This Titanium Auto Dive Watch Is Insanely Capable for Just $1,500

Certina just added an extra zero to your water resistance.

Close-up of a silver dive watch with a blue bezel and orange-tipped hands submerged in water.

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If you’re shopping for an automatic dive watch with a $1,500 budget, you’re faced with an overwhelming number of options. But if 2000m (with three zeros) water resistance is a must-have, that shrinks the field quite a bit.

Given those criteria, Certina just dropped your best option with the most aquatically adept DS Diver ever released. It doubles the maximum depth of its predecessor and does so in funky vintage style.

Silver stainless steel Certina DS wristwatch with teal gradient dial, orange and white hands, and date window at 3 o'clock. — The DS Super PH2000M retains the collection’s 1970s design language.

Certina, now a member of the Swatch Group family, has been a leader in dive watch innovation since 1959, when it debuted the Double Security Concept case with the first DS Diver. The collection was revived in 2018 with the DS PH200m, an IYKYK icon of the dive watch community.

Certina didn’t rest on its laurels with one of the best bang-for-your-buck divers on the market. It continued to push the limit of water resistance with DS Super PH500m in 2020, followed by the DS Super PH1000m three years later.

Wristwatch with blue dial and matching blue strap worn underwater with bubbles around. — The DS Super PH2000M has a 43mm-wide by 16mm-tall case.

Now, Certina plunges the DS Super collection down to 2000m, which is far deeper than humans can go without extensive training and a ton of equipment. But that doesn’t detract from the cool factor.

While it is on the larger side, the 43 mm-wide by 16 mm-tall case is still very wearable. It also retains the collection’s funky 1970s design language and debuts with four bold color schemes.

Going deep

The DS Super PH2000m offers astounding water resistance for under $2,000 by utilizing Certina’s new Extreme Shock Resistance case system, which debuted in the DS Action Diver collection in 2025.

The complex titanium case design, featuring a helium escape valve at 9:00, adds cushioning and water sealant layers between the dial and movement, under the movement and at the crown stem.

Silver titanium Certina Sea Turtle Conservancy limited edition watch with open clasp showing engraved back. — The DS Super PH2000m comes with a five-link steel bracelet featuring a folding clasp with a sliding diving extension.

The cushion-case shape and round bezel of the previous generation are replaced by a faceted case and a 12-sided, coin-edged bezel. The screw-down crown is sunken, acting as a crown guard, and the ceramic bezel has a fully graduated 60-minute track with a pip.

Certina provides a quick-release five-link titanium bracelet featuring a folding clasp with a sliding diving extension. An additional rubber strap with the same folding clasp is provided.

Save the turtles!

Like its 1000m predecessor, the DS Super PH2000m debuts with a limited edition collaboration with the Sea Turtle Conservatory. It uses the same teal color, with a sunburst fumé finish on the dial, accented by a white crosshair, and a black bezel with a teal etched-and-lacquered track.

Close-up of a Certina DS Super PH200M limited edition dive watch with a blue dial and turquoise rubber strap underwater. — The DS Super PH2000m debuts with a new limited edition Sea Turtle Conservatory reference.

The sword hour hand and arrow seconds hand are metallic, while the big-arrow minutes hand is orange, and all three are filled with white Super-LumiNova. The faceted hour markers have matching lume, and the dial is encircled by a dash minutes track.

A colorful bunch

Surfacing alongside the Sea Turtle Conservancy edition are three regular production references. There is a black dial and bezel with orange accents, a white dial with a blue bezel and a yellow dial with a black bezel.

All four DS Super PH2000m references feature the same orange minute hands and pip triangle.

Three Certina DS Super PH2000M watches with black, white, and yellow dials, stainless steel cases, and metal or fabric straps. — The DS Super PH2000m debuts with three regular production models.

This ultra-deep diver is powered by the ETA Caliber 80.611 automatic, a member of the Powermatic 80 family, featuring a Nivachron balance spring and an 80-hour power reserve.

Availability and pricing

An automatic titanium dive watch with 2000m water resistance and an 80-hour power reserve at this price is almost too good to be true, but Certina’s golden reputation assures it is for real. The angular retro look, reminiscent of the far-pricer Zenith Defy, sweetens the deal.

The Certina DS Super PH2000m is available now from authorized Certina dealers for $1,535. All four references come on a titanium bracelet. The Sea Turtle Conservancy, black dial and yellow dial references come with an additional rubber strap secured by a folding clasp, while the white dial comes with a blue nylon NATO strap.

Silver Certina DS Super PH2000M watch with teal gradient dial, orange second hand, black bezel, and teal rubber strap.

Certina DS Super PH2000M STC

Specs

Case Size	43mm
Movement	ETA Caliber 80.611 automatic
Water Resistance	2000m

$1,535 at Certina

About the Author: Brad Lanphear is an associate editor at Gear Patrol covering watches and style. Before joining the publication, he previously wrote for Heddels and Men’s Health. Now, he’s on a never-ending quest to find the perfect pair of Japanese denim.

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