Dive Watch Fanatics, Your Grail Has Arrived
Gear Patrol Contributor Jason Heaton showing his approval for the Doxa SUB 800Ti.
In the late 1960s, Doxa, a venerable Swiss watchmaker, developed one of the most enduring and unique designs in a purpose-built dive watch. The Doxa SUB was like nothing else, with its distinctive orange dial and patented bezel that displayed the U.S. Navyโs recommended no-decompression limits. Wearing the SUB meant that youโd better have some good dive stories to back up your hardware.
Doxa has enjoyed a resurgence in the past eight years, reissuing some of the classic SUB models. Its latest offering is the SUB 800Ti, and it represents all that Doxa has learned about how to make a true diverโs tool watch and is designed to military specifications, no less. I recently had the opportunity to test a SUB 800Ti on a dive trip to the Florida Keys, where I dove a mix of colorful reefs and deep wrecks. Read my review after the jump.
The Doxa arrived in an all-business metal tube, packaged with a small tool for sizing the bracelet. Itโs a lovely timepiece to behold. The โ60s-style โcushion-shapedโ case is made from a block, matte finished titanium. The bezel is extremely grippy and easy to turn, with a confident, counterclockwise, 120 clicks.