VINTAGE CERTINA Ladies' Dress Watch Small Seconds

VINTAGE CERTINA Ladies' Dress Watch - Small Seconds Description: Brand: Certina (Swiss Made, Kurth Frères) Style: Elegant Mid-Century Ladies' Dress Watch Case Metal: Yellow Gold Plated or Rolled Gold Bezel with Stainless Steel Case Back. (The smaller size and design are typical of this era's fine ladies' watches). Dial: Clean, creamy/champagne-tone dial with a delicate finish. Features applied gold baton indices and Arabic numerals (e.g., at 12, 3, 6, 9). Complication: Small Seconds sub-dial at the 6 o'clock position, adding a classic vintage touch. Hands: Gold-tone Dauphine or Stick-style hour and minute hands. Strap: Fitted with a black leather strap (Possibly-original, or a vintage replacement). Condition: Original condition with a lovely, unpolished patina. Showing signs of age appropriate for a piece of this vintage. Functionality: Ticking and working well, but has not been timed for accuracy. Technical Specifications: Estimated Year of Manufacture: Circa 1950 - 1959 (The small seconds layout and case style are highly characteristic of Certina's vintage output from this decade). Movement: Manual Wind Mechanical Movement ladies' calibre from the Certina KF 13-xx series. Jewels: Typically 17 Jewels. Case Size: Approximately 22mm - 25mm diameter (typical ladies' size for the 1950s). Tags: #Certina #VintageWatch #LadiesWatch #SwissMade #SmallSeconds #ManualWind #GoldPlated #DressWatch #MidCentury #Omega #Longines #Cartier #Rolex Tissot Seiko Orient Sekonda rotary prim automatic Cartier