Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Vintage Doxa from 1950s

My collection includes this vintage watch from Doxa - one among several Doxas I have. It bears the term "anti-magnetique" under the brand name on the dial. This indicates that the watch was probably released for the European market.

This watch features a sub-dial and these nice lugs
Side view showing the crown, which is newer than the rest of the case so it should be a replacement one
The other side view
Case back showing the watch's serial number
Inside of the back cover and the movement
Inside of the back cover
Manual signed movement for this pre-Synchron Doxa
Close-up of the movement shows some numbers. Still, it has not been enough for me to identify the movement and determine the specs. I suspect at least for this watch to be running at 18,000 A/h. I have timed it to run for 43 hours on a full wind without significant gain or loss for that duration so this one's working quite well.
Wrist shot using a leather nato strap
This is a nice piece particularly bearing the kinda unique lugs as shown in the photos. These watches can be fitted with suitable leather straps that could make it look great as a dress watch. Or perhaps it can be fitted with a nato like the leather one I use with it now for a more casual look and feel.
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