I am a recreational diver and the date window on my dive watch is a must. Reason being is that I need to include the date when filling out my dive log, usually on vacation where I've lost track of what day it is out on the ocean. Especially since I don't usually bring my phone along for fear of losing it overboard.

No Russell, the dial colour vs the hands color do not add to visibility. Take it from a 20 year scuba diver. (Haven't been under the water for the past 20 years, but you know what I mean.😂) The Doxa was one of my first more costly dive watches after quite a few Seiko divers and it was disappointing enough for me to sell it and put it towards a Seamaster (which I never wear diving in case I scratch it😂). Colours disappear under water Russell, even the colourful fish unless you're actually shining a light on them. Water has a major effect on colour as you go deeper. The Doxa orange will be a darkish grey in low light under water and it's difficult to see the hands. Lume was very important in the days before dive computers and I cannot understand how the Doxa became a famous dive watch...unless they paid a lot of money for marketing. It's crazy that they still haven't improved it, but I suppose it doesn't matter any more.

Love it👌 I've got about 15 watches I tried to sell last year. Sadly, the whole exercise of trying to sell, was as successful and enjoyable as trapping my dingly-danglies... in a car door. I gave up😂 and so, have 15 watches filling a box, as reminder to think more, before buying. Lesson learnt✌️

Was looking forward to seeing a Hublot unboxing!! 😂 😜

I’ve had this same model for almost 3 years and absolutely love it. Comfy, well sized and very quirky. Congrats!

Iconic is the word for me when it comes to Doxa watches. Anyone who's a watch enthusiast recognizes those across the room just like a Submariner. Congrats on your new 300! I prefer the 300t w/it's larger dial and better clasp that fits my 8" wrist a bit better. But they're both iconic!

You have a great taste! I also have professional Doxa 300 sub. It was the grail watch for me also. I never regret one second getting one. Enjoy your Daxa!!!!!

1000% agree - Doxa makes proper tool watches. I myself own a Doxa Sub 200 Aquamarine. Love the BOR bracelet as well as the rubber strap. (btw, my wife also hates on the blue color.) Personally i am not at the stage yet where I would consider selling any watch from my 400-piece collection, but i give you props for getting rid of 20 of yours to get this new Doxa!

They literally just announced the 200t - basically the 300t but in 39mm

Congrats! I love this design and the Seiko Willard. Both seem like huge watches but wear so nicely. Well done!

Love it! I'm interested to see the new 200t 39mm and see how that puppy wears.

Holy crap… good choice! I’ve got a Doxa Sharkhunter 300! Easily in my top three! Enjoy it!

That’s a lovely watch and I love the colour, congratulations. The closeup shots look stunning btw 👍

Love the orange colour, but that’s about it. Glad you found a grail Russ. I’m still searching!

Robert Redford...in the 1970's ..wear's a Doxa shark hunter..(in three day's of the condor) ..it was his own watch..i think the wife likes it😉

Congratulations on a great purchase Russell. I love that Doxa and the retro styling. That one is on my watch list too.

The wife is hilarious, you’re gracious to reveal the honest feedback!

Congratulations. That's one cool looking watch, and a classic. It definitely does not look too large (unlike the many overly large smartwatches you see these days). In-house movements are highly overrated, especially for smaller brands that only recently started making their own movements. An ETA 2824 is pretty much bulletproof because there are a lot of them out there, and any commonly occurring problems have been fixed decades ago.

Great watch, congrats 👍🏻 I think about the new 200t, Looks nearly the same but 39mm.

Lovely. Congratulations!!!

Great colour for hanging around blue swimming pools.

Ever since I read my first Clive Cussler novel I've been fascinated by Doxa. Sure, in the past they've tried dress watches etc but their bread and butter is dive watches. I'd have this over a subbie any day! My current dedicated diver is a Kamasu but I'd make an exception for this!

Love it. Looks stunning. Congrats and well deserved!

