Hopefully, we’ll see the rest of the collection with matching date wheels soon, too.Ībove and below: the redesigned Certina DS Action Diver from 2013Īlso in 2011, Tissot launched its radically redesigned Seastar 1000 collection. So if you can live with its position, and have always liked the look of this watch, now might be an even better time to give this model another chance. Fortunately, it appears Certina came around to agreeing: sometime between 20, the black dial base model was upgraded and now features a less dominant white-on-black date wheel.
#Certina vs tissot iso#
Unfortunately, all these models were initially equipped with a black-on-white date wheel between 4 and 5 o’clock, which probably is the most obvious thing to criticize (next to the text/font treatment on the dial the ISO Standard could have easily been placed on the caseback instead). (Considering the price difference, we recommend going for the bracelet option first and acquiring the rubber strap separately). They are either powered by an ETA 2824-2 or ETA 7753 movement and are available with either a rubber strap or metal bracelet. All models offer 200-meter water resistance and a bezel inlay made of sapphire crystal covered with a transparent layer (epoxy resin). A 45-mm chronograph version followed in 2012 (Ref.
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The 43-mm Certina DS Action Diver was first introduced at Baselworld in 2011 in stainless steel (Ref. These watches also have something else in common: both were improved shortly after their launch, which makes them an even more attractive option to those in search of an affordable Swiss made dive watch. Tissot and Certina are Swiss brands, both part of the Swatch Group, that currently offer mechanical dive watch models priced below $1,000 - the Tissot Seastar 1000 and Certina DS Action Diver.