INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Doxa is a storied dive watch company and their most popular watch, the Sub, has just gotten a 2018 overhaul
The watches were made famous by writer Clive Cussler whose character, Dirk Pitt, consulted his beefy Doxa on multiple occasions.
This new
model is made in collaboration with gear manufacturer Aqua Lung and features a 42mm steel case with 300 meters of water resistance, a Swiss
ETA movement, and a unidirectional diving bezel
It will cost $2,190 when it ships in August.
The SUB 300 ‘Silver Lung& continues the yearlong 50th anniversary celebration for DOXA
Watches, whose pioneering SUB would first plumb the ocean depths in 1967 as the first purpose-built dive watch for the emerging recreational
Lauded for its bright orange dial and professional-grade build quality and dependability, the SUB quickly became the benchmark against which
all other dive watches were measured, and ultimately won the approval of the pioneers of modern diving
This included those at Aqua Lung, who would soon distribute the watches under the US Divers name before consolidating into the singular name
Aqua Lung in 1998.
Why is this important First, it a cool-looking watch and priced low enough for a Swiss movement and case to be
Further, it has real history and provenance and is a little known brand
If you&re a diver or just want to pretend to be one you could do worse than this beefy and very legible piece.
