Bought my Doxa 300T Pro last year for my 50th. I actually saved up for it like a kid over 18 months so it meant a bit more than 'just slap it on the card'. A year later...still very happy with it. Getting some nice scratches on it, like a proper Doxa should.
As a kid I was a big fan of The Undersea World Of Jacques Cousteau documentary series, and when I found out about Doxa and his involvement with them, I had to have one. I got the 300t (Caribbean on blue rubber). The 300t is a modern replica of the "Conquistador", the successor to the 300 and is by far my most worn watch. Although not COSC certified, mine only gains 4 secs a day which isn't too bad. Loving your channel BTW!
I bought a aquamarine 300T, last year, on the BOR bracelet and love it. It has some wrist presence, 185gm, and a big bonus the wife loves it. In fact she wants a woman sized version which they used to make back in the day but not currently. The fish logo comes from the "Jenny" family that owns the brand and was used on their eponymous brand. There inclusion on Doxa watches is the source of some controversy. The sailing boat is the true Doxa logo. The only weakness is the lume as you mentioned and that the bezel can be a real scratch magnet. The build quality is right for this price point and you can get a reasonable discount from online retailers. In all a winner not binner...
Oh mate, you've cheered me up no end, had a s**t day got home late and got to be up at 5am but had to see the show, lmao again as always, Mr P and what the Mrs says, for me it'll have to be the tiffany on a tiffany rubber, like a bigger dial, thanks again for making my day
I just picked up a Sub 300 Caribbean because of this video. Tossed it on a black rubber strap and absolutely in love! Thanks for pushing me over the edge and keep the content coming!
Great review,Russell. My bro has half a dozen or so,of those from the mid 70’s. He used to collect them when he was a submariner. He also has a Submariner,or two.
An orange Doxa has been a grail of mine since I started reading the Clive Cussler books as a little boy, I’ll get one sooner or later, kind of wish the 300T had the bubble crystal (like the 300) for the more vintage look but without the higher price, however, the beads of rice bracelet is a bit much for my taste too. The 600t is intriguing too.......Anyway, once again great job on the reviews mate, you’re killing it:)
Fell in love with the orange faced Doxa in the late 1980’s when I found my hero in Dirk Pitt (Clive Cussler’s nautical James Bond!) always promised myself one and finally did so in 2010 when I got divorced!!! Wore my military 1000T for years until recently when I retired it and bought a previously owned professional 1000T chronograph. Absolutely adore them and both on beads of rice bracelets, so different from the rest, many homages now but none beat the original (provided you don’t look at the price!!)
Please never stop doing "what the wife said! " it cracks me up every time haha, it sounds like my partner when I ask for her opinion haha. Greetings from Wellington NZ
I also like the Squale. I cheaped out and bought the one rated to 200 (?) meters. A good, tough watch with the look or thee Blancpain or Rolex divers, part imitation, and part convergent evolution. --Old Guy
love the format/editing/production. Also, incredible history on Doxa. 6 years into the hobby, and never heard any of that. well done! wife comment is hillarious
Hi.Russ.Id like to retrospectvely comment on this vid, and be positive, as a couple of days ago I couldn't help but make some silly comments on that Tissot desk diver youve just reviewed.It offended me because it was generic,blingy,ill proportionned etc etc.The daft T's on the second hand and band.Even the blue sunburst dial didn't really evoke the sea.Well these Doxas are the antithesis of that watch. Amazing,angular chunky tooly pieces of functional art!I love old seiko divers,and once had a sub,but these are my fav divers. I love em.But Ive never pulled the trigger on one because they are so specific to diving (you know whats coming.....) that's because im scared of the sea since I watched Jaws, I dont dive.I have paddled in the sea quite recently,as I live on the seafront in Cleveleys,but a Doxa is for real divers who swim among sharks.I think it might not be too cool to rock a Doxa while having damp rolled up trousers on...paddling.I really am loving your channel since I discovered it by chance a few weeks ago.Thanks very much for the laughs.
Great video Russell! I just realized that when you do your bezel face, I do it too. The missus was looking at me very concerned! lol. I had a Doxa in the past, lovely watch though on mine the lume on the hands went totally dark within 30 minutes but the dial markers lasted a long time. It looks like the problem has reversed itself. I'd definitely go for the Tiffany,,,,I mean Aquamarine today!
Researching Doxa for a potential future purchase and came across your channel. I appreciate the compare and contrast format of your review. It was especially informative and helpful. I’m always on the hunt for lesser known niche watch brands and have subscribed to your channel in hopes that you will continue to cover these. Excellent video. Well done!🥃
I really like your watch reviews! They are informative and funny; not like the other’s many of which tend to be aimed at the snobby self important watch connoisseurs. As far as Doxa I personally love the brand and its history.
