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One movement, two watches: Breilting Duograph Ref 766 / Certina EA Split Seconds Ref 5826.
In the marvelous world of Split Seconds Chronographs, you basically have those who are powered by the Valjoux 55 movement ( see Minerva, for example ) and those who house a Venus 185, such as these two, the Breitling Duograph 766 and the Certina EA.
The Breitling 766 was made circa 1944 / 1945, while the Certina was from the 50's.
Both come with a steel case, the Certina being 37 mm big, 13, 9 mm high, while the Breitling approximatively has the same proportions.
Seeing one in real is a miracle, but what to say when you can admire both of them?
Here is the Breitling 766:
The Certina EA 5826:
Credit picture: Vintage Certina, showing the Venus 185 in all its beauty.
I made some researches to try to know what E A stands for. The Vintage Certina Blog gave me a conclusive answer: " Elegant and Accurate ", as stated in the original box for this watch.
Aren't they marvelous?
Best,
Nicolas
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One movement, two watches: Breilting Duograph Ref 766 / Certina EA Split Seconds Ref 5826.
In the marvelous world of Split Seconds Chronographs, you basically have those who are powered by the Valjoux 55 movement ( see Minerva, for example ) and those who house a Venus 185, such as these two, the Breitling Duograph 766 and the Certina EA. The B...
What a pair of beauties.
I had no idea the Certina split second existed. I remember years ago I handled a PAM147 with Venus 185. It was an amazing watch.
The movement
Not really. I have had it serviced, but it works well. Is this a movement that generally has problems? If so, I wasn't aware of that - but of course, it is quite complicated and not only an older design, but the movement itself is vintage.
From what I noticed on that same blog
"Certina EA is the trade name for a new imported watch line. Illinois Watch Case Co., manufacturer of Elgin American powder boxes, cigarette cases, lighters, costume jewelry and sideboards, has announced the introduction of the Certina EA watch line. As a...
So this is a play on words as I understand
with EA standing for both "Elgin American" and "Elegant and Accurate"