DOXA Army

We aren't shy about our love of DOXA here at Analog:Shift! While perhaps not as well-known as the Blancpain Fifty-Fathoms or the Rolex Submariner, the DOXA Sub series played an integral role in the development of the modern diver's watch. The first generation of the model, introduced in 1967, brought innovations we now take for granted - a uni-direcitonal bezel with the US Navy's no-decompression dive timing marks engraved, an expanding bracelet, brightly colored hi-legibility dial and an oversized luminous minute hand to name but a few.  The line expanded from there to include a number of dial configurations, all of which are delightful and currently available from DOXA today in the form of reissue models and further line extensions - but there are a few versions of DOXAs iconic Sub series divers that haven't been reintroduced - yet! The model featured here is simply known as the 'Army', and features one of the most stunning exotic dials of the era! Originally issued to Swiss Military rescue divers, a number of these unusual pieces were also sold to the general public, although exact quantities are unknown. Differing in execution from the standard Sub 300/300T line, the Army features a 42mm stainless steel case coated in black PVD, a mesmerizing multi-color dial with vibrant orange oversized minute hand, dwarf hours hand, and arrow-tipped sweeping seconds. Perhaps most unusually, the Army also features an acrylic 60-minute timing bezel, of the same type and manufacture as used in 1960s Omega Seamaster 300s! Original examples of the DOXA Army don’t pop up often, and rarely do they ever remain in pristine condition. But if we can totally be frank, a DOXA isn’t a DOXA unless it looks like it has lived a full, honest life. The more scratches and scuffs, the better. We’ve always said, “If you wear a DOXA, you better have good stories to tell.” –– this DOXA Army looks to have those stories in spades.