As usual a brilliant video!! My personal favorites in the current Doxa line up is the 600T and sub 200 as well as Sub200 chrono! Just brilliant watches Makes me wanna buy all 3 ( ummmh 12😅)
Nice looking watches, I think I like the teal colored one the best, just my opinion. As for the other two, I actually own a Bulova Devil Diver (the limited, orange one with the Swiss movement) from a few years ago. It looks very similar to these as well. I do like my Bulova and I got it at a great price. So I do agree with you that they seem a bot overpriced for what you get. That said, I appreciate Doxa as a brand, with the history to back it up. Great video and thanks for the great review an the history behind them. Have a great day!
I dig the Doxa’s (or Doxi?). The price may be a little too steep for me, but I definitely see why a watch enthusiast would have one of these in their collection. Maybe one day I’ll pull that trigger. I just bought a Sinn 104, so the bank account needs time to recover.
Excellent review. I knew absolutely nothing about Doxa and wasn’t really attracted to them, but I have to say the orange on rubber is gorgeous!! Great movements too, just how Tag started with their divers with the 2824. Thanks again
I have 5 they are my sub collection within my collection . Love the colour , character and stance on the wrist . At a bit over nine hundred quid the 200 is a good way to get into the brand at a decent price ., really enjoy the brand as a whole . I passed on the 600 as felt it was a top heavy when I tried it on . Great video Russell , much appreciated..
Shame you didn’t look at the 200 series, 900 notes. Also, I think the fish on the crown looks like a bloke doing a sit up!! Great entertaining episode as usual. Chers 👍👍🏴
Russ - Great review and keep em coming - its a proper watch with a unique look {excluding these rip off copies} I am with you on the lume and date improvements
Love Doxa. By the way the bezel actually tells you how long you can stay at a certain depth without having to do any decompression stops on the way up.
Awesome review as always MWC! Doxa are a bit too funky for me but I can totally see why people love them. I agree that the asking prices are probably a little bit higher than I’d expect but they seem like amazing watches for dive watch nerds!
Date was perfect for the Aquanauts (experiments about living for extended periods under sea) ... also made a fantastic kids toy (one of my favorite toys when I was young).
@@bigboiganiga8356 lol ... no problem ... as a kid the Aquanaut watch would have been hated and wasted - and probably destroyed ... I was a rough and tumble outdoor kid lol.
Yes Russ, bloody love Doxas. So cool you can try before you buy now as well. I’ve toyed with the idea of the Sub 300T for a while. I know you lose COSC but I prefer the slightly larger dial personally.Always a bit of a punt when they were online order only.
Lol 😂 you crack me up 😂! Great review… I’ve been eyeing Doxas, the Sub 200 is enticing due to the price but I think in the end the Sub 300 T in the Tiffany blue! I like the signature bright colors they do and the history behind it is what makes watch collecting fun for me! Who wouldn’t want that nostalgic feel of That iconic shape on your wrist?
I've owned a Sharkhunter in the past. Very nice watch but the orange as cool as it is can be tricky. What I mean is; unless you are a hardcore watch nerd that appreciates Doxa you may find that wearing an orange diver is sporadic and this would be way too expensive to have sitting on a winder most of its life. The Sharkhunter in black would be a better choice for most if you need that iconic case shape and beautiful beads of rice bracelet.
I love Doxas. I am lucky enough to own the orange Sub 750T, which was re-released around 2003, I think, and once I was on the sales list, I was offered a yellow-faced limited-edition Sub 750T Divingstar GMT with a 24-hour skeletonised fourth hand. It is a knockout combination. All up with the rice bracelet it weighs in at over 100 g, if I recall correctly. I joke that you have to alternate which arm you wear it on, so you won't bulk up on your left biceps. The metal band is comfortable, but I could not get a link out of the orange watch, so I put it on a $12 Nato strap, also bright orange. It is bold looking, and easily adjustable at the gym. I recommend Doxas highly. --Old (U.S.) Guy
Thanks for the review. Just waiting on delivery of a 300T in aquamarine for a huge discount - £1350ish. Shame about the lume though. Always wanted one as I’m an occasional diver and huge Cussler fan, I have a 16600SD but it’s a little too precious for me to consistently take diving!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR btw, I'm warning up to your voice. After about 10 of your videos, I can say, you do a good job and make me laugh. After one of your videos (might have been the new gshock w/ bluetooth) I was walking around the house doing odd chores for about 20 minutes saying, "not applicable" in the voice you used. 😂👍🏻
Great show! I love the idea of Doxa, but not ready to own one yet. I'm surprised they didn't disclose what movement is actually in them. The lume is disappointing, and they're a bit expensive. The look of the 300 are so classic though, I frequently dabble with the idea of owning one at some point.
Great review Russ. I'm in the market for a heritage-styled diver. These watches had my attention until...the prices. A Squale 1521 has similar heritage for much less $$. That's where I'm leaning.
Love that 300T....if only they didn't have the pointless date complication I'd have bought one. Went for the sm300 heritage instead. Really dislike date complications, especially useless on a diver. Excellent video as always, thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR I think it's because companies are aware of the fact that most dive watches aren't going on the wrists of divers. You find them on vintage divers as well, I've owned plenty of serious pieces actually used by divers from the 60s and 70s with day/date complications. In that case I believe the designers wanted their product to have greater functionality that extended beyond diving time.
