Category: DOXA

At the end of April this year we witnessed the relaunch of the almost forgotten Doxa Army, which came with a black ceramic case based on its Sub 300T model in a very limited edition of 100 units that shortly after being put on the market flew and made the delights of the lucky few who managed to grab it.

Four months later, two variants of standard production now appear that can alleviate the disappointment of all those who were unable to buy at the beginning of the year. It’s clear that the two new variants don’t have the stealthy look of the recent black ceramic version, but they do boast many of the Doxa Army’s features, namely the beige dial with black and orange accents and the much-desired “Army” insignia.

The two new Doxas Army now come in a stainless steel case with a brushed finish, one more conservative with a steel bezel and black ceramic insert and a more contemporary one with a bronze bezel and hunter green ceramic insert, with minute scale and numerals filled with luminescent material.

Inside it comes with the ETA 2824 automatic movement, which is very similar to the Sellita SW220-1 that was fitted to the April limited edition, operating at 28,800 Vph and offering up to 42 hours of power reserve, a slight increase compared to the 38 hours offered by the Sellita.

The new diver watches are offered with a “Beads of Rice” steel bracelet or rubber strap both with folding clasp and dive extension, either option includes an extra Nato camouflage strap. The base price is €2,050 for the all-steel version with the rubber strap option, plus €40 if you opt for the steel bracelet and €200 for the steel and bronze variant.

More information at https://eu.doxawatches.com.

General Specifications:

Brand: Doxa

Model: Army

Reference: 785.10.031.10 (steel on a bracelet), 785.10.031.11 (steel on a black strap), 785.60.031.10 (steel bronze on a bracelet), 785.60.031.20 (steel bronze on a black strap), 785.60.031.26 (steel bronze on a green strap)

Dial: Beige

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: Stainless steel

Case Dimensions: 42.5 mm Diameter, 11.95 mm Thickness

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Stainless steel Screw-in

Water Resistance: 300 Meters

Strap: Beads of rice stainless steel bracelet, black or hunter green FKM rubber strap and an additional NATO camouflage strap

Calibre: ETA 2824

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 vph

Jewels: 25

Power Reserve: 42 Hours

Price: € 2,050 (785.10.031.11), € 2,090 (785.10.031.10), € 2,250 (785.60.031.20, 785.60.031.26), € 2,290 (785.60.031.10)

Availability: Now

Limited Edition: No

More than fifty years ago, Doxa, after seeing its Sub 300T model approved by the Swiss Army, becoming part of the restricted list of watch suppliers to equip its divers, the Doxa Army was created in very small quantities based on the purpose of supply the army.

The Doxa Army, distinguished by its coated stainless-steel case with individually numbered case back and its beige dial with the Army logo, orange hands and black accents, in recent years and given its rarity has become one of the most sought after watches by collectors.

Today and just like half a decade ago, Doxa is again producing its historical model Army model, also in reduced quantities but this time in the form of a limited edition in a total of 100 units, although now in a black ceramic case with the same beige dial and truly similar to the original model.

So the watch comes with a ceramic case measuring 42.5mm in diameter by 11.95mm in thickness, a unidirectional bezel, sapphire crystal, titanium case back and 300m of water resistance. Inside operates the Sellita SW220-1 automatic movement which is COSC-certified and offers up to 38 hours of power reserve.

The watch comes with a black FKM rubber strap and an additional NATO camouflage strap and is offered in a camouflage case.

The Doxa Army is priced at €4,200 and seems to have been sold out.

More information at https://eu.doxawatches.com.

General Specifications:

Brand: Doxa

Model: Army Watches of Switzerland Edition

Reference: 785.00.031.20

Dial: Beige

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: Ceramic

Case Dimensions: 42.5 mm Diameter, 11.95 mm Thickness

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Titanium Screw-in

Water Resistance: 300 Meters

Strap: Black FKM rubber strap and an additional NATO camouflage strap

Calibre: Sellita SW220-1

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 vph

Jewels: 26

Power Reserve: 38 Hours

Price: € 4,200

Availability: Now

Limited Edition: Yes, 100 pieces

While many brands have been animating their collections with the introduction of a palette of different colours in their dials and which has left their audience with their heads spinning, other brands are doing the opposite way and Doxa is an example of that, if there is any aspect for which the brand has been recognized since its inception is its colourful dials.

Last year, when the “Whitepearl” debuted in its SUB 200 collection, it would probably have been far from imagining such a good reception from its public in the face of a white monochromatic dial with black accents. So now Doxa decided to extend the Whitepearl to all its collections, with the exception of the SUB 200 C-GRAPH.

Of the five new Whitepearl models, the SUB 300 Carbon is by far the most spectacular, as it receives a dial completely filled with luminescence material in green that contrasts with the luminescence material in blue of the hands, hour markers and dot at 12 o’clock. If the SUB 300 Carbon Whitepearl receives enough light during the day, at night it provides a true festival of luminescence, whose black carbon case helps a lot to accentuate this effect.

