MELLOW~1950s CERTINA DS 25-451 AUTOMATIC

FOR SALE IS A PATINA PERFECT MID 50s CERTINA DS WITH IN-HOUSE CAL. 25-451   CASE: STUNNING SOLID STEEL CASE WITH ROBUST SCREW-BACK CASE MEASURING A NICE 36mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CASE DESIGNS WITH THOSE LONG SWOOPY TWISTED AND DRILLED LUGS WHICH MAKE STRAP CHANGES A CINCH.  I LOVE THE WAY THIS ONE WEARS NICE AND LARGE DUE TO THE LONG LUG TO LUG LENGTH AND THAT THIN BEZEL/WIDE. CONDITION IS PRETTY DARN SHARP!   DIAL: THE PATINA ON THIS ONE IS MIND BLOWING. WHAT STARTED OUT MOST LIKELY AS A SILVER WHITE DIAL, HAS TAKEN ON A WARM GOLDEN PATINA. THE GOLD APPLIED MARKERS PLAY NICELY WITH THAT DIAL TONE. ALL TIED TOGETHER WITH A SET OF PATINATED GOLD DAUPHINE HANDS.    MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A 23 JEWEL IN-HOUSE CERTINA 25-451 AUTOMATIC WHICH USED THE FAMED "DS"  DOUBLE SECURITY SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SHOCK ABSORPTION. THESE WERE EXTREMELY ROBUST MOVEMENTS FOR THE TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS ONE, BUT IT'S KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME A