It was the head of DOXA product development, Urs Eschle, who had a vision to create a precision timepiece for the growing number of professional and recreational divers. We owe him a great deal. Introducing the DOXA Sub Dive Watches ….
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It was in the early 1950’s when people had just been given the invention of the Aqua-Lung. What Eschle wanted was a reliable and robust watch that moved away from the military look and feel of the dive watches from the last decade. And that’s precisely what we got – this stunning range of instantly recognizable Doxa diving watches.
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In the beginning – a 12 year old’s vision
Georges Ducommun was only twelve years old when he began his apprenticeship with an established watchmaker in 1880. Over several years Georges imagined ways that he could improve the components to make an even better watch. He soon realized it was time to move on and open his own business. And that’s what he did in 1889 aged just 21 “Georges Ducommun, Fabriques Doxa” started manufacturing his own watches.
Enter Jacques Cousteau
He also wanted to produce an affordable watch purpose-designed for the expanding community of underwater explorers. He set up a team that included professional divers such as Claude Wesly and none other than Monsieur Jacques-Yves Cousteau – co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung
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A selection of new & used Doxa dive watches listed for sale today. This list includes ALL models and variants. Each listing has a filter to allow a more focused search eg All Doxa Sub 300 or Doxa Sub 200 UK only etc. If you wish to browse Doxa watches on the market today – please CLICK HERE for our handpicked selection.
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🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Seahunter Diver Automatic Watch Limited Edition Nice Rare. This watch is available now for US$3,460.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is being sold by …
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Whitepearl – 840.10.011.23 – 2022 – Stainless Steel. This watch is available now for £1,380.00. The seller is located in DE. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is …
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa 43mm Sub 300 Professional Orange Dial Watch Full Set 2022 – 822.70.351.20. This watch is available now for US$3,985.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is b…
🇬🇧 delivery : A DOXA SUB 300 CARBON Sharkhunter – Brand New. This watch is available now for £2,600.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is being sold by a seller with the us…
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Divingstar (yellow) or Sharkhunter (black)?
When one begins their Doxa journey it can get a bit confusing with regard to model nomenclature. Is that the Doxa Sharkhunter or the Doxa Divingstar? … the Whitepearl or the Caribbean? The reason for this is simple – each model is available in several colours. Each colour comes with either steel bracelet or an FKM rubber divers strap in the same colour as the dial.
Choose the model you want by it’s functionality and design / style – then focus in on the colour requirement. To illustrate the different colour schemes the gallery below shows all the options in the Doxa Sub 300T model.
A brand with a genuine diving provenance
When a brand has a relationship with famous divers such as Claude Wesly and Jacques-Yves Cousteau it has to be taken seriously. Other brands might seek the endorsement of a Marvel Superhero or an A-list movie star. Not DOXA.
No doubt there are some A-list movie stars who choose to wear Doxa, even possibly the odd caped crusader with a Sub 600T on their wrist. But the bottom line is this – Doxa make design and produce timepieces for professional divers. That’s why we rank them in the Top 5 best dive watch brands for real-world scuba divers.
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More Doxa Sub divers watches listed for sale today. If you wish to browse all Doxa watches on the market today – please CLICK HERE for our handpicked selection.
🇺🇸 delivery : A DOXA Sub 200 Divingstar Automatic Men’s Watch 42mm RRP £950 Full Set.. This watch is available now for US$886.49. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a seller …
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa SUB 600T Pacific Limited Edition. This watch is available now for US$2,500.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is being sold by a seller with the user name dobizr…
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa Sub 600T Sharkhunter 600M Mens Divers Watch ***Pristine***. This watch is available now for US$1,221.53. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a seller with…
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Searambler – 840.10.021.20 – 2022 – Stainless Steel. This watch is available now for £1,380.00. The seller is located in DE. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is …
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Welcome to the Doxa Sub 300T
The DOXA SUB 300T was introduced to the world at the huge Baselworld watch expo in 1967. It was the first 100% purpose-designed, professional-grade sports diving watch. Many of the design features we see in other popular dive watches have taken their DNA from the radical innovations of the DOXA SUB 300T. It really did establish itself as the benchmark of the professional diver’s watch. For the record, the Doxa SUB 300T gets the name from it’s water resistancy – 300 meters and the, now banned, luminous material on the hands and dial- Tritium.
