A beautiful and rare early “Patent Pending” Certina DS Automatic from the first year of production (between 1959 and 1960)
The early models are recognizable by the flat patent pending case back, the dauphine hands and the caliber 25-45.
The one offered here is especially rare with the raised index ring on the dial, offering a style similar to the Omega “Pie Pan” or the Universal Genève Polerouter, two iconic watches of he 1950s.
Gold plated steel case
Gold dial with patins
Dauphine gold hands
Screwed back
New burgundy leather strap (Kaufmann Shrunk Bombe)
The case measures 36mm without crown, 45mm lug to lug, 11mm thick with a 19mm lug width.
It is powered by a in-house automatic caliber Certina 25-45 fully serviced in January 2025.