Awesome episode Russ 👏 I love Doxa, and of these 3 I would also select the 300. That said, I will probably go Sinn U50 before the Doxa 300, although my goal would be to have both. Thank you again for a brilliant review 👏👍🙌
Love Doxa ❤ I added a Doxa 200 Orange on the bracelet it’s gorgeous eye catcher get more attention than my Rolex Submariner & my Omega Seamaster 42m blue l love the history of Doxa going to add another Doxa to my watch collection more Doxa videos please 🙏
"There's always ways round patents" That cracked me up. And can I just say, that Mr Pagani looks an awful lot like you, but I can't be 100%. The accent I think throws me off. 😂Think I prefer the 600T out of this trio but my favourite doxa is the 200. Awesome work mate, another highly enjoyable review.
If ur a Diver then this is the Cheapest part of ur KIT, bar a used Wet suite..! Not expensive at all...! 🙏😎 Defo a watch to see in the FLESH ...! Maybe a MARMITE Watch..!
Great review as always! I agree with you, the original 300 is the one for me and although expensive, it is COSC so perhaps not too expensive? However I’m not sure I’m “Diver” nerdy enough for Doxa. Perhaps it’s a watch for the diver connoisseur? On a separate note, I’ve just seen Longine’s Spirit Zulu Time true GMT release and that looks awesome! Check it out!
Pagani's house of design is too late - Seestern already has made an excellent Doxa 300 homage get the v2 and ask for the lumed date wheel. Hahahahaha ... Reginold was too slow ...
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR true ... it actually works both ways too .. often Pagani does an homage then another brand does one with better specs and/or finishing or movement.
Haha, your wife doesn't mince words! Good to see the lume is decent on the 600T, but disappointing about how it wears. I know James Stacey at Hodinkee found wearability issues. I really like the look of the watch though. I have an AD with them now, so I need to see if they've got the 600T available to try out. I like the COSC certification on the Sub300, but the dial looks too tiny to me (in person). I would lean toward the 300T, but I need to get all on the wrist. Too bad about the lume on the 300s though. For a brand known for their dive watch history, one would think they'd put some more focus on that. The mix of milled/pressed on the claps is a bit disappointing at the price, but not a deal breaker. It was nice to see the screwed links on the 300, but I guess they saved some money going with the pins on the 600T. It is impressively priced compared to the 300s though. Thanks for this thorough look at the main Doxa divers. I like the 200 as well (even without the history), but it also apparently doesn't have great lume.
Thank you so much for watching Sean! Appreciate your comments to! Yes I had a look at the 200, just didn’t have the show biz feel of the 300’s . Actually would prefer the Bulova devil diver , almost the same case shape !
I still have the same version from when it was featured the Clive clussler movie where Matthew McConaughey played dirk Pitt. I had two of the very first 300t watches re- released in the 1999???? I think? Sold them but kept the hand signed poster Clive clussler gave his signature. Now that he has passed I imagine it's worth something
Great review! You look like you have SO much fun! Doxa is a brand that I would not spend 1500 pounds (2500 Canadian Dollars) on unless I was diving with professionals. Give me a desk diver with a 50-100m limit, and I am fine. #WWC 10:54 GREAT MARATHON. Blame Canada... Sorry. ;-)
Something about Doxa watches simply don’t look very good for the price… i get that they’re historically significant dive watches, but not very handsome, case finishing doesn’t look particularly premium, lume not great or evenly applied in various videos I’ve seen… this sounds harsh but I can’t help but think they’re mostly getting by off their name nowadays. Thanks for showing these three. Great video as always.
Hi Collin! First of all a brand like a Doxa or a Squale is entitled to use their brand history to elevate them in the market. What I would say is got to an AD (which you can do now with Doxa) and try them for yourself. They are built like Rolex’s my friend. Tough tool watches that come at a premium . That’s the price you pay . But if you truly are not sold into the history , colours and designs you ain’t ever gonna fall for a Doxa;)
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR thanks for the response! I’ll have to check one out in person sometime if I get the chance. I appreciate your experience and knowledge of watches as you’ve been hands on with quite a few at this point, so I’ll take your word for their quality. I did just get a Squale 60 Atmos and it’s definitely the nicest watch in my collection. I do understand that historical significance of a maker is an important aspect to consider; I suppose I would be concerned if a brand were to lean on that too heavily however.
If you have a doxa itch that needs scratching but the pockets aren't deep enough at the moment, check-out the Seestern homage. It's a highly spec'd and really well finished watch.
I own 3 Doxas, a 300T (Professional), a 200 (Aquamarine), and 200 C-Graph (Sharkhunter). Bought the 300T first and was incredibly impressed with the quality. Comfort from the beads of rice bracelet was brilliant, and accuracy wasn't bad at +5 sec per day. Next came the 200, and I was really disappointed with the obviously lower quality. Considering that it's the same movement (ETA 2824-2) movement, the accuracy was piss poor, +10 sec or more per day. The bracelet was identical as far as I could tell, except that the clasp was utter crap in comparison....Having said that, it was almost £1000 cheaper, so what can you really expect. Got my eye on a couple of vintage ones next, ideally a WW2 DH Doxa, and a champagne dial vintage one ideally with small seconds......WHEN suitable candidates pop up on Ebay!