The watch is offered with a rubber strap in white or black, and despite a natural tendency to go to the conventional black, I must confess that I’m starting to get used to white and this particular model with a black case seems to work very well.

All the other four (which are actually five) Whitepearl models – SUB 300, SUB 300T, SUB 600T and SUB 1500T, like the SUB 200 come with a stainless steel case and bezel, with white dial, hour markers and hands all filled with luminescence material, as happens with the dot or inverted triangle (on the SUB 600T) at 12 o’clock, and are offered with a white rubber strap or a stainless steel bracelet. It should also be noted that the SUB 600T Whitepearl, like the rest of the SUB 600T collection, is divided into two variants, with one of the Whitepearl variants coming with a white ceramic bezel insert, instead of the usual black ceramic insert of the other variants, as an alternative to the collection’s traditional full-steel bezel.

The prices of the new Whitepearls generally follow the prices of the other variants of the respective collections, such as the SUB 300T which comes with a price of € 1,850, the SUB 300 at € 2,450, the SUB 600T at € 1,350, the SUB 600T with ceramic bezel insert at €1,450 and the SUB 1500T at €2,350. All prices shown refer to the option with a rubber strap, with prices increasing by €40 if the stainless steel bracelet alternative is chosen instead.

The SUB 300 Carbon with the full luminescence dial is slightly more expensive than the other variants, which is understandable, at €3,890.

Definitely, the white dials and the respective white bracelets that accompany them seem to increasingly conquer their audience and so it will not be surprising that with the approach of summer the new winds bring more white watches.

Read more here.

Doxa has just added the 7th model to its entry-level SUB 200 collection, now with an all-white variant the Whitepearl. This new variant follows on from the existing variants: Professional with orange dial, Sharkhunter with black dial, Searamble with silver dial, Caribbean with navy blue dial, Divingstar with yellow dial and Aquamarine with light blue dial.

The new Whitepearl variant despite being almost the same inside and out as the rest of the collection, presents itself with some differentiating aesthetic details, starting with the polar white dial that is only interrupted by the black accents, where we can find a ring with the minute scale, hour markers flanked in black and filled with white lume, date window with a black frame, hands coating in black and filled with white lume and the inscription of the brand at 12 o’clock and the mention of the “SUB 200” collection at 6 o’clock all in black. Also, the unidirectional bezel gets the same color scheme, with a white bezel insert and black dive scale.

The 42mm steel case has the same shape and the same finish that alternates between polished and brushed as the rest of the collection, a recessed bezel, screwed crown at 3 o’clock engraved with the Doxa fish symbol in black, and here lies one of the differences compared to the other variants, as they all come with the symbol in orange. Behind, a threaded cap engraved with the Doxa fish symbol over a zigzag pattern that tends to represent the waves of the sea. The watch comes with a water resistance of 200 meters.

The Doxa Whitepearl like the rest of the SUB 200 collection comes equipped with the “old” but reliable ETA 2824-2 automatic movement, which next year will celebrate 40 years of service, which operates at a frequency of 28,800 Vph and offers up to 38 hours power reserve, an already modest performance for nowadays.

The watch is offered with the same strap options as the rest of the line, starting with the “beads of rice” steel bracelet with 5 polished inner links and 2 brushed side links and folding clasp with Doxa fish logo engraved or a white textured rubber strap with two size options.

The watch is already available at the brand’s official stores and retailers within the usual price range, € 990 for the steel bracelet option and € 950 for the rubber strap option.

Our Opinion

This new variant presents itself as a more contemporary variant compared to the others, its almost shiny white dial and bezel with black indexes make it a monochromatic version not seen before in another model in the collection. The Whitepearl seems to us to be a daring option that certainly won’t be the cup of tea for many people since its white infinite will always and easily be associated with a more feminine audience. Personally, we are more for the color scheme of the classic variants whose Faustina lume fit perfectly.

More information at https://eu.doxawatches.com.

General Specifications:

Brand: Doxa

Model: SUB 200 Whitepearl

Reference: 799.10.011.23

Dial: White

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: 316L Stainless steel

Case Dimensions: 42 mm Diameter, 14 mm Thickness

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Solid Screw-in

Water Resistance: 200 Meters

Strap: 316L Stainless steel bracelet or white rubber strap

Calibre: ETA 2824-2

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 vph

Jewels: 25

Power Reserve: 38 Hours

Price: € 990 (steel bracelet), € 950 (rubber strap)

Availability: Now

In August last year, we had the opportunity to present the new Doxa Sub 300 here with six different colour variants on the dial, if you want to know more about it we leave the link here, but four months before Doxa had already launched the first carbon watch, the Doxa Sub 300 Carbon, but as a limited edition of only 300 pieces. Today Doxa brings for the first time the new Doxa Sub 300 Carbon in a complete collection and in unlimited edition.

This new Carbon collection does not bring anything new, besides being carbon, sharing the same characteristics of the Doxa Sub 300 Carbon Sharkhunter case material and also sharing the same technical characteristics of the Doxa Sub 300. This collection is offered with a rubber strap in the same colour as the chosen dial or on a black rubber strap.

