Certina Dive Watches

I have always loved these two Certina models...

DS-2 Super PH1000M


(not my photo, from Vintage Certinas)

Caliber - Certina 25-651 - Automatic
Size - 43 x 46 x 18
Produced - 1970 to 1975
Date without quickset
Orange dial with appliqued indices
Water resistant to 1000 metres

DS-2 PH200M

(not my photo, from Vintage Certinas)

Caliber - Certina 25-651
Size - 40 x 43.5 x 13 Automatic.
Produced - 1972 to 1975
Cushion case
Date without quickset
Black dial with appliqued indices.
Water resistant to 200 metres

Certina has been in existence since 1888 and has quite a rich history as well as some great looking watches!! For some more information on Certina watches, here are a few great sites:

Vintage Certinas - http://www.vintagecertinas.ch/en/geschichteeng.html - Awesome site with tons of info on vintage certina watches and other historical data!!

Official Website - http://www.certina.ch/Home.aspx - see the newest models


Here is a summary of the company history from http

Pretty sweet looking! I just looked on eBay, found a vintage DS-3...starting bid $1500!!

cski wrote:

Pretty sweet looking! I just looked on eBay, found a vintage DS-3...starting bid $1500!!

There is just something about the DS-2 series that I can't get enough of!!!

It's easy to see why you like these SO much Mark ! They both have
eye-catching looks. The top one has an amazing case, and the way
the bezel is sloped like that it awesome ! Great dial too !!! That second
Certina is equally as nice, with the black dial helping to show off the
perfectly thought out markers and hands. It seems like Certina really
knows how to make some pretty great watches ! Thanks for those links
too !

Cool retro looking divers...

...I really like the first one!

like both but the second is sweet! Love the hands on both

i'm a DS-3 guy, roar stole one for like 700 bones, seems a ton of those were shipped and sold in Norway, there is even a site that list who has what LE #! Think roar has already flipped his for another omega!

Why dont they make them like that anymore I havent seen one Certina that I liked in the current setup, if they reintroduced one of those (especially the last one) I`d be all over it

Rambam wrote:

Why dont they make them like that anymore I havent seen one Certina that I liked in the current setup, if they reintroduced one of those (especially the last one) I`d be all over it

Tell me about it...now that would be awesome!!

Rambam wrote:

Why dont they make them like that anymore I havent seen one Certina that I liked in the current setup,

Love the DS3-Super.
Really wish I could find one - not that I could afford it.
Opted for neo-vintage Zinex instead.

Certina really needs to dig back into the archives and re-release these babies.
Sadly, they're not making anything like this anymore.

I was lucky enough to score Roar's

Nice DS3!