Pagani have just released a half decent version of the sub 300. It's the first homage I've bought that actually makes me want to buy the real thing even though they are seriously overpriced.
How interesting. The depth ring maximum dive time bezel is in feet depth. Only the USA measures depth in feet. Europe and the rest of the World measures depth in meters. I wonder if they have a meters version?
The bezel is 'No Decompression Limits' from the U.S. Navy dive tables that were used before dive computers. You would set the pip at the minute hand at the start of the dive and measure your depth with a depth gauge. When the minute hand reached the same depth on the ring as your planned depth then your dive was over or you would need decompression stops. The U.S. Navy dive tables were published in feet and at the time were the standard.
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my favorite segment is "what the wife said". Never ceases to make me laugh out loud.
Bought my Doxa 300T Pro last year for my 50th. I actually saved up for it like a kid over 18 months so it meant a bit more than 'just slap it on the card'. A year later...still very happy with it. Getting some nice scratches on it, like a proper Doxa should.
How deep has it been?
Doxa, Sinn and Marathon are three of my favorite brands.
I Could also throw in Hamilton and Longines for more diversity of styles.
As a kid I was a big fan of The Undersea World Of Jacques Cousteau documentary series, and when I found out about Doxa and his involvement with them, I had to have one. I got the 300t (Caribbean on blue rubber). The 300t is a modern replica of the "Conquistador", the successor to the 300 and is by far my most worn watch. Although not COSC certified, mine only gains 4 secs a day which isn't too bad. Loving your channel BTW!
Got the sub 200 last year , 42 mm but firs like a 40 , lovely comfy watch ,
The mustache man is like something of a cross between Oliver Reed, Rip Taylor and Malcolm McDowell.
Hahahahaha
Great video. Enjoy your content. I own the 300T in orange on BOR bracelet. Big fan. Wears like a dream and for diver watch nerds, nothing like a DOXA.
Doxa are fantastic watches. The 300 with the dome saphire is the my favourite. Great vid.
Absolutely Paul thanks for watching!
I bought a aquamarine 300T, last year, on the BOR bracelet and love it. It has some wrist presence, 185gm, and a big bonus the wife loves it. In fact she wants a woman sized version which they used to make back in the day but not currently. The fish logo comes from the "Jenny" family that owns the brand and was used on their eponymous brand. There inclusion on Doxa watches is the source of some controversy. The sailing boat is the true Doxa logo. The only weakness is the lume as you mentioned and that the bezel can be a real scratch magnet. The build quality is right for this price point and you can get a reasonable discount from online retailers. In all a winner not binner...
I love them. One of the coolest dive watches ever made imo. I want an orange one. Maybe around Christmas now, or early next year.
@@frankdux5693Better than a Vostok Amfibia, bang per buck that is .
Oh mate, you've cheered me up no end, had a s**t day got home late and got to be up at 5am but had to see the show, lmao again as always, Mr P and what the Mrs says, for me it'll have to be the tiffany on a tiffany rubber, like a bigger dial, thanks again for making my day
Russ! More than welcome my friend! Glad I’ve perked you up!!
I just picked up a Sub 300 Caribbean because of this video. Tossed it on a black rubber strap and absolutely in love! Thanks for pushing me over the edge and keep the content coming!
I have the same rubber strap, and ratcheting divers extension on my San Martin SN039 ... love it.
Doxa was brought to my attention by Clive Cussler's books. Thanks for the review! :-)
Great review,Russell.
My bro has half a dozen or so,of those from the mid 70’s. He used to collect them when he was a submariner.
He also has a Submariner,or two.
Oh man!!!! That’s awesome man!!!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR nothing else to spend your wages on,when your underwater for almost 22 years,in a nuke sub,I guess.🤣😉
An orange Doxa has been a grail of mine since I started reading the Clive Cussler books as a little boy, I’ll get one sooner or later, kind of wish the 300T had the bubble crystal (like the 300) for the more vintage look but without the higher price, however, the beads of rice bracelet is a bit much for my taste too. The 600t is intriguing too.......Anyway, once again great job on the reviews mate, you’re killing it:)
Cheers Nathan! If I had unlimited funds I’d love to get a Doxa!!!
I tried the 300, and the 300t orange dial a couple of weeks ago.
The bracelet on the 300t, is far better than the 300.
Doxa is my goal! Love your channel.
Fell in love with the orange faced Doxa in the late 1980’s when I found my hero in Dirk Pitt (Clive Cussler’s nautical James Bond!) always promised myself one and finally did so in 2010 when I got divorced!!! Wore my military 1000T for years until recently when I retired it and bought a previously owned professional 1000T chronograph. Absolutely adore them and both on beads of rice bracelets, so different from the rest, many homages now but none beat the original (provided you don’t look at the price!!)
Another cracking video my man! 👌🏽
Interesting video! Doxa is a brand I don't have any experience with, so it's nice to see these up close.
