Its a luxury watch, really feels good to wear them. Great watch.

I recently bought a SS DS Podium and I'm really happy I did! I own an Omega speed master and an old Tag as well so It's not my first decent watch. It looks great on the wrist, is uber reliable and it really is as tough as they say ( I'm a chef, so it gets a fair bit of abuse) it has never let me down. I couldn't recommend them enough to be honest. Amazing value compared to my Omega....

Like many others here, I too bought this over a vacation in zurich after noticing it on the back cover of one of the magz that are placed all over hotels to do just that. Saw it in a boutique the next day and bought, thought was its a reasonably prized watch that will serve as a souvenir of the sort (I had never heard of the brand before, as no one who don't owns a certina has). I am surprised after 7+ years it is still going strong looking new (I wear it almost *everyday* for the past 4 years). Sent it for service only twice (first time was covered under warranty) to NYC in all this time. Got the strap replaced once (any strap would give up after this kind of abuse ;). Alert, If you buy this watch you'll silently fall in love with it, its not loud but get enough heads turned. People often feel compelled to ask about it and don't hesitate complement. Did not expect this kind of endurance and quality, though I am not sure why I didn't! Good job team Certina!

Purchased my Certina DS Podium Chrono Quartz as a momento of a wonderful xmas vacation in Switzerland 2007, my DS Podium has since become my everyday wearer. It has deleivered completely reliable and accurate performance. As a sports watch, it features unique and stunning styling. I often notice it catching the eye of people I meet, drawing those ' I like your watch. What is it? ' comments.
Great job Certina.

This watch is astonishingly good looking, keeps time with great accuracy, well I guess it's normal since it is a Swiss Made Timepiece.
In relation to its price, The quality is GREAT.
I wear it proudly on special occasions and the customer service, based in Switzerland is amongst The BEST In The World.
I have for quite some time now and by the way its looking, it seems that it will stay on my side for many more years to come.

If you would like a watch that competes with the Likes of Omega or Longines for a Fraction of their cost than CERTINA is Definitely the watch for you...!!

It looks good, great even, potentially 'Certina is the new black'. A real man's watch. If Jack Bauer was going to be a watch, he'd consider being a Certina at least. When it was working, for those first 15-18 months, kept very accurate time. Now... between that and the watch band breaking (glad it happened at home and not somewhere out and about as I likely would have missed it), the watch is more poser than real watch. That and the customer service issue, where I feel I was treated as a suspect before any of the repair work is carried out...
I'll persist with the one I have but I doubt I will go with Certina again.

Low price for a Swiss made watch. Extremely attractive and beautiful watch.

I bought this timepiece 2 months ago. The only flaw it has became obvious within a few days: the finish of the leather strap wore off near the case in a few days. The problem is that the case was too close to the strap, so it scraped the surface of the not-so-high quality strap and made the light colored leather below visible.
I changed the strap to a Hirsch, and had the spring bars bent, so the strap doesn't reach the case anymore.
I still think it's an excellent watch, I like it very much, the reason I gave it 5 for overall is because it's quartz.