Padel-inspired timepieces with orange, green, or blue accents

Certina introduces us to four blacked-out DS Action watches. The black-coated steel DS Action Diver 38mm comes in two colorways, with orange or green details. The quartz-powered DS Action Chrono pairs an all-black exterior with either orange or blue accents. Certina found inspiration for the colorways in padel, but all four newcomers still have a 300m water resistance rating. In other words, you can wear these watches on the court and leave them on for a shower or a cold plunge afterward.

I have no idea how many of the Fratelli play padel, but it must be quite a few. Padel has become one of the world’s fastest-growing sports, and Certina began “playing” the fast, strategic game in 2021. That’s when the Swiss brand became the first watchmaker to sponsor it. Now, with this quartet of padel-inspired, blacked-out watches with orange, green, and blue accents, it’s a doubles match — Divers versus Chronos.…