Vintage Certina Swiss Watch, Two-Tone Bulleye Dial, Manual Wind Cal. 321 from 1950s

This vintage Certina is a mid-century dress watch from the 1950s, built around the brand's own manual-wind caliber 321. Certina made its own movements - a mark of a serious mid-tier Swiss house - and this in-house caliber is signed and running behind a solid Staybrite stainless steel case measuring 34.5mm across, an easy and versatile size on the wrist.

The dial is what sets this one apart. It's a two-tone bulleye layout, a darker centre framed by a grey ring carrying gold applied dot markers and Arabic numerals at 12, 3 and 9. Time has warmed the dark portions into an uneven patina, and the lume on the markers and hands has aged. A small seconds sub-dial sits at six. It reads as an honest, unrestored vintage dial - the kind of character that can't be faked.

✓ Professional inspection by our watchmaker
✓ One-year warranty
✓ Express shipping included
✓ Carefully packed and ready to wear

CASE:

• Round Staybrite stainless steel case 
• Diameter: 34.5mm (excluding crown)
• Lug-to-lug: 40.4mm
• Thickness: 9.7mm
• Lug width: 18mm
• Snap-on caseback, ref. 8862-1, case no. 3112776

DIAL:

• Two-tone sector dial with concentric zones
• Gold applied dot markers, Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 9
• Small seconds sub-dial at 6 o'clock

MOVEMENT:

• Certina in-house manual-wind caliber 321
• 15 jewels, Swiss made