Introducing The Doxa Sub 200 C-Graph Watch Collection

BY HARLAN CHAPMAN-GREEN

In December last year, Doxa unveiled the Sub 200 range of diving watches. These pieces are mid-sized (for the sports watch market) pieces with vintage inspiration written all over them, a myriad of colours to choose from and vintage-y bracelets. For 2020, Doxa is now presenting another variant of the Sub 200 watches called the Sub 200 C-Graph.

Much like the original Sub 200, these pieces feature a lot of vintage inspiration. Perhaps the most noticeable of this is the case shape which slowly tapers from the centre of the case to the lugs. Much like the Sub 200 collection from last year, the Sub 200 C-Graph watches can be had either on steel bracelets or rubber straps with the bracelet style embossed on them. These straps are also matched to the colour of the dial chosen. Doxa has been known for decades as a pioneer in the use of colourful dials on dive watches.

As with the Sub 200, the Sub 200 C-Graph watches come in six colours. There’s the classic Doxa orange which is called Orange Professional, there’s also Yellow Divingstar, Silver Searambler, Turquoise Aquamarine, Navy Caribbean and Black Sharkhunter. The names are probably a little gimmicky, but Doxa as a brand doesn’t take itself tremendously seriously, so it works for them.

Now, the Sub 200 watches has a diameter of 42mm and a thickness of 14mm, which is relatively normal for this segment. The Sub 200 C-Graphs measure in larger at 45mm x 17.4mm which is most likely to account for the chronograph movement that they’ve used, at least in terms of thickness.

Inside these watches sits a Sellita calibre called the SW510 b, which is a robust cam-operated chronograph movement featuring a 48-hour power reserve and a beat rate of 4Hz. It’ll also be relatively easy to service as these movements don’t tend to be particularly intricate, meaning that you should have a reliable watch for decades to come.

The large case diameter may also have something to do with legibility. To keep this clean yet readable, Doxa employs shaped and lumed hands to help them out. The running seconds for the movement at 9 O’clock have a square tip, while the others are triangular. There’s plenty of SuperLumiNova to make these watches easy to read no matter which colour you go for. 

All models are water-resistant to 200m and will cost CHF 2650 on a rubber strap or CHF 2690 for the bracelet option.

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