This sugess (belongs to seagull) carries with it a lot of complications for a mini price. It is sure that it is not very fine, nor very well finished but it allows to have a poetic moon phase. The dial is quite readable despite all the information present. The "blued" hands look very artificial and are the only really low-end elements at first glance.

A moon phase date chrono for less than 200 euros

I didn't see myself wearing a gold world but the rose gold of this Certina convinced me otherwise. Its small second and the beginning of a Bambi patina finished convincing me. The transition to a midnight blue bracelet suits it perfectly. The indexes are just the index at 6 o'clock is the only negative note on the piece for me.

Bambi are you there?

An ideal watch for summer or to bring some sun in the middle of winter. The yellow dial is bright no matter the lighting. The integrated bracelet fits well with the case. The finishes could be a bit better, but for mass-produced watches it's okay. The crown is not easy to operate and I would have liked a version without a date or at least without a cyclops.

Simple and effective in short citizen

Everything has already been said about the speedmaster. So I would talk about the feeling when the first time you wear one on your wrist, and especially the first time it is ours and we start our story with it. The search for the right strap (the best is Joseph Bonnies' NASA), checking our car speedometer on the highway and the fact of perpetuating the story by spreading it around you. I started with something new wanting to try to keep this watch until the end of my life and for it to be part of my story.

One small step, one giant leap in the heart

An iconic watch brought up to date by its size and its bronze case. A pleasant mechanism to handle with its good-sized crown and a power reserve that can allow forgetting to wind it.
The bronze patina very well. The horns are long and allow the wearing of any type of bracelet.

Bronze at attention

Pretty vintage that attracted me by its patinated dial that goes towards purple and by the sunburst of the case. The shape of the case also changes with its slightly barrel shape. The dial seems very deep bringing a lot of relief to the whole. The CCCP also brings its bit of history on this manufacture coming from the east.

Made in CCCP

One of the few big watches that I like to wear thanks to its reduced horns. The ceramic makes it very soft to the touch. The readability is at the top day and night with this nightlum series. The integration of the date at 4 o'clock is great by taking the font size of the reference. The change of bracelet is simplified by the pierced horns.

When do we take off?

After getting past the round hands, we linger on the other subtleties of the watch. Its dial that goes from black to green with edges that go up towards the bezel. A very worked case that looks like it is in two parts. The openwork horns. In short, a lot of details for this microbrand.

Everything is going well

The watch that best fits the wrist with its shape, its absence of horn and its specific bracelet.
Its size is quite present for a vintage. Dial with a beautiful reflection and not "polluted" by a date that I find does not suit it. The second hand brings pep and makes it lively. The bracelet change system could be great if finding one was more economical.

