I got side tracked ... again! This time by Sahara (movie) & Doxa (dive watch) ...

So the night, Sahara (movie) was on one of the DirectV movie channel. It was an entertaining movie so I went ahead and see it again (on HD this time :p ). Bad move ...

Because I saw the Orange dial Doxa on Dirk Pitt's (played by Matthew McConaughey) wrist, and now I want one ... LOL :D Well I want one not just because a movie character wore it, I have always wanted a Doxa with orange dial cause I think they make the orange to be just right. After all, they were the first to make a dive watch with orange dial in 1967. Seeing the movie again pretty much pushed me over the edge for an orange dial Doxa. :p



(Picture from watchesinmovies.info)


I already tried two Doxa(s) before. I had a SUB 750T Sharkhunter, but the reason that I sold it was the sizing of the bracelet didn't really fit my wrist well. And the mis-match in lume brightness between the hour markers and the hands was a turn off for me at that price point.

And then I tried a SUB 5000T Sharkhunter. That was a little too big for my taste. The 45mm bezel diameter combines with thickness and shape of the watch didn't make it a comfortable wear for me. So there it went.

I have researched on some of the modern Doxa and found out that the SUB 1000T is probably the one thats going to fit my wrist. It has a smaller vintage size which is closer to the 600T. The 1000T is thicker, has SEL on the bracelet, hash marks on the minutes, and improved lume brightness on the SL lume.

Doxa also released PVD version of the 1000T Professional. They call it the "Military Edition" ... LOL I am not crazy about the name, but hey, whatever works for their marketing department. haha~ The contrast of the PVD case and the orange dial makes a very sharp color combo.



(Picture from the web)

I am having one of those incoming, I will see how I like it. :)