![]() But what many have failed to note is that – rather than riffing off watches of that era – the DOXA SUB 200 is actually a reissue of the company’s first dive watch, that came out a few years before the famous SUB 300. The watch has also been criticised for its faux-patina lume, odd-lug-width, and what some have described as a derivative styling based on the Omega and other watches from that era. Visually, reviewers have been right to point out its similarities to the Omega Seamaster 300 and Speedmaster, with the curved lugs and case design. ![]() That one line of text on the dial (SUB 200) is pretty boss when you think about the almost maniacal preponderance of big brands like Tudor and Rolex to fit multiple lines of spec/text on their dials (the Tudor Pelagos includes five lines, seven if you count “Tudor” and “Geneve”). That heritage perhaps informs the watch’s robust functionality with its sapphire crystal, sapphire bezel and endearing ‘less-is-more’ approach to watch design. Released in 2019, it’s an affordable Swiss-made 200m water-resistant three-hander with an ETA 2824-2 movement, from a venerable brand with a rich association with dive watches. The DOXA SUB 200 harks back to a golden era in recreational diving timepieces. Adding to the upgrade list, Doxa has enlisted chronometer-certified versions of the ETA 2824-2 movement for the new piece.I/trending 37822 An owner’s guide to the pros, cons and timeless style of the DOXA SUB 200 Time+Tide Its case dimensions of 42.5 mm across and 12.4 mm thick, its beads-of-rice bracelet, and its no-decompression-limits scale bezel are identical to the ’67 model, though its domed acrylic crystal has been superseded by a sapphire crystal of the same bubbled form. As the story goes, test divers found themselves encountering legibility issues when the minute hand overlapped the dark logo, and the logo inclusion found itself nixed for the initial production run.Īs with a number of vintage-themed reissues we’ve recently covered, the new Black Lung is very true to the original. “Aqua-Lung” logo on its dial are considered horological unobtanium. ![]() First examples of the 1967 Doxa Sub 300 are painfully rare to begin with, but an initial prototype run with the U.S. ![]() ![]() For those familiar with Doxa’s history, the answer is simple. ![]()
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