Nike air dictate 24/3/2023 ![]() ![]() What’s more, considering the style of watch, its indelible connection to Jacques Cousteau, and the pivotal role it played in the pioneering days of diving, it makes it that much easier to fall in love with the SUB 300 Professional - or any of DOXA’s authentic vintage-inspired dive watch reissues. However, if, like ourselves, you happen to belong to the camp that likes its design, there’s even more to appreciate about the timepiece in person, as the thing boasts an overall level of fit and finish that’s legitimately difficult to convey or fully do justice to via words or even photos. With its barrel-shaped case, boxed sapphire crystal, and overall bold vintage-inspired aesthetic, we understand that the DOXA SUB 300 Professional dive watch definitely isn’t for everyone. It’s worth pointing out the calculated and purposeful nature of the SUB 300 Pro’s design, as, just like its ‘60s era predecessor, it possesses several functions that largely dictate its form. Photo: HICONSUMPTIONįinal Thoughts On The DOXA SUB 300 Professional Dive Watch ![]() Alongside the steel BOR bracelet, the SUB 300 Pro is also offered with an available DOXA fish-logoed FKM rubber strap with a folding clasp with a ratcheting dive suit extension. For the SUB 300 Professional, DOXA has opted for an elegant seven-link item that sees a five-link beads-of-rice pattern bookended by a set of non-staggered vertical links - the former of which has been heavily polished while the latter has been treated to a contrasting brushed finish.ĭecorated via an exclusive DOXA fish logo and mated to the case via a set of screws, this BOR-style bracelet has been fitted with a folding clasp with 3 micro adjustment slots, pls screw-in post links and a ratcheting extension designed to be worn over a wetsuit. Crafted from stainless steel, the bracelet is of the traditional beads-of-rice-style variety - a once immensely popular type of bracelet from a bygone era and one that exudes ample old-school style. Photo: HICONSUMPTIONīestowing the DOXA SUB 300 Pro with even greater levels of unmistakably vintage style is the dive watch’s bracelet. In typical DOXA fashion, the SUB 300 Pro’s finish looks terrific, with multi-directional brushing adorning the case and contrasting the near mirror-polished finish used on the dive watch’s bezel, crown, and the inner links of its bracelet. The case’s gentle sloping screw-down case-back and screw-down crown together help to afford the DOXA a generous 300 meters of water resistance - a figure that’s responsible for the “300” in the watch’s monicker.Įncompassing the DOXA’s dial is one of the Swiss brand’s patented timing bezels - a rotating item that’s equipped with dual indicators with the time displayed in minutes on its fixed black inner ring and depth in meters in orange on its rotating outer ring for non-stop decompression timing. ![]() Measuring 13.4mm thick, the watch features a 45mm lug-to-lug, and a lug width of 20mm. Photo: HICONSUMPTIONīoasting a design that points to DOXA’s utility-first modus operandi, the SUB 300 Pro watch is constructed around a 42.5mm barrel-style case that’s crafted from marine-grade 316L stainless steel. The same level of attention to detail that allows for the watch’s excellent craftsmanship and execution is also responsible for the SUB 300 Pro’s ultra-dependable performance. The dive watch’s overall fit and finish is just stellar, and the bezel’s rotation is incredibly smooth, consistent, and satisfying, with the unidirectional item engaging with loud pronounced clicks and zero back play whatsoever. Highly calculated and meticulously manufactured, the watch features ultra-uniform spacing in between the links and numerals that can only be described as perfect, though it doesn’t end there. ![]() After getting over its retro-inspired aesthetics, the next thing that jumps out at you on the SUB 300 Pro is the watch’s overall fit and finish. Taking obvious and ample inspiration from DOXA’s SUB concept from 1967 - a game-changing timepiece that marked the first true purpose-designer diver’s watch that was available to the general public - the contemporary SUB 300 Professional’s old-school-inspired design is evident right out of the box, retaining a slew of the original model’s design cues including its barrel-shaped case, chunky ridged bezel, and boxed sapphire. First Impressions Of The DOXA SUB 300 Professional ![]()
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