CERTINA DS Hand Wind caliber 25-661 circa 1970s Steel Case Needs Servicing

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$150 CAD shipped OBO

Certina DS hand wind
Circa 1970s
Model 5301 300-M
Certina 25-661 hand wind movement
17 jewels
Solid steel case
All original parts
Steel screw down case back
Case measures 38mm wide 43mm lug to lug and has 18mm lugs
Case shows very well
Dial shows well
Crystal has scratches
Movement winds sets and runs and the calendar works correctly

The center wheel pivot which holds the second hand is broken and will need to be replaced.

These hand wind DS models are less common than the automatics and usually sell for hundreds. I'm just looking to get back what I paid.

 

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Weekend bump.

I've removed the second hand from inside the case so it's not floating around. The cannon pinion must be loose because the hands are not moving when the movement is running.

Make me an offer, I'm in a generous mood.

 

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I'm including a Certina Waterking with a working caliber 25-661 movement $300 shipped OBO

 

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Two watch and two movements

Make an offer

 

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Rainy day bump

 

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Long weekend bump.

Best price I can do for this one is $280 shipped

Everything is there for your watchmaker to switch the parts or swap the entire movement.

 

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Sunday bump and I'll open it up to offers.

 

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I was asked a question about this watch and when I checked it I saw the MD logo was damaged. I must have done it while removing the second hand. The bad news, the logo is damaged. The good news, it can be removed it someone chooses to do so.

$250 shipped OBO for both watches

 

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Bump for offers

I tightened the cannon pinion and the watch is running -30 seconds per day

 

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Last bump and price reduction: $215 CAD shipped

If they don't sell today they'll go into a drawer until I can get the DS serviced.

 

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Made some money from two other watches so I"m reducing these two further:

$200 shipped

I'm losing $100 at this price. My loss is your gain.

 

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I decided to do the work myself and I'm happy to say it went well.

I'm going to keep this DS and I have it on a nifty vintage Tropic strap and I think it looks pretty nice. The dial printing damage is disappointing, but for some reason finger cots stuck to the dial and lifted off ink. Short of finding a new dial or getting this one refinished there's not much I can do.

Thanks to Bobby for hosting and thanks to everyone who stopped by to look.

Here's a pic.