1888: Founding of the factory at Grenchen, Switzerland. Reliability, precision, innovation: the Kurth Brothers' fundamental principles to guide the Swiss company's early years. The watchmaking firm rapidly climbs to an important rank in the international watchmaking world.
Third Millennium: Certina confirms its ambitious trajectory by strengthening its commitment to international motorsports.
For Certina, the past and the present share a strong common denominator, of uncompromising excellence and clever audacity. Since its creation, the spirit of the brand has stood at the pinnacle of technological evolution, through the use of the very finest components and materials: titanium, 316L stainless steel, sapphire crystal and world-famous Swiss Made ETA movements. As the Swiss leader for sport-watches in the price segment between CHF 300.00 and CHF 2,000.00, Certina has always championed the best quality at an affordable price. From early on, the brand has shown a keen interest in the world of sports, particularly so with the introduction of its Double Security concept in 1959, which raised water and shock resistance to new levels. Tested during a number of extreme international expeditions, Certina DS timepieces successfully withstood the most challenging of conditions. Through decades, Certina has boasted great dynamism and joined its name to those of legendary champions such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Doohan, Alex Crivillé, Colin McRae, Petter Solberg, Sete Gibernau, Timo Glock and last but not least, Hollywood's famous Swiss-born stuntman, Oliver Keller. |