The present pair of Certina wristwatches represents the quintessential style of the 1930s. Cased in a sleek and angular rectangular-shaped stainless steel case, it frames an elegant yet simplistic dial, one in glossy black and the other in champagne, both examples feature Arabic numerals and small seconds that completes the Art Deco appeal of the era. Powered by manual cal. K.F. 190 by Kurth Frères, which was first established by two brothers in 1888, it was a company specializing in manufacturing movements for the Swiss watchmaking industry. Certina was first registered in 1924, and in the following years, more and more timepieces manufactured by the firm was signed Certina instead of its previous brand name, Grana.

The present pair of Certina wristwatches from the 1930s are a specimen of the decadent period of the firm preserved in almost “new-old-stock” condition.