Doxa

Doxa is a Swiss watch brand that was founded in 1889 in Neuchatel. Georges Ducommun (1868-1936), the founder of Doxa, was born in Le Locle among the Jura hills of canton Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was one of 13 children of a poor family. At the age of 12, he became an apprentice in a manufacture specialised in casing-up watch movements.

He started his own watch repair business when he was 20. He worked hard to set up his business, walking the 10 kilometers to La Chaux-de Fonds to deliver his products personally, even in the depth of winter. The success of his watches enabled him to live in Chateau des Monts, today home of the world-renowned Le Locle horological museum.

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Taking the Bull by the Horns: A Guide to Vintage Bullhead Chronographs

Since the late 1990s, producing large watches has been an enduring trend, undoubtedly spurred by the success of Panerai. Obviously, watches with larger case sizes were around earlier than that, but the Florentine brand was the first to attain huge, worldwide popularity with its oversized timepieces — with the help of a few Hollywood icons,...

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Sep 4, 2017 by Balazs Ferenczi

DIVE WATCH BASICS

Dive Watches 101: Bracelet Extensions vs. Flexible Straps

We take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of dive watch Bracelet Extensions vs. Flexible Straps in this article on diving watches.

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Aug 9, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: DOXA SUB 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition

Many watch brands are quick to describe new creations as “an icon revived,” or “a legend reborn.“ Sometimes these labels are both earned and legitimate, but in other cases, it’s more a marketing stunt to garner attention. The watch we’re covering this week — the Doxa SUB 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition— is most definitely in the former rather than the latter category.

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Feb 12, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!

The November-December 2016 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring a review of the Omega Globemaster Master Chronometer, a look at Panerai's groundbreaking minute repeater, a profile of F.P. Journe, a deluge of divers' watch reviews, and more. Scroll down for highlights from the issue.

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Nov 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

First Look: The Doxa Sub 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

In 2017, Doxa’s iconic divers' watch, the Doxa Sub, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Doxa will therefore be launching a limited edition dedicated to the original version of the first dive watch that came with an orange dial.

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Mar 21, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Splash of Color: Watch Insider’s 10 Colorful Dive Watches

Assuming that all divers’ watches from luxury brands are similarly suited to perform their functions properly underwater, how best to determine which one is right for you? Obviously, the look of the watch has a lot to do with the decision, and nowadays you have an array of colorful options to choose from. Some years...

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Oct 26, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Dive Watch Wednesday: 10 Mechanical Dive Watches for Women

Dive watches tend to be among the chunkier types of timepieces, which has always made it difficult to find one small enough to be suitable for most ladies’ wrists — whether you’re choosing for yourself or as a gift for that special someone above and below the water. It gets even more complicated if you...

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May 27, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: The Swiss Military’s Doxa Dive Watch

Due to the fact that the development of most early dive watches was heavily influenced, or even directly initiated, by armed services around the world, it is no surprise that a large number of these watches were in fact used and issued by them as well. It did, however, come as a surprise to us...

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Aug 27, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Doxa Auctions Limited-Edition Divers’ Watches Worn By Jean-Michel Cousteau

Doxa, the Swiss watch company that introduced the world to the first orange-dialed divers watch, is auctioning five limited-edition models of its Doxa Sub 1200T, each one personally worn by diving legend Jean-Michel Cousteau. Profits from the auctions, which began this week on eBay, will benefit Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.

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Jul 17, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime E-Special: Dive-Watch Double Feature

WatchTime’s latest iPad-exclusive special issue is now available.

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May 1, 2013 by WatchTime

Clockwork Orange: Wallpaper From the WatchTime Archives

Back in our December 2006 issue, we ran a photo feature called “Clockwork Orange,” showcasing watches with orange dials, straps, and other elements. Now we’ve selected a half-dozen of these striking still-life images, shot by our faithful watch shutterbug Nik Schölzel, for you to download to decorate your computer screen. Simply click on the photos...

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May 3, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Doxa Sub 4000T

The new Doxa SUB 4000T professional diver’s watch commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Doxa SUB collection. The hands and hourmarkers offer extreme luminosity, the rotating bezel indicates the decompression table, and the helium valve at 9 o’clock guarantees water-resistance to a depth of 1,220 meters. Dedicated to ocean-diving enthusiasts, this edition is limited to...

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Apr 19, 2011 by WatchTime

Trivia Quiz: Hollywood Watches

This time around our quiz features (mostly) action films, and we throw in a small-screen question or two. Do you know which watches these characters wore? This ticket to the movies is free, and as always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck!

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Nov 14, 2010 by WatchTime

Doxa Launches Diving With Legends Book and Watch

Peter Millar’s book Diving With Legends profiles some of diving’s greatest living legends, and Doxa Watches was proud to be on hand to help announce the launch of the book and a limited edition Diving With Legends watch. Several icons of the deep included in the book were on hand for the launch, and the...

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Mar 28, 2010 by WatchTime

The Decade that Was

You can’t see us, but we’ve got our party hats on. This September, WatchTime magazine celebrates its 10th birthday. To mark the event, we’re publishing in our September-October issue (on newsstands now) a 38-page special section on the wild, wacky watch decade that just ended. The bulk of the section is a rundown of the...

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Sep 14, 2009 by Norma Buchanan

Speak Easy

Not long ago, Lynn Miner, a reader of WatchTime magazine, wrote with a request: would we publish a guide on how to pronounce all those nettlesome watch-brand names? We hope the following brand list, with phonetic spellings on the right, helps Miner and tongue-twisted watch fans everywhere.

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May 25, 2009 by Norma Buchanan

Doxa Marks its 120th Anniversary with the Ultraspeed

During its early days, Doxa was perhaps best known for the watches and watch and clock movements they developed for the automobile industry. Doxa’s founder, Georges Ducommun, was a car nut who had a gas station at his residence. Today Mr. Ducommun’s former home is Switzerland’s largest horological museum, and the gas pumps can still...

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Mar 14, 2009 by WatchTime