2022 Certina DS Chronograph Automatic 1968 C040 462A
Ref: C040.462.18.051.00
Specification
Lugs : 21mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Certina box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original black and silver striped 21mm Certina signed NATO strap. The watch is from August 2022 and is sold in fantastic condition and appears to have been worn very lightly. The watch comes with our 12-Month Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2022 Certina DS Chronograph Automatic 1968 C040 462A based on the 38mm Certina Argonaut Chrono 200m Ref: 8401 002, production ran for only a few years between 1968 and 1972. The 43mm stainless steel brushed and polished square cushion case curves over your wrist with short-angled flat-ended lugs, a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a case thickness of 14.5mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence. The finish of the brushed and polished sides transitions with crisp edges and lifts this timepiece above many of its chronograph contemporaries. Down the right side, you find the recessed piston-style chronograph pushers and a signed screw-down crown in the centre. The rotating unidirectional bezel has a black 60-minute scale with bold white numerals holding a domed sapphire crystal AR coated above a matte black bi-compax dial. An outer minute track is precisely executed with large applied orange baton indexes infilled with SuperLumiNova, at 3 o’clock we have a 30-minute register with an orange 45 and white hand, at 9 o’clock the continuous seconds register. Thick white baton hands are tipped with SuperLumiNova and complemented by a tapered white chronograph hand, the orange elements are a nice contrast to the black of the perfectly balanced bi-compax dial. At 12 o’clock we have the Certina motif with “Automatic” printed underneath at 6 o’clock complete this contemporary vintage-inspired dive tool watch. On the reverse a screw-down exhibition case back showcasing the automatic Certina Cal. A05.H31, 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, this movement is based on and is an adaptation of the Valjoux/ETA 7753 movement with the date removed. The watch comes paired with its Certina 21mm black and silver striped NATO strap with a signed buckle, made from recycled #tide ocean plastic, Tide Ocean SA was founded in 2019 by Thomas Schori, they are a supplier to the watch industry based in Basel, Switzerland and use recycled plastic from the ocean to make their watch straps. The watch comes with its Certina presentation box, swing tag and paperwork.
Personal Note
We regularly talk about "value for money" here at KibbleWatches, watches like this one optimises that for me! Vintage-inspired design, blown up to modern proportions for those who like a larger watch, powered by an automatic movement, from a recognized Swiss brand with true history and heritage, all this under £1,000 and a chunk off RRP, you can not go wrong!
The Brand
Certina was founded in 1888 by Adolf and Alfred Kurth in Grenchen Switzerland. Where they made movements and supplies for the watch industry. Shortly afterwards they started making their own watches and grew their workforce from 3 to 250 in 1938 when they celebrated their 50th Anniversary. By 1955 they had 500 employees and were producing 1000 watches a day. This expansion continued in 1971 when they were producing 600,000 watches every year with a workforce of 900. In 1983 Certina became a member of the Swatch group which continues to this day.