Description: Original Vintage CERTINA DS Wristwatch. Reference 346.825. Stainless Steel. Gold Tone Dial. Automatic (self-winding) Movement Caliber 25-651, with Sweep Center Seconds and Date Features. Certina / GAY FRERES Stainless Steel Bracelet with Deployment Clasp. Includes its original factory Box. Made in Switzerland. Circa 1965 Movement: Automatic (self-winding). Bidirectional oscillating weight. Caliber 25-651. 27 jewels. Signed “Certina, Swiss Pat.”. Dial: Gold tone (original factory). Applied Certina logo at 12 o’clock. Applied gilt faceted hour indexes. Minutes/Seconds Divisions. Silver hands. Sweep center seconds. Aperture for Date at 3 o’clock. Signed “Certina Automatic, DS, Swiss Made”. Case: Stainless Steel. Two-body. Round-shaped. Plane bezel. Acrylic crystal. Solid faceted lugs. Steel crown at 3 o'clock (original, signed). Beautiful screw-down back with embossed “Turtle” Certina DS logo, signed inside, and showing reference number and case features. Dimension: 36 millimeters (39mm. Including the crown). 46 millimerters lug to lug. Distance between lugs: 19 millimerters. Bracelet: Original Certina, made by Gay Freres. Stainless steel. Deyployment clasp showing the brand logo and signed “DS” on front, and also signed on blades “GF” (Gay Freres logo), “Brevete, SteelInox, Swiss Made, 1 65”.This watch fits in wrists up to 7.87” inches circumference (200 millimeters), and can be adjusted to fit smaller wrists using the clasp holes. Condition: Very good overall and working in all its functions. As a vintage pre-owned timepiece, you will find signs of use on it, as scratches and some small dents on steel parts, but nothing serious to remark fortunately. Please check aged patina on dial’s background and hands, but still in good overall condition and readable, and highlighting its jazzy dark gold color. Movement is clean, no aged metallic parts fortunately. Bracelet is very good, but as case, with some scratches and some stretching (please check the larger photographs for details). As mentioned, it is accompanied by its original factory blue leather Box, in very good condition Images and description from the original piece. Sold as described and shown ------------------------------------- Please read this next important information before buying or bidding: All our items are photographed and described from the actual pieces, so please check carefully photos and description to avoid any future inconvenients. Shipping: The item will be shipped the next working day after the payment is received, so if you pay by Friday afternoon or during the weekend, have in mind that your item will be shipped by next Monday, or the first working day in case of a Holiday or National day.Combined Shipping Option Available! Buy more than 1 item, and paid the same shipping cost, till 1,5 kilo (50 oz) weight.As an International Shipment, Customs Duty Fees or similar Taxes may be Applied depending on the Country of Destination Laws. Those Expenses are in Charge of the Buyer. Thank you Questions: We are usually offline during weekends. So if you have a question(s), please leave it posted, and we will answer you as soon as we read it on Monday, or the first working day in case of a Holiday or National day. New eBay users: If you are new in eBay, and you have 0 or a low feedback rating, please contact us before bidding or buying. It is just to know you better, and also to avoid inconvenients we have experienced with some buyers with low or negative feedback. Thank you!rilwatches team
Price: 560 USD
Location: Buenos Aires
End Time: 2024-12-14T19:41:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Bezel Color: Silver
Closure: Deployant
Max Wrist Size: 7.87 in
Number of Jewels: 27 Jewels
Indices: Baton Indexes, 12-Hour Dial
Year Manufactured: 1960-1969
Band/Strap: Bracelet
Vintage: Yes
Case Color: Silver
Handedness: Left
Department: Men
Caseback: Screwback
Lug Width: 19 mm
Watch Shape: Round
Style: Classic, Dress/Formal
Features: 12-Hour Dial, Acrylic Crystal, Central Second, Date Indicator, Fixed Bezel, Seconds Hand, Self-Winding, Swiss Made, Swiss Movement
Case Size: 36 mm
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Movement: Mechanical (Automatic)
Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
With Papers: No
Reference Number: 346.825
Brand: Certina
Type: Wristwatch
Band Color: Silver
Band Material: Stainless Steel
Dial Color: Gold
Band Width: 19 mm
Model: Certina DS
With Original Box/Packaging: Yes
With Manual/Booklet: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
Display: Analog