Some nice examples of Doxa Sub Diver’s sold on eBay
eBay is a great place to go to check a) the current prices of a specific watch and b) to see what the watch looks like in the “real world”. Most product photos on eBay are taken with great care to best represent the watch. You get to see what it really looks like (not a computer enhanced brochure photo). All the watches shown below have been sold recently on eBay. These watches were selected as they give the DOXA newbie a good feel for the range with all models covered from the Doxa 200 to the Doxa 1500T
Doxa Dive Watches discovered recently
The fine selection of DOXA Divers watches below were all discovered by ChronoDivers on eBay. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a snapshot of LIVE LISTINGS
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We’ve been looking at the offerings on eBay for some time now. Occasionally we see a “Doxa homage” from a brand called SEESTERN. They’re actually not bad watches – like Steeldive and their Seiko Turtle tributes – as long as you know it’s NOT actually a genuine Doxa. We’ve not seen any actual Doxa fakes as such – so shopping on eBay is quite safe as long as you take the normal distance buying precautions. 1) check seller credentials 2) try and get a watch with full set papers, box, original invoice etc 3) if in doubt – walk away.
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More Doxa Sub dive watches available today. If you wish to browse all Doxa watches on the market today – please CLICK HERE for our handpicked selection.
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Sub 600T Sharkhunter 600M Mens Divers Watch ***Pristine***. This watch is available now for £999.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a seller with the…
🇺🇸 delivery : A Limited Edition #0002/1500 – Doxa Sub 1500T Searambler – Ref. 881.10. This watch is available now for US$3,000.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is being…
🇬🇧 delivery : A DOXA SUB 300 CARBON Sharkhunter – Brand New. This watch is available now for £2,700.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is being sold by a seller with the us…
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Aquamarine 840.10.241.10 Condition Stainless Steel Dive Watch B&P. This watch is available now for US$2,000.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is b…
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Current Models in the Doxa Sub Collection
We’re only teasing the surface here with this comprehensive range of diving tools. If you’re new to the brand then you MUST pop over to their website to fully appreciate what’s on offer. The innovations, the styles, the technical capabilities and – something very important to us – the history. Below are just a few images of these stunning watches. Unfortunately none of the team at ChronoDivers have actually owned one – but Doxa is on all our Dive Watch Bucket Lists.
Doxa Sub 200 (incl C Graph & T Graph)
Doxa have dozens of dive watches starting with the ever popular Doxa Sub 200. A stunningly simple three handed timepiece with date and unidirectional dive time bezel. Most popular in this range, as with a majority of the others, are those watches with the Orange dial (Professional).
The Sub 200 also comes with Black dial (Sharkhunter), Silver Dial (Searambler), Blue dial (Caribbean) , Yellow dial (Diving Star), Aquamarine and Whitepearl. The Sub 200 C-Graph version features a Chronograph and the T-Graph with 2 sub-dials, a 30 minute chronograph and a small seconds dial.
Doxa Sub 300 and Sub 300T
This is one of our favourites. We love the innovative, patented dual function dive time bezel. On the outside of the ring is the depth in metres (300 version) or feet (300T model). On the inside of the ring are time markers in minutes. This clever calculator can be used as a quick reference depth and the related “no decompression” time – eg at 20m diver can spend up to 50 minutes with the need for decompression stops. For more details on the other Doxa Diver’s watches please pop over to their website, link below.
Doxa Sub 600T – an icon reborn
The reborn Doxa SUB 600T comes in a marine grade stainless steel featuring either a steel or black ceramic bezel insert. The 600T is available in 6 vibrant colours and comes mounted on either a stainless-steel bracelet or the soft but durable FKM rubber strap. With the 6 different colours and various strap offerings – all in all there are 24 different combinations to choose from.
