The chronograph is fuelled by a quartz movement designed by ETA and activated using two classic pushers at 2 and 4 on the case whilst the split-seconds function is powered by a button with a colourful ring at 10. The 43mm steel case comes with a black bezel engraved with a tachymeter scale. Swiss movement ETA 251 264 CEN PRECIDRIVE, stainless steel (316 L) 41 m / m, black aluminum bezel with tachymeter, water resistant to 100 m (10 ATM, 330 ft), sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment, stainless steel bracelet with butterfly clasp with 2 buttons, black dial, date at 6 oclock, chronograph. The off-centre counter at the bottom surrounds the black-on-white date display. Certina DS 2 Chrono Alarm 1/100 C024.447.11.081.00. The hours and minutes appear in the centre whilst the small seconds stand at 6. The split-seconds in the middle, chronograph hour and minute hands at 10 and 2 respectively are splashed with colour.

It comes in two black models with a dash of colour on the chronograph: sporty scarlet or electric green reminiscent of the brandвЂ™s turtle logo. If youвЂ™re looking for an easy-to-use watch to time several things simultaneously without breaking the bank then the DS-2 Flyback Chronograph by Certina is for you! For under 1000 Swiss Francs you get chronograph, flyback and split-seconds functions all beautifully laid out on a well-balanced dial. The Bienne-based Swatch Group brand has a prime spot in the affordable sports watch sector. This entry was posted in Guy Style, Vintage Watches, Watches and tagged 1960s, 1970s, Certina, Certina DS-2, Certina DS-2 Super PH 1000M, Collecting, Dive Watch, Dive Watches, Toolwatch, Vintage Watches, Watch Info, Watches on by tomvox1.An affordable chronograph with flyback and split-seconds functions. Strap this bad boy on and see where it takes you!Д¬heck out the complete ad with many more pictures and complete condition report over at the always hopping Omega Forums Watch Sales corner. Obviously no safe queen, this stunning Certina DS-2 Super 1000 has instead clearly led an adventurous life and is ready for its next chapter as a robust tool watch companion for an equally adventurous new owner. IвЂ™ve had itВ serviced since owning it and itвЂ™s ticking away like a champ. You simply press down to rotate it in either direction and when you stop applying pressure it pops back up and locks itself into place.ДЄn underrated company for the most part, Certina was a true manufacture at this time and their excellent in-house 27-jewel caliberВ 25-651 with semi-quickset date is what lies beneath thatВ remarkable robust all-steel exterior. Titanium is a high-tech material that always comes into play when extreme robustness. The refined dial and colour-intensive details add a fashionable touch to the wrist. And its innovative bi-directional bezelВ features a very clever spring loaded self-locking design. The high-quality Precidrive quartz calibre makes this watch reliable and precise, and ready for action at any time. The dialвЂ™s original Tritium luminous has acquired a lovely patina, as has its original highly legible Tritium handset.

Hailing from the innovative late-1960s/early-вЂ70s era this early version of DS-2 1000M features the coveted matte black applied index dial with orange accents in Mint condition. At 45mm in diameter and a whopping 18mm tall this muscular, purpose built diver is what it would be like if a Doxa Sharkhunter and an Omega Ploprof had a baby. Now on offer for the merry month of May is one of the great cult dive watches of all time - t he massive and massively good looking CertinaВ DS-2 Super PH 1000M (say that 3 times fast!).

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