Oval is the new round

<p dir="ltr">Founded in <strong>1888</strong> in Grenchen, Switzerland, by Adolf and Alfred Kurth, <strong>Certina</strong> is a renowned Swiss watch brand, appreciated for its quality watches, precision and sporty style. Certina has quickly become a benchmark in the watch industry thanks to its commitment to quality and sustainability.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">History of the Certina brand</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The history of Certina is closely linked to the evolution of Swiss watchmaking. At the time of its creation, the brand focused on the production of high-precision watch movements and components. However, it was in the 1930s that Certina began manufacturing its own complete watches.</p>
<p dir="ltr">During the first decades, Certina gradually strengthened its reputation as a manufacturer of reliable and precise watches. In 1959, the brand introduced <strong>the iconic "DS" (Double Security) collection</strong>. Certina's DS watches were renowned for their exceptional resistance to shock, pressure, water and temperature variations, thanks to technical innovations and advanced manufacturing techniques. This collection marked a turning point in the brand's history, and Certina's DS watches became synonymous with extreme robustness and reliability.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Over the years, Certina has maintained its commitment to performance and sustainability, while developing its distinctive sporty aesthetic. The brand has expanded its presence in the world of sport by <strong>becoming an official partner of various sporting events and federations</strong>, including the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Rally Championship. This association with prestigious sporting competitions has strengthened Certina's image as a brand of reliable and high-performance watches.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Certina has also pioneered the use of ball bearing rotor technology in the automatic movements of its watches. This innovation significantly improved the reliability and precision of Certina watches, strengthening their appeal among mechanical watch enthusiasts.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">What are the main Certina models?</h2>
<h3 dir="ltr">Certina DS (Double Security)</h3>
<p dir="ltr">The DS collection is Certina's iconic range, famous for its extreme resistance. DS watches are designed to withstand the harshest conditions, whether diving, mountains or other extreme environments. DS watches are equipped with features such as scratch-resistant sapphire crystals, screw-down crowns and special gaskets, ensuring maximum protection.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/certina/ds_action">Certina DS Action</a>&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr">The DS Action collection embodies the spirit of action and adventure. These watches are specially designed for lovers of water sports and outdoor activities. They offer water resistance up to 30 ATM meters, unidirectional rotating bezels for diving and great readability in all conditions.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr">Certina DS Podium</h3>
<p dir="ltr">The DS Podium collection combines sportiness and elegance. These watches feature sophisticated dials, stainless steel cases and high-quality leather straps. The DS Podium collection is appreciated for its refined style which can be worn both on a daily basis and on special occasions.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/certina/ds_1">Certina DS-1</a>&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr">It is a classic and timeless model. This elegant watch features a minimalist dial, refined indexes and a leather or stainless steel bracelet. It is appreciated for its simplicity and sophistication, convincing lovers of classic watches.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr">Certina DS Rookie</h3>
<p dir="ltr">The DS Rookie collection is specially designed for young fans of sports watches. These colorful and vibrant watches feature durable rubber straps, luminous dials and rugged features. They are perfect for accompanying young adventurers in their daily activities.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Certina has also offered other collections and special editions over the years, all representing the brand's commitment to performance, sustainability and sporty design.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Certina watch cost?</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The prices of new Certina watches sold on the brand's website vary <strong>between $500 and $2,000 depending on the models and finishes</strong>. For example, count $980 for a<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/certina/ds-1"> Certina DS-1</a> and $1,100 for one<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/certina/ds_ph200m/review/6399e076f1f0f17908ed416c"> Certina DS PH200M</a>.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Certina: The choice of character and reliability&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>
<p dir="ltr">Today, Certina continues to innovate in watchmaking technology and offers a wide range of high-quality watches. Whether you are an avid diver, an extreme sports enthusiast, or simply looking for a reliable and stylish watch, Certina offers a variety of choices to suit everyone's needs and preferences.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Certina watches are trusted companions for adventurers and watch enthusiasts around the world. Their combination of performance, robustness and style makes them timepieces appreciated by watch enthusiasts. Discover the Certina collection and find the Certina that suits you using the <strong>Dialicious owners' reviews</strong>. Certina is part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_swiss_watch_brands">Ranking of most popular swiss watch brands</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">(Updated April 2024)</p>

Small dress watch from the Certina brand with its small second and its 28-10 manufacture caliber from the 50s/60s, small diameter of 34 mm, I love this watch, so elegant and quite thin, it is in fantastic condition given its age, just the plexiglass has been changed to allow you to see this sublime slightly ivory dial, I hope the photos will show it off because in real life it is magnificent!!!!

A very pretty dresswatch!!

A real city killer Omega Seamaster! What a pleasure to wear it.. A reasonable diameter for those who, like me, are in the chicken wrist team. A sober but hyper efficient case.. Everything is there, the indexes are elegant and the dial is generously domed, to the point of confusing the autofocus of cameras! I bought it on the good corner from an elderly gentleman who had left it for 25 years in a drawer and only asked me for 120 euros. I measured it at +2sec per day.. If the quality of Certina watches from this era was still to be proven... A pretty crazy price / pleasure ratio! Bonus: the plane and the "new art" font on the case back... deliciously vintage, certainly an extra chic soul!

