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    • 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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    PORTFOLIO

    Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

    Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports. Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your undivided attention on the time of day and the...

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    Oct 2, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

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    Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

    A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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    Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

    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 30, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

    FEATURE:

    The Definitive Baselworld 2018 Round-Up

    Baselworld 2018 may have been significantly smaller than in previous years, but the show certainly made up for it with an exceptional range of new watches, quite a lot of them with much more budget-friendly prices than in previous years (which still cannot be said for the bratwurst stand outside the fair). WatchTime’s editorial team...

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    Apr 7, 2018 by WatchTime

    POLL:

    Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

    Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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    Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

    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

    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

    PROMOTION:

    Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

    Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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    Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

    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
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    A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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