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BaselWorld 2012: Serious Diver’s Chronograph from Certina

Posted on March 7th, 2012

Last year, Certina regaled us with an ISO 6425-certified three-hands Professional Diver’s watch. This year, the brand decided to adapt the case construction to accomodate a variant of the ubiquitous 7750 workhorse. The new DS action diver measures 45.2 mm of diameter and complies with ISO 6425. This means that every single watch goes through stringent testing before […]

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Certina DS Action Diver

Posted on March 28th, 2011

Hat tip to WorldTempus.com Owned by the Swatch Group, Certina isn’t exactly your typical small independent brand. For the last decade of the 20th century, Certina was positioned below Tissot in terms of pricing and finish. But over the past few years, the brand has benefitted from a quality increase in design and movements. Now, Certina use amongst […]

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Happy New Year! The Most Popular Posts of 2011

Posted on January 1st, 2012

As the editor, I would like to wish the reader a Happy New Year, and thank them for their support throughout the year 2011, either by visiting our posts or by linking to them on horological forums. WatchProjects.com consistently started publishing news about boutique brands in July 2009 and the site traffic almost doubled between December […]

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