Multifunction watches, you got
to love them! I just couldn’t resist this PVD Multi-8 when I found it to a good
deal back in March 2014. I knew right away it was going to feel too big with its 42mm and lack of
bezel ring so this was strictly a test run and it was quickly sold after a few days.
My biggest problem though wasn’t the size but the awful looking carbon style
strap. I just can’t stand the look of that pattern. My favorite feature was the
rather unusual display of week; a phenomenon not commonly used by many others except for a few European and Asian countries. This great feature was
also used by Sjöö Sandström in their Skydiver watch (which I have had of course!) which is an awesome multifunction watch but more about that one later.
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| #220 - The Certina DS Multi-8 Carbon, ref. C020.419.16.052.00. |
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| Nice blue lume and backlight. And the display of week was incredibly convenient for a Swede like myself. |
The Certina Multi-8 is a great watch feature-wise but I find its aesthetical appeal to be quite boring. One detail I found extra disappointing was the PVD-coating they used for this model. The watch I got a hold of was quite new but already had some scratches in the surface of the coating so I highly doubt the material they use is holding up to any Sinn standards.
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