Certina 28001-1

CERTAIN ref

CERTINA ref. 28001-1 Case: Steel by Huguenin Frères. Screwed back. Signed crown. Dial: Cream. Luminous Arabic numeral indexes. Luminous sword hands with blued steel surround. Movement: Automatic Certina 28-45. Bracelet: Bonklip steel signed Gay fère. Diameter: 34mm Movement, case, movement signed and numbered. Founded in 1888 by the Kurth brothers, the Grana brand, which became Certina, is one of the pioneers of waterproof and automatic watches, as here with this beautiful example, equipped with a rare steel bracelet called "Bonklip" from the famous Gay frères manufacture (later bought by Rolex). A beautiful example of a "vintage" watch.