Certina

As JLux posted with his Certina diver the other day, a € per meter of WR that had me thinking. While not quite as good a price performance ratio, the 1000m WR in a relatively swelte case for a modern dive watch in the first proper attempt at the genre was

The Certina DS Super PH1000 M : a watch with a lot of character, built like a tank, strong 70ies vibes ...and, IMO, THE best value dive watch out there !! Best, Gerard

Professional divers watch as used by the Australian Navy in Viet Nam

Certina have done a great job in the last few years with their heritage inspired watches. That's a really nice one. I'm a big fan of their vintage DS-1s, and collect them. For whatever reason, I feel that Certina are vastly overlooked. Their vintage watch

That you can find beauty and enjoyment from modestly priced watches. Picked up this vintage-looking Certina on a whim and can’t get over how nice it is, with an 80 hour power reserve to boot! I would usually say it’s a very nice watch, with the caveat “fo

An interesting and very nice looking Split Chronograph, this Certina EA Split Seconds Ref 5826 4 and its Venus 185 movement. 37 mm steel case. Movement photo: Vintage Certina. Best, Nicolas

Omega Seamaster 300 Summer Blue. Longines Legend Diver Certina DS 1000 Best, Gerard

A Forward to the post. Hi all I have struggled with deciding if I should make this post or not due to some of the content which may be viewed as contentious but feel that there are certain things that people should be made aware of in regard to Ultra Thin

From my collection,probably this Certina is the toughest of my watches. 1000m WR, the special DS shock protection system and overall build like a tank.

I had the chance to take a look at a good friends Certina DS-2 and while it is not extremely thick at 12mm it is quite a chunky boy compared to a Universal Geneve "Carree" at under 6mm. It appears like "a touch of nothing" next to it.