Welcome to the Doxa fam! The sub 300 was my grail as well and first Swiss watch. Since then I've gotten a Rolex GMT, a Submariner, and a Speedy. And yet, the Doxa still gets the most wrist time by far. If I had to only keep one and price wasn't a factor, I'd definitely keep the Doxa. In all of the years I've had it I've never seen another one in the wild, but plan to buy a beer for the first person I see with one on.

Well done, it’s awesome. She’ll come around to its charms eventually.

Congratulations 🎉 Love DOXA.

I got the Divestar and paired it with a lemon yellow Isofrane strap . Love the retro design. Great choice Russ.

Hard to argue, I recently bought a Clive Cussler and it is soooo comfortable, but I have the wetsuit extender that I sometimes ease by one notch during the day. The small hour hand makes it harder to read as a daily wear, until you get used to it. Haven’t dived with it yet, so underwater legibility for the custom dial has yet to be tested, but rest assured that there are few more comfortable divers… that includes my 3 Seikos, Seamaster, Sea-dweller and Vostok. Enjoy your Doxa, MWC!

This Doxa is a pure 70's vibe

Have to agree MWC - the dial is perfect with those painted lume and black framing accents. Very sharp watch - love the beads of rice bracelets on these Doxa models!

Having an ETA movement is a plus, not a minus. Who wants to get robbed every few years when it's time for a service? The orange is really striking and suits it to a tee. It'll look amazing in the summer sun, never mind underwater. I love how much you love this watch 🙂

Congrats on the 300-grailwatch achievement Russell! My grail was the 300T, which I got at the start of January, based on Your lovely review of all 3! I was a bit conflicted on which to get, the 300 COSC or the 300T, and i decided to go with the 300T. Only downside that the 300T has (in my humble opinion) is the bracelet and the clasp - bracelet widens to 22-23mm after the 20mm lug and tapers down to 20mm, thereafter the clasp is 22-24mm and HUUUGE on my wrist. It is fantastic when lying on the table and on other peoples wrists, but I am currently stuck with a nato strap until I find a better tapered BOR-bracelet - It feels like I am wearing my dads watch or one of those MMA-Invictas because of the huge wide bracelet.. I have ordered a BOR-bracelet from everyone's favorite uncle (UncleSeiko) to try and make it fit my 300T, and I will just have to live with a generic pressed clasp with no micro-adjustments. If Doxa made a BOR, with taper from 20mm to 18-16mm, I would buy it on the spot!

Great looking piece. Congratulations mate. Enjoy it! 🎉

Wearing the exact same watch right now, also purchased from Ryan too! Congrats Russ. Lume on the pip is trash but I still like the watch overall. The new green 200t is lovely too.

Nice! I am buying the same sub300 professional this week too after discovering it last month. Congratulations 🎈🍾🎉

I’m not too crazy about the case shape so it’s not something I’d buy, but I’m glad you like it and that’s all that matters. 🙏🏼

Best bezel face I've seen in a while! The watch face is nice. Like the second hand.

Super glad for you, MWC!!

Great looking watch. Always been drawn to that one. Love bright orange watches. Enjoy it!

It's fab, love the design love the colour. Great choice.

I unfortunately cannot afford the real deal. But i purchased a Seestern Sub 300 two months ago and it’s become my favorite watch in my collection. I absolutely love the Doxa and if i wasn’t saving up for my grail (Speedy) i would absolutely buy one. Solid choice my friend.

Congratulations! Enjoy your grail!

Love this one!! Happy that you got this! Got mine earlier this year and i couldn’t be so happy. My personal grail diver as well

The new 200T looks amazing! I’ve been eyeing Doxa for a while and I think the Caribbean 200T hits the spot! That’ll be my next after my big GS purchase last month! Great vid as always man!

Looks great! I really want the carbon 300. I’ll miss the beads of rice bracelet, but it is so crazy light and a cool mixup of vintage and modern

Great stuff Rusty. I've had a proper purge myself recently! I do loves me Doxa. Congrats pal!

Congrats!🎉 always liked this model

You are absolutely correct! It’s great! I thought it a bit overpriced until I wore it! Wish Dirk Pitt wore this version. All the best!

