At this point, thanks again Martin for your work! What luck for us vintage Certina aficionados that Martin Lovasz has taken it upon himself to prepare such a list, and also that he welcomes our participation. Even at Certina itself, it seems that no reliable records exist (based on various requests from collectors directly to Certina, in my experience). Unfortunately, until recently, there wasn’t a reliable way to check the serial number with the year of production. Have you ever wondered what year your vintage Certina is? There are a lot of requests about that information. Stainless steel w red gold cap (top and side) Stainless steel w yellow gold cap (top and side) Yellow gold-plated (40 m) w steel caseback Yellow gold-plated (80 m) w steel caseback Stainless steel with red gold cap 14k (on top) Stainless steel with yellow gold cap 14k (on top) Yellow gold-plated (20 m) w steel caseback Yellow gold-plated (80 m) w plated caseback Yellow gold-plated (20 m) w plated caseback White gold-plated (40 m) w steel caseback Yellow gold-plated (40 m) w plated caseback Red gold-plated (20 micr.) w plated caseback White gold-plated (40 m) w plated caseback White gold-plated (20 m) w steel caseback Please note that the following tables are still under construction and I cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information. In this case, the Chronolympic "Regatta" Chronograph. The last three digits indicate the appropriate model resp. Here we have a number 01 for a steel case. The second two digits represent the case material. The corresponding assignment can be seen in the tables below.
In this example, the 87 stands for the Certina 29-064 (Valjoux 728). The first two digits indicate the movement that was used. The reference number of this period is made up as follows: Furthermore, it seems that special watches, such as chronometers and gold watches, may have had a separate six-digit numbering.Ī reference number from the period 1958 to 1974 has two parts and seven digits. It also could be that it continued until the changeover in 1974. It's not clear if the serial numbering was changed in the fifties. Prior to 1958, a reference number, for example, looks like this: 8600-2.īut the composition of the reference number was similar to the following system which was used from about 1958 to 1974. There were three different systems of numbering, depending on the era. These are the reference number and the serial number. If you take a look at the back side of your vintage Certina, you'll see (at least if it is from the 1950s to the mid-seventies, and the case back has not been polished) two numbers on the case back.
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