Certina New Art 

<p>La marque <strong>Ollech &amp; Wajs</strong> a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en <strong>1956</strong> par Joseph Ollech et Albert Wajs &agrave; Zurich en Suisse. Albert &eacute;tait charg&eacute; de la conception, de l&rsquo;ing&eacute;nierie et de la fabrication des montres, tandis que Joseph s&rsquo;occupait du marketing et de la vente au d&eacute;tail. Avant de cr&eacute;er leur propre montres sous la marque Ollech &amp; Wajs, ils ont commenc&eacute; leur activit&eacute; en 1954 en fabriquant des bracelets en acier pour d&rsquo;autres marques.</p>
<p>La marque est connue pour avoir distribu&eacute; des montres &agrave; des unit&eacute;s de l&rsquo;arm&eacute;e am&eacute;ricaine pendant la guerre du Vietnam et pour avoir gagn&eacute; sa renomm&eacute;e aupr&egrave;s des plongeurs et pilotes du monde entier.</p>
<p>Apr&egrave;s 12 ans de n&eacute;gociation et apr&egrave;s avoir &eacute;t&eacute; son distributeur pour le march&eacute; fran&ccedil;ais, en 2017, Charles Le Menestrel, un passionn&eacute; d&rsquo;horlogerie, rach&egrave;te la marque. La gamme actuelle comprend des mod&egrave;les comme la Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 et la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/p-104">Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104</a>, la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000">Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000</a>, la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/ocean_graph">Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph</a> et la Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron.</p>
<h2>Combien co&ucirc;te une montre Ollech &amp; Wajs ?</h2>
<p>Les prix des montres Ollech &amp; Wajs &eacute;voluent et diff&egrave;rent selon les mod&egrave;les. <strong>La plupart co&ucirc;tent entre CHF 1,500 et CHF 2,000 selon les mod&egrave;les et les finitions</strong>. Comptez <strong>CHF 1,456</strong> pour une Ollech &amp; Wajs 350CI et pr&egrave;s de <strong>CHF 2,300</strong> pour une Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron Chronographe. Le march&eacute; de l'occasion est &eacute;galement une opportunit&eacute; &agrave; regarder pour acheter une Ollech &amp; Wajs moins ch&egrave;re. Les mod&egrave;les Vintage notamment les Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron et&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/astrochron">Ollech &amp; Wajs Astrochron</a>, sont tr&egrave;s pris&eacute;es des collectionneurs et ils convient de bien se renseigner sur le vendeur avant de franchir le pas de l'acquisition d'une vintage.</p>
<p><strong>Ollech &amp; Wajs</strong> est une marque de montres ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines de montres par an, tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une Ollech &amp; Wajs qui vous correspond le mieux,&nbsp;<strong>les avis clients Dialicious</strong> sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer chacun des diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Consultez le <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_suisses"><span class="s2">Classement des meilleures marques de montres suisses</span></a> dont Ollech &amp; Wajs fait partie.</span></p>
<p class="p1">(Mise &agrave; jour Octobre 2024)</p>

<p dir="ltr">The brand <strong>Ollech &amp; Wajs</strong> was created in <strong>1956</strong> by Joseph Ollech and Albert Wajs in Zurich, Switzerland. Albert was responsible for the design, engineering and manufacturing of the watches, while Joseph handled marketing and retail sales. Before creating their own watches under the brand Ollech &amp; Wajs, they started their business in 1954 making steel bracelets for other brands.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The brand is known for distributing watches to units of the American army during the Vietnam War and for having earned its reputation among divers and pilots around the world.</p>
<p dir="ltr">After 12 years of negotiations and after having been its distributor for the French market, in 2017, Charles Le Menestrel, a watchmaking enthusiast, bought the brand. The current range includes models like the Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/p-104"> Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000"> Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/ocean_graph"> Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph</a> and the Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does an Ollech &amp; Wajs watch cost?</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The prices of Ollech &amp; Wajs watches change and differ depending on the model. <strong>Most cost between CHF 1,500 and CHF 2,000 depending on the models and finishes</strong>. Expect to pay <strong>CHF </strong><strong>1,456</strong> for an Ollech &amp; Wajs 350CI and close to <strong>CHF </strong><strong>2,300</strong> for an Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron Chronograph. The second-hand market is also an opportunity to look at to buy a cheaper Ollech &amp; Wajs. Vintage models including the Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron and<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/astrochron"> Ollech &amp; Wajs Astrochron</a>, are very popular with collectors and they should find out about the seller before taking the step of purchasing a vintage one.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ollech &amp; Wajs is an independent watch brand and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an Ollech &amp; Wajs that best suits you, <strong>Dialicious owners' reviews</strong> are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real owner experience.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Consult the<a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_swiss_watch_brands"> Ranking of the best Swiss watch brands</a> of which Ollech &amp; Wajs is part.</p>
<p dir="ltr">(Updated October 2024)</p>

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