There are only a handful of dive watches that have truly reached iconic status. The Rolex Submariner. The Omega Seamaster. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. And right there, near the top, has to be the Doxa Sub 300.
Making its debut in 1967 as a dedicated professional tool, the Sub 300 stood out from the get-go. It abandoned the more everyday stylings of its competition in exchange for a design that more closely resembled a piece of diving equipment, which is what it was.
Its unique dual-function bezel not only featured a 60-minute scale but also a decompression timer as an additional tool for divers, while its most recognizable trait was its bright-orange bezel, originally conceived to enhance underwater legibility. (Ironically, the opposite turned out to be the case, as orange is one of the first colors to disappear as you descend into the depths, but the style stuck around nevertheless.)
Today, Doxa boasts an entire range of dive watches, all derived from the original Sub 300. The most unique has to be the Sub 300 Carbon, which maintains the form factor of the original but exchanges its stainless steel case material for lightweight, futuristic forged carbon fiber.
Now, Doxa has debuted a new, limited-edition Sub 300 Carbon that is arguably the brand’s most daring diver yet.
