This year, Doxa is bringing back this famed model in a faithful, yet discreetly modernized way.
The new black ceramic Doxa Army Watches of Switzerland Edition The Doxa Army is back, with modern features
With this in mind, the vintage Doxa Military will become one of the most sought after models of the brand’s history, and a collectable piece for dive and military watch lovers. Also, it is one of the very first watches to use a coating process (the first commercial watch with such a process was the Porsche Design Chronograph of 1972). Based on the specifications of the SUB 300T already in use, this Doxa Army watch differs with its matte black case, its classic 60-minute matte black insert on the diving bezel and a sand-beige dial that eliminates any risk of glare whilst ensuring excellent readability in low visibility conditions. A vintage example of the Doxa Army watchĪnd in 1969, the brand and the Swiss Army will go one step further, by jointly developing a watch answering their needs.
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Between 19, Swiss Army combat divers are systematically equipped with a Doxa SUB 300T Professional (the same as the one launched in 1967 for the general public).
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Its first member began training in 1968 and around that time, the Doxa SUB 300T passes a stringent series of tests set up by the Swiss Army, so the watch could become part of the standard equipment issued to its divers. In 1966, the Swiss Army sets up a special force of military divers, trained to become an elite corps.
With this recognition from the diving community, Doxa quickly attracted the attention of special forces. Prototype Example of the 1966 Doxa SUB-300 – Photo by Marco Their For all the details about the history of the Doxa SUB 300, check this in-depth article. In the same vein, Doxa patented a unidirectional bezel (remember that many vintage divers still featured bidirectional bezel back then, the Submariner included) with a double-scale for calculating and monitoring the dive time to ensure a safe ascent without decompression stops – the famous no-decompression bezel. This watch proved its capacities on the wrists of many professional divers, including Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung breathing apparatus and spiritual father of modern scuba diving. Doxa created a 300m watch with unique features, such as the signature bright orange dial, which is the result of both a design choice but also from field tests at various depths. Prototype Example of the 1966 Doxa SUB-300 – Photo by Marco Theirīut these watches were not traditional, or simple copies of the watches that were reigning over the category back then (Submariner, Seamaster, Fifty Fathoms and the likes). In 1967, the brand presented the SUB 300 and SUB 300T, pro-oriented dive watches designed to be affordable to a broader public. A project initiated in 1964 by Urs Eschle, head of development for Doxa, the idea was to create, from the ground, a new tool dive watch that was both ultra-functional but also accessible. Sort of a hidden gem, a niche brand producing watches for professional divers first and foremost, it has created a watch that will have a strong influence on this community, the SUB 300. The Doxa Army is back on duty, with a black ceramic case and modern movement, but still the same ultra-cool military look.ĭoxa, the SUB 300 and the Doxa Army Watchĭoxa might not have been part of the pioneers of the dive watch concept (which has to be credited to brands like Rolex, Blancpain or Zodiac), it remains nevertheless one of the most influential brands in this field. But now, and in partnership with Watches of Switzerland, the brand brings back this cult watch. A slightly controversial watch (it caused some discussions last year…), the Doxa Army was delivered in the late 1960s to the Swiss Army’s elite divers and somehow remained a bit of a mystery. So is the case for many vintage Doxa models, and the watch that has inspired today’s new (and very cool) release is just that. Yet, it doesn’t remove anything from their cult status. Some historical watches, on the other hand, have a bit more complex story and somehow remain known only by a small group of seasoned collectors. Some watches are emblematic and known by most watch enthusiasts.
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