Very nice Rob! The benefits of having a channel!!!!! Recommend these for sure
Please never stop doing "what the wife said! " it cracks me up every time haha, it sounds like my partner when I ask for her opinion haha. Greetings from Wellington NZ
Promise my friend!
Squale, Sinn and Doxa, so many lovely divers to choose from, arragh!
Oh man yes!!!!! Just under a thousand pound budget it’s the Squale 1521 all the way!!!
I also like the Squale. I cheaped out and bought the one rated to 200 (?) meters. A good, tough watch with the look or thee Blancpain or Rolex divers, part imitation, and part convergent evolution. --Old Guy
love the format/editing/production. Also, incredible history on Doxa. 6 years into the hobby, and never heard any of that. well done! wife comment is hillarious
Your hair rules! Just got my 300T on the beads of rice bracelet and am wonderfully happy. Great review!
Just bought the 300t clive cussler edition ,with the aged steel and compass face ,loving it
Hi.Russ.Id like to retrospectvely comment on this vid, and be positive, as a couple of days ago I couldn't help but make some silly comments on that Tissot desk diver youve just reviewed.It offended me because it was generic,blingy,ill proportionned etc etc.The daft T's on the second hand and band.Even the blue sunburst dial didn't really evoke the sea.Well these Doxas are the antithesis of that watch. Amazing,angular chunky tooly pieces of functional art!I love old seiko divers,and once had a sub,but these are my fav divers. I love em.But Ive never pulled the trigger on one because they are so specific to diving (you know whats coming.....) that's because im scared of the sea since I watched Jaws, I dont dive.I have paddled in the sea quite recently,as I live on the seafront in Cleveleys,but a Doxa is for real divers who swim among sharks.I think it might not be too cool to rock a Doxa while having damp rolled up trousers on...paddling.I really am loving your channel since I discovered it by chance a few weeks ago.Thanks very much for the laughs.
Great video Russell! I just realized that when you do your bezel face, I do it too. The missus was looking at me very concerned! lol. I had a Doxa in the past, lovely watch though on mine the lume on the hands went totally dark within 30 minutes but the dial markers lasted a long time. It looks like the problem has reversed itself. I'd definitely go for the Tiffany,,,,I mean Aquamarine today!
Thanks Brian!!
Just had to subscribe to this channel. You're a mentalist mate!
Stewart!! Thank you so much for finding the channel!!!! Welcome aboard!!!!
Researching Doxa for a potential future purchase and came across your channel. I appreciate the compare and contrast format of your review. It was especially informative and helpful. I’m always on the hunt for lesser known niche watch brands and have subscribed to your channel in hopes that you will continue to cover these. Excellent video. Well done!🥃
I really like your watch reviews! They are informative and funny; not like the other’s many of which tend to be aimed at the snobby self important watch connoisseurs. As far as Doxa I personally love the brand and its history.
ha ha love the whole review - Russell you manage to pull off actual real observations with a massive funny bone thrown in.....bravo chap
As usual a brilliant video!!
My personal favorites in the current Doxa line up is the 600T and sub 200 as well as Sub200 chrono!
Just brilliant watches
Makes me wanna buy all 3 ( ummmh 12😅)
Thanks for watching my friend !!! Yes!!!
Jacques’ watch! This is the first watch I ever really seriously wanted, whist reading the old Cousteau sea adventure books as a kid.
Nice looking watches, I think I like the teal colored one the best, just my opinion. As for the other two, I actually own a Bulova Devil Diver (the limited, orange one with the Swiss movement) from a few years ago. It looks very similar to these as well. I do like my Bulova and I got it at a great price. So I do agree with you that they seem a bot overpriced for what you get. That said, I appreciate Doxa as a brand, with the history to back it up. Great video and thanks for the great review an the history behind them. Have a great day!
Thank you for watching!! Yes the devil diver is a great affordable alternative with that tonneau style case!!!
I'm sure Jonny Quest's dad Dr. Benton Quest would wear one on their 60's adventures.
I dig the Doxa’s (or Doxi?). The price may be a little too steep for me, but I definitely see why a watch enthusiast would have one of these in their collection. Maybe one day I’ll pull that trigger. I just bought a Sinn 104, so the bank account needs time to recover.
Oooooo Dan great stuff! I do like a Doxa I gotta admit! Now I’ve handled them !
Excellent review. I knew absolutely nothing about Doxa and wasn’t really attracted to them, but I have to say the orange on rubber is gorgeous!! Great movements too, just how Tag started with their divers with the 2824. Thanks again
Ray! Thanks for watching my friend! It’s a great brand to get into I think!!
Nice one. Great review. Nice to see they do fit on small wrists too 👍
Hahaha cheers Neil!
I have 5 they are my sub collection within my collection . Love the colour , character and stance on the wrist . At a bit over nine hundred quid the 200 is a good way to get into the brand at a decent price ., really enjoy the brand as a whole . I passed on the 600 as felt it was a top heavy when I tried it on . Great video Russell , much appreciated..
