Within DOXA’s lineup of tributes to its 1967-born icon, the SUB 300, the SUB 1500T poses the burning question none of us knew we were asking: What if it could go even deeper? Because one of the most self-sabotaging misnomers the watch industry has ever seen is this: the Doxa SUB 300T hints at only one-quarter of the truth. It can, in fact, go 1200 metres deep. The original SUB 300 (no T) from 1967 was thinner and was true to its name, but the 300T continues to sell itself short with its name. As as it turns out, not only can the 1500T exceed this monstrous depth by 300m, it can do so whilst capturing vintage charm and modern specifications. Without sacrifice, without cutting corners, DOXA have plunged even deeper into contention for being among the most over-engineered and potentially underpriced watches on the market. The dial Photos of this watch just cannot do it justice. The ever-so-slight doming on the sapphire crystal leaves the watch perfectly clear when viewed from the front, but when tilted to a more common on-wrist angle, the warping is phenomenal. Because of the mostly flat approach to the dial, with printed rectangle indices…
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