divers aren't really that sought after, but their time could well come
Agree 100%. It's a bit similar to the Tissot Visodate Seastar T-12 super compressor in that sense (obsolete dealer's photo attached for illustration from https://gregoriades.com/product/196...super-compressor-model-t-12-tissot-cal-784-1/). They have a lot going for them, but prices are lagging because of the style. [Sorry for the diversion.]