Very entertaining video Russell. But you're not quite right in your assumptions about the visibility of the watch in marine diving conditions. I am a retired German navy diver and began my career just as dive computers were coming into usage. I've used many divers watches and professional divers preferred generally to only use ISO rated watches like Seiko when they want a failsafe to the dive computer. Also some Orient and Citizen watches had this ISO rating and were popular as a minimum level of luminous display is essential. The Doxa watches, although well known and well marketed in the past by some famous diving folks are not really suitable for serious diving. The luminous display is simply not bright or lasting long enough. A watch face regardless of color will lose visibility very soon. It is a very nice watch though, and is probably ok for snorkeling in bright water, but the low light will make it unviable. Please excuse if my english is not perfect as it's not my native language. I would think that 99.9% of the Doxa wearers are possibly not diving people, or if they are they won't be relying on these watches when going to deep water or exploring dark environments like shipwrecks which is still a favourite activity of mine.

Bold choice MWC 👍

Congrats on the watch!!

Hey MWC...Congratulations, I think it's awesome! It has a strong and unique vibe that is totally cool.

Congrats! I bought one of these last year following your Doxa show and I love it, i can’t help but wear it! (Also I can’t help but mention I called this watch in my comment on your teaser post a week ago 🤩)

Just bought the sub 600t on a whim, I wanted a less expensive daily watch. Something for the beach, pool, or traveling. My current collection is made of 3 grand seikos. So a solid dive watch built like a rock it feels and an awesome rubber strap and of course in orange seemed like the perfect beater watch for me. And I love it so far. I was between the 300 and 600t and liked the more 80s design of the 600t.

Congratulations mate 😊

The Doxa Mad Watch.... it is nice !! 20mm lug width and large crown is very nice.

Great show as usual. Love your shows. So original. No other reviewer does it the way you do. Keep up the excellent work!

Have loved Doxa for many years after reading a number of Clive Cussler novels and finding out that they truly exist, took the plunge in 2009 with a 1000T military so the Orange dial but the black case and bracelet, I wore that watch every day for years and years and it took many a bash and scratch, it looks better today for it than it ever did new. I still love it and wear it regularly amongst my other watches in my small collection. Great buy Russell, enjoy your ownership.

I definitely have one of those on my list. Congratulations

Absolutely awesome watch! Congratulations on your purchase! I was contemplating a Doxa, just waiting to see the new sub200t reviews. The only thing I don’t like on this bad boy is the blue ar coating. I understand it aids legibility under water… but if dial isn’t blue, it doesn’t belong for me.

congratulations russel ..i got my 300t pro in December and its a truely amazing watch for the money ,spec .wear fantastic and always gets comnents . enjoy in good health mate 🙌

The wife pulls no punches. She is priceless. The watch is a charmer. Not for everyone, but it's got something.

Ooooh nice one Russ! That's quite the looker!

Many congrats on the grail watch achievement Russell, really pleased for you. Recently managed to get my own grail watch so I know what a fantastic feeling it is 👍👍👍

Congrats on the new watch. Great choice for a mad watch collector who knows watches 😎 In a world with too many watches that look the same this stands out and is recognizable as a Doxa.

Great pickup! Congratulations mate!

Happy for you - it's definitely a beauty!

Absolutely love it! Well done MWC

Congratulations

Welcome to the club! I have had a 1200t pro for 12+ years. Love it, wears like nothing else, my wife endorsed it- orange is her favourite colour! The bracelet on yours is great with the taper. Have a sub200 and also love it. With the date, it’s what they had in the 60s so just go with it, I have other vintage divers that have it as well. Top choice in my eyes. Who doesn’t love a BOR??

Well done and big congratulations, it looks really good on the wrist! That bezel face reminds of scrumping cooking apples as a kid!

Great watch and great review!

Great watch, I got my Doxa sub after seeing it in the film Sahara and reading the Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt books. Absolute beast of a watch 😊

Absolutely Correct! The only color you can see deep down is a BLUE dial! Orange sucks! Let’s face it! Sorry Russell! It sucks

Love that orange!! I think you should have waited though, they just announced a 39mm version with a 41.5mm lug to lug and 10.7mm thick. I’m super excited to hopefully get one.

