Doxa

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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Doxa SUB 200 T.Graph Stainless Steel Limited Edition Features Restored Vintage Movements

Doxa, one of the most important but largely unsung pioneers in the history of diving watches, celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2019 with the release of an extremely limited (13 pieces) gold-cased version of its revolutionary SUB 200 T.Graph. Now the Swiss brand follows it up with another special edition more suited to its tool-watch pedigree, housed in a stainless steel case and powered by a vintage Valjoux 7734 movement.

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Aug 29, 2019 by Mark Bernardo