Download the initial patent file US3505808 submitted to the US patent office by Urs Eschle in 1968.
A star was born...
The DOXA SUB 300T was born introducing two revolutionary innovations. The first feature was the unidirectional rotating bezel which integrated a no-decompression limit table to the watch. The official US Navy Air dive table for no-decompression dives was engraved on the bezel to assist divers in taking care of time and water depth during underwater excursions. Years later, other brands were inspired by this feature and decided to print extracts of the no-decompression limit table on the strap of their diver watches.
Breaking all the rules, the second and very progressive decision was to use a luminous bright orange dial instead of common classic black and white. The idea behind the orange dial was to achieve high readability under extreme dark diving conditions.
The orange face turned out to be a big success, leading to a huge interest in bright colour dials for diver watches, motivating other watch manufacturers to use colourful dials for their diver watches and DOXA itself to continue this success adding new models to their diver line with other unusual colourful dials like in the Searambler (silver) and Divingstar (yellow).
The unusual bright orange dial of the DOXA SUB 300T made Dr. Clive Cussler*, the famous US writer well-known for his best-selling action-adventure novels, choose the DOXA diver as the unique timing instrument for his popular adventure character Dirk Pitt.
* Acknowledged as the Grand Master of the American action-adventure novel his famous Dirk Pitt novels are published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries with a readership of more than 120 million avid fans. Dr. Clive Cussler is also founder and chairman of
the National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA) and locator of more than 60 shipwrecks of historical value.
On the 35th anniversary of the legendary DOXA SUB 300T, DOXA re-issued an exclusive limited edition of 1000 pieces, signed and numbered 001/1000 to 1000/1000, where serial number 001/1000 is dedicated to Dr. Clive Cussler.
Manufactured to the same specifications of the original of 1967, the re-edition reflects contemporary lifestyle while maintaining its traditional flair and design of the late sixties. Other models like the Sharkhunter (black dial), Searambler (silver dial) and Divingstar (yellow dial) will follow.
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It all began in 1967... |
The DOXA SUB was finally born in 1967 introducing two revolutionary security concepts: breaking all the rules, the first and very progressive decision was to use a luminous bright orange dial instead of common classic black and white to achieve high readability under extreme dark diving conditions.
The second innovation was the unidirectional rotating bezel integrating the functionality of a no-decompression limit table to the watch. The official US Navy Air dive table for no-decompression dives was engraved (meters) on the bezel to assist divers in taking care of time and water depth during underwater excursion.
Military DOXA SUB:
The DOXA SUB was used by the U.S. Navy and issued to U.S. Navy saturation divers in the early seventies, it was also used by the British, French, Polish Navy Forces.
The unusual bright orange dial of the DOXA SUB or better known as the "orange face DOXA" made Dr. Clive Cussler *, the famous US writer well-known for his best-selling action-adventure novels, choose the DOXA diver as the unique timing instrument for his popular adventure character Dirk Pitt®. >>> read more about DIRK PITTS® FAVORITE WATCH
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the SUB, DOXA re-issued the legendary diver watch manufactured to the same specifications of the original SUB 300T model first introduced in 1967. Serial number 001/1000 of the SUB 300T limited edition is dedicated to Dr. Clive Cussler.