Shame you didn’t look at the 200 series, 900 notes. Also, I think the fish on the crown looks like a bloke doing a sit up!! Great entertaining episode as usual. Chers 👍👍🏴
Hahahahaha well I gotta say the 200 is just a little too plain for me but you go 300 or you go home Jim !;)
Russ - Great review and keep em coming - its a proper watch with a unique look {excluding these rip off copies} I am with you on the lume and date improvements
Thanks for watching my friend!
Love Doxa. By the way the bezel actually tells you how long you can stay at a certain depth without having to do any decompression stops on the way up.
Doxa watches are my favourites!
Awesome review as always MWC! Doxa are a bit too funky for me but I can totally see why people love them. I agree that the asking prices are probably a little bit higher than I’d expect but they seem like amazing watches for dive watch nerds!
Yeah, amazing watches but maybe a little too steep, but they are an important brand when it comes to the dive watch evolution?
Great show , very informative and entertaining, thank you Mad WC
Cheers Tim!!!
Russel great vid , great content you give it real !
Hope you stick with these sort of watches
Don’t go over to the Rolex dark side
Cheers Mikey boy!! I’ll get my hands on whatever I can hahaha
Just stopped by in 2024. Great stuff man.
Definitely agree with your choice, orange 300 on the beads of rice 👍 it’s one of my grails !
Those are real dive tools unlike my seikos that are vacation swimming watches
Date was perfect for the Aquanauts (experiments about living for extended periods under sea) ... also made a fantastic kids toy (one of my favorite toys when I was young).
Damn, 2000 dollars watch as a toy? I will never understand how rich people think
@@bigboiganiga8356 .. a joke right? They made a mini figure playset called the Aquanauts ... not a watch ...
@@karlsenula9495 Ohh sorry, never grow up with Aquanauts. Not American or Brits, my fault sir.
@@bigboiganiga8356 lol ... no problem ... as a kid the Aquanaut watch would have been hated and wasted - and probably destroyed ... I was a rough and tumble outdoor kid lol.
I was on the fence about the 300... but the wife's comment did it for me... SPB143 it is then
They are fantastic.
Thanks for watching!!
Hi Russell, great review. I can see why they call you the mad watch collector. I’ve heard of Doxa but now , you make me wanna go buy one 😂🤷♂️
Yes Russ, bloody love Doxas. So cool you can try before you buy now as well. I’ve toyed with the idea of the Sub 300T for a while. I know you lose COSC but I prefer the slightly larger dial personally.Always a bit of a punt when they were online order only.
Yes I can see that my friend!
Lol 😂 you crack me up 😂!
Great review… I’ve been eyeing Doxas, the Sub 200 is enticing due to the price but I think in the end the Sub 300 T in the Tiffany blue! I like the signature bright colors they do and the history behind it is what makes watch collecting fun for me!
Who wouldn’t want that nostalgic feel of That iconic shape on your wrist?
Exactly!!;) such an icon that 300 is!!!!
I've owned a Sharkhunter in the past. Very nice watch but the orange as cool as it is can be tricky. What I mean is; unless you are a hardcore watch nerd that appreciates Doxa you may find that wearing an orange diver is sporadic and this would be way too expensive to have sitting on a winder most of its life. The Sharkhunter in black would be a better choice for most if you need that iconic case shape and beautiful beads of rice bracelet.
Great point Gerry!
@1:28 They should bring back that Aqualung logo. LOL
That is cool! They save it for limited editions which is fair enough!
I completely agree with you, they’re definitely a watch nerds type of watch. But a little expensive for what you’re getting. Great review though!
Thanks for watching my friend!
How is the 600t for a 6.5 inch wrist? Too big?
Been looking forward to this one. Great stuff! 👏🏻👏🏻
Cheers Derek!!
I love Doxas. I am lucky enough to own the orange Sub 750T, which was re-released around 2003, I think, and once I was on the sales list, I was offered a yellow-faced limited-edition Sub 750T Divingstar GMT with a 24-hour skeletonised fourth hand. It is a knockout combination. All up with the rice bracelet it weighs in at over 100 g, if I recall correctly. I joke that you have to alternate which arm you wear it on, so you won't bulk up on your left biceps. The metal band is comfortable, but I could not get a link out of the orange watch, so I put it on a $12 Nato strap, also bright orange. It is bold looking, and easily adjustable at the gym. I recommend Doxas highly. --Old (U.S.) Guy
I decided to add the sea rambler 300t to my collection before Christmas, very happy with it. Plus you don’t see too many in the wild
Scott congrats!!! Yes I like that dial for sure!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR tough as old boots can take a right beating .
Thanks for the review. Just waiting on delivery of a 300T in aquamarine for a huge discount - £1350ish. Shame about the lume though. Always wanted one as I’m an occasional diver and huge Cussler fan, I have a 16600SD but it’s a little too precious for me to consistently take diving!