I really like this watch, having tried it on at a watch show. If I didn’t already have a great dive watch, I’d seriously consider this one. It’s an exciting watch, for me.

Really glad you got yourself a Doxa Professional. Congratulations

I love the date in my watches. This one is nice with the date, imho. ❤ I love doxa as a brand, and I love this iconic watch from them: nicely done, my friend.

Congratulations, I think you have chosen wisely 👍

Congrats on the new watch!! Love the Doxa Orange Sub 300!! I have an Orange Sub 200 on the orange rubber, and absolutely love it! Honestly the 300 is still on my list...to go with all my other divers! I do actually scuba dive from time to time :) My wife is much more kind, she loves the bling of the orange and it always gets attention on the wrist!! I'm sure with time, your wife will love it will too!!

I love Doxa. One point - at around 15m (50ft) underwater orange colour disappears & reads as black 🙏. But reality is - today we wear multiple dive computers - a watch diving would just be for fun 👊

The Doxa army is my favorite- I like the orange but the whole dial is a bit too much for what I like to wear. BUT the Doxa army has orange hands so it still has that splash of color just a bit more toned down. Excited for you and your new watch!! Congrats!

I have the sharkhunter version and love it. Congrats!

"What the wife thinks" is my favorite part, I always stick around for that!

Congratulations on picking up the Doxa MWC! It’s a great feeling to finally get a watch you’ve been daydreaming about on your wrist!

Amazing mate. Congrats. I’m losing track of your collection of divers alone!

Honestly for the prices… I’ll take my Seestern homage. Looks to me like a very similar finishing level, bracelet looks just as good, yes, 100m less WR but I’m not gonna dive with it. Better lume (BGW9 with a lumed date aperture), and a lume pip. NH35 rock solid reliable movement. For a 10th of the price 🤷

I love when people take their collections from quantity to quality. I reduced my collection from 24 to 8 and still scheme to try to get it smaller, and I definitely like having a smaller collection of higher quality. Nice video and great watch!

If it helps you feel better, you can use the date complication when filling out your dive logbook.

Russell, The outer numbers are the depth in Meters and the number next to the outer number is the maximum length of time in minutes that you can spend at that depth. This bezel does not represent the current recommended dive limits. The times on today's charts are far shorter for the depths on this bezel. DO NOT USE FOR DIVING!!!

Often we dismiss watches because we aren't adventurous enough to try them out or they don’t fit into a certain narrative of what is a good watch. Who cares that it doesn't have an inhouse movement or has a less than perfect clasp. Its an original design that looks great. Congratulations on achieving your grail and I applaud your choice. 👏

I was going to get the Doxa Army but when I tried it on, it came out as very shiny. On the other hand, the design is amazing and bracelet is very comfortable. I am also not too keen on the movement, they don't really come clean when it comes to state what's in their watches.

The "what the wife said" part is genius. The utter apathy and disdain wives have for our watches is so funny to me.

Parts arrived today to build my yellow semi homage to the doxa 300. movement will be a donor NH35 , the hands and dial will not be a exact doxa match but will have c3 lume. I'm still undecided on what strap to use on it on as it looks like my collection of generic bracelets do not match the case taper around the lugs . should start assembly on Sunday if it's still raining .

I love the wife’s comments. Best part of the video. Oh, dear. Did I say that with my outside voice?

That is a good looking watch. I love orange! :)

I really like the font used on this watch, giving me Space 1999 vibes ❤

I love it, love the orange colour. Unfortunately I can't justify dropping 2k on a watch. So maybe the Seestern "homage" is my option. Another great video, thanks MWC.

you and i think the same...ive been wanting the "original" sub 300 for awhile -...for me because its especially cool robert redford wore it in the movie, 3 Days of the Condor.....i want the black dial version like he wore...ive got black bund straps waiting....i gotta pull the trigger like you did

I got the clive cussler 300t, and it is one of the most comfortable bracelets i have.