DOXA SUB 300T Unboxing

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DOXA has always been one of those interesting “cult favorite” watch brands even though it has a traditional Swiss watch brand history and a product legacy peppered with a number of watches — including a lot of dress models. The “cult status” of Doxa has specifically made its diver’s-style watches popular, and for many good reasons. Doxa watches receive more than their fair share of enthusiast support. As of 2021, the Doxa SUB 300/300T comes in a total of six dial colors, each with a unique product name and available strap in addition to the iconic “beads of rice” style diver’s bracelet.


Doxa produces two watches that are inspired by its original late 1960s diver’s watches. This includes the Doxa SUB 300 and the SUB 300T. Both watches are solid options, but that Doxa offers two timepiece collections that are in many ways the same is part of the interesting quirkiness of the brand. While there are small differences in proportions and size between the SUB 300 and the SUB 300 T watches, consumers would be forgiven for mistaking the two at a glance. Thankfully, Doxa labels the watch dials with their name so that confusion happens a bit less.


The SUB 300T, is a bit larger, but mostly in proportions and thickness. It doesn’t really wear larger, as it is half a millimeter thicker and actually a bit shorter (lug-to-lug distance) at 44.5mm-wide. This is due to the slightly stubbier lugs. Interestingly, the SUB 300T has a sapphire crystal that is more flush with the bezel, versus the box-style crystal of the SUB 300. This means that even though the SUB 300T is only a bit thicker than the SUB 300, it visually looks appreciably thicker given the more prominent bezel structure. Also, note that the SUB 300T has an automatic helium release valve on the side of the case. Water-resistant to 1,200 meters.


SUB 300T does an excellent job of keeping the original 1960s Doxa diver’s watches as the real inspiration behind the product. That is actually a core part of why so many timepiece enthusiasts like Doxa.


What makes Doxa so special given its cult-list fan status? I’m not entirely sure, but my guess is that Doxa watches have a unique historic relationship with the emergence of modern recreational diving (Doxa consulted with such greats as Jacques Cousteau while developing it. Second, Doxa watches have their own, highly distinctive, and rather friendly-looking designs. This latter sense of design distinction is what I think seals Doxa as a desirable diver’s watch for many people.