CERTINA, Solothurn, Switzerland

CERTINA Automatic ca. 1990 ETA 2824-2, 17 Jewels, hand winding but not hacking
Front (older photo 2002)	Dial (older photo 2002)	Back (May 2006)	Open	17 Jewels 2824-2 Economy Grade	Winding tool	In Operation HOW TO kick start dry movements	Wrist

 

CERTINA DS Quartz ETA 955 412, 7 Jewels, Battery R371
Front	Dial	Back	Movement

 

Triple Date Moonphase Quartz ETA 255 483, 7 Jewels, Battery R373
Front	Dial	Back	Movement

 

CERTINA DS Quartz with flex Bracelet ETA 955 112, 7 Jewels, Battery R371
Front	Back	Spring	Movement	Dial

CERTINA is a brand I have always liked
 I do not know why exactly, but I always felt that this company produced nice and simple watches and did not spend all the money for marketing. CERTINA was a solid middle class brand in Switzerland and then one day, it became a main sponsor of the motorbike circus. But since I like to ride motorbikes myself, I continued to like Certina. Although today CERTINA has unfortunately given up much of his mechanical great past, it still produces rugged watches. DS used to be a famous abbreviation on the dial and back of some of the CERTINA watches, it stands for "Doppelte Sicherheit" or "Double Safety". This means the watches have an extra shock protection and water resistance. The DS logo was a neat little turtle, a very nice symbol.