DS-2 Super PH1000M - Vintage 1000m Diver - Watch Only - 1970s

Certina DS-2 Super PH1000M - Vintage 1000m Diver - Watch Only (1970s)

The DS-2 Super PH1000M is one of the boldest professional dive watches of the 1970s and among the very first Swiss automatics rated to a full 1,000 metres. Its cushion-shaped monobloc case, crown-operated internal rotating diver's bezel and oversized orange minute hand give it a period presence that few contemporaries can match.

Details:

• Reference: DS-2 Super PH1000M
• Year: 1970s
• Case Size: 43mm, stainless steel monobloc cushion case, approx. 18mm thick
• Bezel: External ratcheting steel bezel driving an internal 60-minute rotating dive scale (aftermarket insert fitted)
• Dial: Matte black with applied lume-filled rectangular indices, orange minute hand, date at 3 o'clock, "CERTINA Automatic" and "DS-2 SuperPH1000M" signatures
• Movement: Certina Caliber 25-651, automatic, 28 jewels, 19,800 bph
• Crystal: Newly fitted NOS crystal
• Crown: Signed screw-down crown at 4 o'clock
• Strap: Aftermarket black and orange rubber strap (signed Stailer) on pin buckle
• Water Resistance: 1,000 meters

Set Includes:

• Watch only

Condition:

• Good condition with signs of wear
• Aftermarket rubber strap
• Some cracks in the lume in the hands
• Nice patina
• New NOS crystal fitted
• Aftermarket bezel insert

Introduced as a milestone in professional dive-watch engineering, the DS-2 Super PH1000M pushed Certina's Double Security case concept to the extreme and delivered a 1,000-metre-rated diver years before the industry's biggest names caught up.