The 300. Its awesome. 👍🏻
Oh man I think the 300T needs to be on my list soon!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR btw, I'm warning up to your voice. After about 10 of your videos, I can say, you do a good job and make me laugh. After one of your videos (might have been the new gshock w/ bluetooth) I was walking around the house doing odd chores for about 20 minutes saying, "not applicable" in the voice you used. 😂👍🏻
Great show! I love the idea of Doxa, but not ready to own one yet. I'm surprised they didn't disclose what movement is actually in them. The lume is disappointing, and they're a bit expensive. The look of the 300 are so classic though, I frequently dabble with the idea of owning one at some point.
Me to now Christopher! I feel I need a Doxa in my collection one day;)
👍❤️🇵🇭🇬🇷thats beautiful mate..
Great review Russ. I'm in the market for a heritage-styled diver. These watches had my attention until...the prices. A Squale 1521 has similar heritage for much less $$. That's where I'm leaning.
Love that 300T....if only they didn't have the pointless date complication I'd have bought one. Went for the sm300 heritage instead. Really dislike date complications, especially useless on a diver.
Excellent video as always, thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
Funny isn’t it Steve? I think because at the time they may not have had other movements to choose from??? So it had to have a date?
@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR I think it's because companies are aware of the fact that most dive watches aren't going on the wrists of divers. You find them on vintage divers as well, I've owned plenty of serious pieces actually used by divers from the 60s and 70s with day/date complications. In that case I believe the designers wanted their product to have greater functionality that extended beyond diving time.
Absolutely love the history of these watches and how built for purpose they are. At the same time I can't help but agree with your wife 🤣
Awesome episode Russ 👏 I love Doxa, and of these 3 I would also select the 300. That said, I will probably go Sinn U50 before the Doxa 300, although my goal would be to have both. Thank you again for a brilliant review 👏👍🙌
Felo!!! Thanks for watching my friend!! Yes Sinn U50 or Doxa 300. Hard choice but the versatility of the Sinn wins!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR I love it and hopefully will get one later this year....
Love Doxa ❤
I added a Doxa 200 Orange on the bracelet it’s gorgeous eye catcher get more attention than my Rolex Submariner & my Omega Seamaster 42m blue l love the history of Doxa going to add another Doxa to my watch collection more Doxa videos please 🙏
"There's always ways round patents" That cracked me up. And can I just say, that Mr Pagani looks an awful lot like you, but I can't be 100%. The accent I think throws me off. 😂Think I prefer the 600T out of this trio but my favourite doxa is the 200. Awesome work mate, another highly enjoyable review.
mate great review ..tried the 300 pro ..love them.but on.my wrist it looked far too small ..I was gutted
Thanks for watching Mark! That was a shame!
love that watch ..great history ..the dial ..hands
It’s defo a watch for a dive nutter as mentioned. That’s orange is unreal and I can see the attraction
Brilliant watches Phil with a slight ? On the Lume but that’s it
I have a 1st Generation Doxa Sub 300 Professional "no T" thin case" c.1967
It is a beautiful wrist watch and comfortable to wear despite its size.
Props for the Sanyo reference ha ha ha!!
Hahahaha
If ur a Diver then this is the Cheapest part of ur KIT, bar a used Wet suite..! Not expensive at all...! 🙏😎 Defo a watch to see in the FLESH ...! Maybe a MARMITE Watch..!
Cheers Ray!!!
Great review as always! I agree with you, the original 300 is the one for me and although expensive, it is COSC so perhaps not too expensive? However I’m not sure I’m “Diver” nerdy enough for Doxa. Perhaps it’s a watch for the diver connoisseur? On a separate note, I’ve just seen Longine’s Spirit Zulu Time true GMT release and that looks awesome! Check it out!
I think that’s it my friend isn’t it! You have to completely buy in to the history as much as the watch to lump up the money!
Bought a 300T and it runs well within COSC and cost less than the 300. Very happy with mine on a fantastic BOR.
Pagani's house of design is too late - Seestern already has made an excellent Doxa 300 homage get the v2 and ask for the lumed date wheel. Hahahahaha ... Reginold was too slow ...
That won’t stop’m if the moneys right!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR true ... it actually works both ways too .. often Pagani does an homage then another brand does one with better specs and/or finishing or movement.
Space is the new ocean ... DOXA should make watches for space... like Fortis does. Of course they can also still focus on Dive watches and be fine.
A Doxa field watch !!!!????
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR if that field is on Mars 😉 ... dusty Martian red dial???
Your wife is the absolute best
Haha, your wife doesn't mince words! Good to see the lume is decent on the 600T, but disappointing about how it wears. I know James Stacey at Hodinkee found wearability issues. I really like the look of the watch though. I have an AD with them now, so I need to see if they've got the 600T available to try out. I like the COSC certification on the Sub300, but the dial looks too tiny to me (in person). I would lean toward the 300T, but I need to get all on the wrist. Too bad about the lume on the 300s though. For a brand known for their dive watch history, one would think they'd put some more focus on that. The mix of milled/pressed on the claps is a bit disappointing at the price, but not a deal breaker. It was nice to see the screwed links on the 300, but I guess they saved some money going with the pins on the 600T. It is impressively priced compared to the 300s though. Thanks for this thorough look at the main Doxa divers. I like the 200 as well (even without the history), but it also apparently doesn't have great lume.
