There is no better cachet for a dive watch than an association with Jacques-Yves Cousteau. A lot of replica watches have been linked with the father of SCUBA diving and his posse over the years. The Rolex Submariner, LIP Nautic-Ski, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, Aquastar Deepstar and numerous Omega models, including the Ploprof, were all seen on crew members of the Calypso. Though we've never seen an historical photo of an IWC on Cousteau or his dive buddies, the brand has a special edition Aquatimer dedicated to him, complete with a caseback engraving of the man himself. But there is one watch brand that was worn and endorsed by Cousteau himself, and can attribute a lot to that association: DOXA.
The original DOXA SUB 300T model, with its trademark orange dial and "no-deco limit?demarcated bezel caught Cousteau's eye soon after its release in 1967 replica watches rolex. He liked it so much, his company, U.S. Divers, put its logo on the dial and sold it exclusively for a number of years. The black dial Sharkhunter was seen on the elder Cousteau's wrist as well as on the wrists of his crew and his sons, Jean-Michel and Philippe, on many of their adventures. Now the DOXA SUB is again being worn by a Cousteau and one is being auctioned off to benefit Jean-Michel's Ocean Futures Society.
DOXA is the official dive watch of the Ocean Futures expedition team, whose goal is to research the world's oceans and raise awareness for threats to its ecology. The entire dive team is outfitted with the modern SUB 1200T model, which bears the same dimensions as the DOXAs of the ?0s but with a modern ETA movement, 1200 meter water resistance and a helium release valve. The watch being offered in the Ocean Futures auction was actually worn by Jean-Michel Cousteau himself for over 25 hours underwater in Fiji and has a specially engraved caseback that indicates that. The auction ends on December 18th and bidding starts at $2,500. It might be tough to find an original DOXA SUB worn by Jacques Cousteau but this might be the next best thing.
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