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Certina

Founded
1888
Country
Switzerland
Group
Swatch Group
Watches
8
Median case
39 mm

History

Adolf and Alfred Kurth founded Certina in Grenchen in 1888. In 1960 it presented the DS-1 and its Double Security concept. That abbreviation remains on most of its watches. Today it is part of the Swatch Group and focuses on affordable sports and diving watches with Powermatic 80 calibres.

Case sizes in the Archive

36–38.9 mm
2
39–40.9 mm
1
41–42.9 mm
1
43+ mm
1
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Case sizes in the Archive
36–38.9 mm2
39–40.9 mm1
41–42.9 mm1
43+ mm1

Timeline

  1. Founded in Grenchen

  2. DS-1 and Double Security

DS Action 4

DS PH 2

DS-7 2

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org
  2. certina.com