One watch, an infinite number of possibilities. With the DS+, Certina presents a new watch concept: a timepiece that offers not just a choice of straps, but a range of watch case shapes as well, to be combined to suit your personal preferences. Choose a sporty or a vintage look, a maritime or urban style: thanks to an ingenious three-part design you can easily change the look of the watch – without using any tools and in just a few steps – to suit your current outfit, a special occasion, or just because you feel like it. All the details, live photos and prices you can find below.
The secret of the DS+ lies in a three-part construction: watch head, watch case and strap. Each of the three elements is a self-contained unit that can be combined as desired with the other two. The round watch head, available with three different dials, is pressed from below into one of the six stainless steel watch cases and screwed securely into place using a separate crown on the case. An innovative gasket made of bio-sourced material ensures a perfect seal. The strap lugs are located on the case, which makes it possible to use Certina’s quick-change system to attach the desired strap. Certina retail outlets offer the watches in three different kits, each with a watch head, two watch cases and two straps. All elements can also be purchased individually online. I received all three kits for review and quickly mixed them together, so the photos below do not necessarily correspond to the kits.
Kit Aqua & Sport takes a dynamic approach: a black dial with sunray finish encounters the maritime watch case with a unidirectional black rotating bezel, and its sporty version with elongated flanks and six screws. Both are worn with a black and grey fabric strap made from #tide ocean material® and a three-row metal bracelet.
Kit Sport & Urban impresses with its elegant bi-colour visuals. The silver dial with gold-coloured indexes and sunray finish is a perfect complement to the pure urban version and its sporty counterpart with its gold PVD coating, dark brown leather strap and stainless steel Milanese bracelet.
Kit Urban & Heritage appeals to fans and friends of vintage watches. The dark blue dial with sunray finish and gold-coloured indexes comes with a cushion-shaped watch case with four visible screws and the bi-colour urban version, worn with the matching blue NATO fabric strap or three-row metal bracelet.
You can also use DS+ as a table clock. Very convenient for home.
The new DS+ powered by a reliable and robust automatic movement ETA Powermatic with an 80-hour power reserve and Nivachron balance spring. This innovative material is unaffected by magnetic fields and delivers maximum mechanical precision over the long term. Along with the hour, minute and seconds hands, the watch has a date window at 6 o’clock. Thanks to its ultra-robust construction with screw-in case back and screw down crown it offers water resistance up to 20 bar (200 m).
The many different personalisation options offered by the new DS+ can be experienced digitally and close at hand. The online configurator, for example, allows you to easily set up your personal favourite combination at any time and to have it sent directly to your home by the Certina Online Shop. Alternatively, you may wish to have a look at it using the Check & Reserve service at your preferred Certina retailer. www.certina.com/ds-plus
The price of kit Aqua & Sport is €1,055, kit Sport & Urban will cost you €1,040 and Urban & Vintage – €1,020.