Thank you so much for watching Sean! Appreciate your comments to! Yes I had a look at the 200, just didn’t have the show biz feel of the 300’s . Actually would prefer the Bulova devil diver , almost the same case shape !
Great to see, but not there just yet for me. Thanks Russ
I can't believe that someone wouldn't know Doxa if they like your channel 🤔
It’s very niche my friend. I only new Doxa because of the orange dial 3/4 years ago. Some still think they copied a Seiko Monster!;)
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR 😀😂🤣
Love the comments from the wife! 😂
I’d swim as deep as the bottom of a backyard pool, but knowing the tooliness of the 300T would make it my choice.
Orange Doxa is very great ....
It’s the only colour to choose for me my friend!
I still have the same version from when it was featured the Clive clussler movie where Matthew McConaughey played dirk Pitt. I had two of the very first 300t watches re- released in the 1999???? I think? Sold them but kept the hand signed poster Clive clussler gave his signature. Now that he has passed I imagine it's worth something
Hi
Greetings from germany…..
what do you think about the new beta models?? 🎉 thanks!!
First! (Always wanted to do that 😂)
Great review! You look like you have SO much fun! Doxa is a brand that I would not spend 1500 pounds (2500 Canadian Dollars) on unless I was diving with professionals. Give me a desk diver with a 50-100m limit, and I am fine. #WWC 10:54 GREAT MARATHON. Blame Canada... Sorry. ;-)
Hahahaha thank you Kenneth!!!
DOXA 300 T
Something about Doxa watches simply don’t look very good for the price… i get that they’re historically significant dive watches, but not very handsome, case finishing doesn’t look particularly premium, lume not great or evenly applied in various videos I’ve seen… this sounds harsh but I can’t help but think they’re mostly getting by off their name nowadays. Thanks for showing these three. Great video as always.
Hi Collin! First of all a brand like a Doxa or a Squale is entitled to use their brand history to elevate them in the market. What I would say is got to an AD (which you can do now with Doxa) and try them for yourself. They are built like Rolex’s my friend. Tough tool watches that come at a premium . That’s the price you pay . But if you truly are not sold into the history , colours and designs you ain’t ever gonna fall for a Doxa;)
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR thanks for the response! I’ll have to check one out in person sometime if I get the chance. I appreciate your experience and knowledge of watches as you’ve been hands on with quite a few at this point, so I’ll take your word for their quality. I did just get a Squale 60 Atmos and it’s definitely the nicest watch in my collection. I do understand that historical significance of a maker is an important aspect to consider; I suppose I would be concerned if a brand were to lean on that too heavily however.
If you have a doxa itch that needs scratching but the pockets aren't deep enough at the moment, check-out the Seestern homage. It's a highly spec'd and really well finished watch.
I own 3 Doxas, a 300T (Professional), a 200 (Aquamarine), and 200 C-Graph (Sharkhunter). Bought the 300T first and was
incredibly impressed with the quality. Comfort from the beads of rice bracelet was brilliant, and accuracy wasn't bad at +5 sec per day. Next came the 200, and I was really disappointed with the obviously lower quality. Considering that it's the same movement (ETA 2824-2) movement, the accuracy was piss poor, +10 sec or more per day. The bracelet was identical as far as I could tell, except that the clasp was utter crap in comparison....Having said that, it was almost £1000 cheaper, so what can you really expect. Got my eye on a couple of vintage ones next, ideally a WW2 DH Doxa, and a champagne dial vintage one ideally with small seconds......WHEN suitable candidates pop up on Ebay!
Please do a review of a Nethun ii aqua
Pagani have just released a half decent version of the sub 300. It's the first homage I've bought that actually makes me want to buy the real thing even though they are seriously overpriced.
Anyone else watching this with a Seestern homage in their collection?
Think there maybe a few my friend;)
I have the 300t in yellow, and the 600t in white on a Helm white rubber strap.
Great quality for the price, but I still need the real thing.😁
How's this curly Jim Henson creation keep popping up on my recommended?
Because I’m at the top my game and your favourite film is muppets CHRISTMAS CAROL pal. Superb taste
fair
How interesting. The depth ring maximum dive time bezel is in feet depth. Only the USA measures depth in feet. Europe and the rest of the World measures depth in meters. I wonder if they have a meters version?
Good point Larry!!!?
The bezel is 'No Decompression Limits' from the U.S. Navy dive tables that were used before dive computers. You would set the pip at the minute hand at the start of the dive and measure your depth with a depth gauge. When the minute hand reached the same depth on the ring as your planned depth then your dive was over or you would need decompression stops. The U.S. Navy dive tables were published in feet and at the time were the standard.
@@RichKovars superb my friend
I'm a diver watch nerd but I can't afford a Doxa right now 😂😢
Me to my friend! What watch do you use for a good dive and what’s the depths you go to?
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR I don't even dive but i love Doxas, my more expensive watch is the Seiko King Turtle and just bought the Seiko Arnie