Doxa Sub 1500T
The Doxa SUB 1500T is a watch true to the pioneering spirit of the brand. It breaks new ground with a cushion-shaped 316L marine grade steel case. This watch is certified to the deepest of depths – the case being pressure rated to 150 bar / 1,500 meters. Take the Seiko Turtle and put it on steroids – that’s the Doxa SUB 1500T. As with all proper diver’s watches it features a unidirectional bezel with diving table and a helium release valve. For a watch with such strength and pressure resisting characteristics it’s surprising to see it comes in a very wearable 45mm width case.
Sub 600, Sub 1500 and Army editions
The gallery below showcases three other models from this innovative and refreshingly unique brand. First we have the Doxa Sub 600T followed by the Sub 1500T and finally the stunning ARMY with it’s unique contrasting cream and black dial.
Doxa Army Diver’s Watch
This is a watch you can tell from a mile off – just like the Bell & Ross Diver and other uniquely styled timepieces. The DOXA Army is available with two bezel materials – marine grade steel or bronze. The steel bezel option features a black ceramic insert and the bronze come with a hunter green ceramic insert. It 50 years since the DOXA Army was first introduced to the elite Swiss Army divers. Doxa celebrate this allegiance by reissuing this iconic Army approved Diver’s watch – an instantly recognizable watch with a cult following.
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🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Divingstar – 840.10.361.31 – 2022 – Stainless Steel. This watch is available now for £1,380.00. The seller is located in DE. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is …
🇬🇧 delivery : A DOXA Sub 200 Divingstar Automatic Men’s Watch 42mm RRP £950 Full Set.. This watch is available now for £725.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a seller wi…
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa Searambler 300 very rare no T Slim Case Men’s Vintage Wrist Watch. This watch is available now for US$7,386.74. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by …
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa SUB 300T Professional 2020 Ltd Edition 50th Anniversary. This watch is available now for £1,950.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is being sold by a seller …
🇺🇸 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300t Professional Vintage. This watch is available now for US$3,690.29. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a seller with the user name chase-hattan. …
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Sub 300T Aquamarin – 840.10.241.10 – 2022 – Stainless Steel. This watch is available now for £1,420.00. The seller is located in DE. The condition of this watch has been listed as New with tags. This watch is b…
🇺🇸 delivery : A DOXA – 42 mm Sub 200 Sharkhunter, Ref. 799.10.101.10. This watch is available now for US$1,100.00. The seller is located in US. The condition of this watch has been listed as Pre-owned. This watch is being sold by a seller with…
🇬🇧 delivery : A Doxa Searambler 300 very rare no T Slim Case Men’s Vintage Wrist Watch. This watch is available now for £5,995.00. The seller is located in GB. The condition of this watch has been listed as Used. This watch is being sold by a …
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Alternatives to Doxa
If the Doxa brand appeals then please also consider a diver’s watch from either Sinn, Oris, Tissot or Longines. Like Doxa, the range of Sinn dive watches in underappreciated and sometimes even overlooked. Most popular in their dive watch collection are the Sinn U1 (1000m), the Sinn U2 (2000m & dual time) and, our favourite, the Sinn UX range with HYDRO technology.
Next we’d recommend a trip over to the Oris Dive watch collection. The most popular models in their dive collection are the Oris Aquis (WR to 300m – 1000m) and the Oris Divers Sixty Five (WR to 100m). A collection of competent timepieces with a product for all users from outdoor beach life (Oris Sixty Five) to full on professional diver (Oris Aquis Depth Gauge).
If nothing their grabs your attention then wander over to the more traditional, yet equally desirable range of dive watches from Tissot and Longines. Tissot is a brand with a long and intimate relationship with the sea and in particular – divers watches. Join us as we take the plunge and dive in to the Tissot Seastar diver’s watch collection. Most popular are the Tissot Seastar 1000 and the deep diving Tissot Seastar 2000 with Powermatic 80 automatic movement.
Longines is another company with a long relationship promoting outdoor life, sports and adventure. Like Rolex, Blancpain and Breitling – Longines entry in to Diver’s watches goes back to 1959! The new Longines Hydroconquest is their most desirable timepiece. A watch dedicated to men and women who demand high end performance from their timepiece without compromising on technical innovation and elegance.
Further Reading
Official Website (external link) – DoxaWatches.com