The Doxa Sub 300 Carbon presents itself with a more urban look that benefits not only from its lightweight material but also from the dark colour of the carbon case that offers a cool camouflage vibe.

Although the price charged of € 3,790 for this new Doxa is far away from the price of € 2,450 or € 2,490 for the Doxa Sub 300 version in stainless steel, we must not forget that this new Doxa comes with a forged carbon case with a camera and screw-in case back in titanium. The good news is that the price charged is € 1,000 less than the limited edition of the Sharhunter, of course, that this new Carbon does not have the cool yellow “Aqua-lung” symbol on the dial, does not come with the standard carbon dial and it doesn’t even come with the Ft scale on the bezel, but everything else is exactly the same, so now you can choose from six different dial colours and still save € 1,000.

General Specifications:

Brand: Doxa

Model: SUB 300 Carbon

Reference: 822.70.021.20 (grey dial + black strap), 822.70.101.20 (black dial + black strap), 822.70.201.20 (navy blue dial + black strap), 822.70.201.32 (navy blue dial + navy blue strap), 822.70.241.20 (turquoise dial + black strap), 822.70.241.25 (turquoise dial + turquoise strap), 822.70.351.20 (orange dial + black strap), 822.70.351.20 (orange dial + orange strap), 822.70.361.20 (yellow dial + black strap), 822.70.361.31 (yellow dial + yellow strap)

Dial: Orange, Black, Silver, Blue, Yellow or Turquoise

Indexes: Painted

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: Forged carbon case with a camera and screw-in case back in titanium

Case Dimensions: 42.5mm Diameter, 45mm Lug to Lug, 13.4mm Thickness, 20mm Lug Width

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Solid Screw-in

Calibre: ETA 2824-2

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 vph

Power Reserve: 38 Hours

Chronometer Certified: COSC certified

Water Resistance: 300 Meters

Strap: Rubber strap in the colour of the dial or in black

Price: € 3,790

Availability: Now

Doxa is a Swiss watch brand that was off the radar until mid-2019 when it launched the Sub 200 collection, with vintage divers look that did not go unnoticed by enthusiasts. But Doxa is much more than a fashion trend, is a brand with more than 130 years of history and its industrial and almost minimalist look contrasts with its precision and durability.

In 2017, Doxa launched a limited edition ‘Sub 300’ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first diver, the ‘Sub 300T’, a watch that came out in 1967 and was chosen to equip the sailors of Jacques Cousteau’s ship.

Doxa now brings a new Sub 300 collection, it is not the Sub 300T collection nor the 2017 Sub 300 Limited Edition, and the latter is controversial, but we will return to it later, this “new” launch is almost the same Sub 300 Limited Edition, but with few distinct aesthetical characteristics, in terms of dimensions, it is 42.5mm in diameter, 13.4mm thick including a new bubble crystal and 45mm lug to lug. The dial is really similar, despite some variations in the colours of the hour hand and the inscription of the dial ‘Divingstar’, on the bezel, we can find a different metric scale, while the 2017 version had a feet metric, this new version comes with a modern meters metric, another change pointed out is the colour of Doxa logo on the crown in this modern version it comes in orange. For the three 2017 variants, the 3 “missing” variants from most of its collections have been added, the navy ‘Caribbean’, the yellow ‘Divingstar’ and the turquoise ‘Aquamarine’. Another improvement of this new Sub 300 is the option for a rubber strap in the same colour as the dial or the traditional beads of rice bracelet. The price is the same as the 2017 Limited Edition and the bracelet option only cost €40 more than the strap version.

My last thought about it, I really like Doxa, even if I don’t have one, I like its watches and its quality and this new Sub 300 reflects that considering the price and the small differences between the Sub 300 and the Sub 300T I probably I would choose the Sub 300T, but both are great options and the prices are tempting.

Now, a few words about the controversial new release and the Limited Edition of 2017, I’m not a big fan of Limited Editions for the obvious reasons, but as they exist, we have to respect that, so it’s hard to explain for someone who bought something that supposedly unique and that often represents a financial effort for the people who buy them, that shortly afterwards the brand decided to launch a watch with the same name, the same main characteristics and without Limited Edition, this is not a good played to retain customers, it is up to each one to draw their own conclusions.

General Specifications:

Brand: Doxa

Model: SUB 300

Dial: Orange, Black, Silver, Blue, Yellow or Turquoise

Indexes: Painted

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: Stainless Steel

Case Dimensions: 42.5mm Diameter, 45mm Lug to Lug, 13.4mm Thickness, 20mm Lug Width

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Solid Screw-in

Caliber: ETA 2824-2

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 vph

Power Reserve: 38 Hours

Chronometer Certified: COSC certified

Water Resistance: 300 Meters

Strap: Stainless steel ‘beads of rice’ bracelet or rubber strap in the colour of the dial

Price: €2,450 (rubber strap), €2,490 (bracelet)

Availability: August 2020