Certina is a Swiss wristwatch maker established by Kurt brothers in 1888. In 1971 it joined ASUAG (now Swatch Group). Due to the position within the group, the lineup is focused on sports watches, and after the release of the DS series, meaning double security, all the Certina collections bear the abbreviation DS in their name. Since 2005 Certina has been official Partner of the Sauber F1 team, and since 2013 official Timekeeper of the FIA WRC World Rally Championship. The average sales price for Certina is $871.