DOXA diver dials ... is it a virus or just an obsession ?

[aus_wolfie]

Your Cliver is great. Lucky raffle winner.

There's an awful lot going on back there on a Seestern case. How did you polish out that big raised Hokusai wave & starfish?

I think I might have enough elbow grease for the Maranez caseback but the Seestern would give me RSI

 

[manodeoro]

It looks awesome, the dial, the bezel, even the bezel pip looks perfect.

Did you went with an eta 2824?

Is the bracelet also modified to look vintage?

I hope @Ziegen Peter won't mind if I answer the questions he'll correct me if I'm wrong

- case ... gen from the 70ies
- bracelet ... looking at the hollow end links I'd say it's gen too
- movement ... ETA 2472 as I recall
- dial / hands ... ETA 2472 dial plate resized to 25.95mm and custom printed / hands repainted as gen

 

[Ziegen Peter]

Yes manodeoro, korrekt



Ca. 95 % gen

 

[manodeoro]

almost twins ... waiting for lume work

 

[WatchN3RD]

almost twins ... waiting for lume work

Holy smokes! I can't blame you if you don't want to share, but how is that "pre-lume" so clean? That's factory grade, my brother.

 

[manodeoro]

Holy smokes! I can't blame you if you don't want to share, but how is that "pre-lume" so clean? That's factory grade, my brother.

thanks my friend
it's my first real white print I started with the Doxa markers because it's the easiest template to print but it's really promising.
I'm working on a white Tudor print now

 

[WatchN3RD]

thanks my friend
it's my first real white print I started with the Doxa markers because it's the easiest template to print but it's really promising.
I'm working on a white Tudor print now

It looks way more than promising! It looks perfect. Should I assume you mean pad print or printing with white toner? It's looks amazing, whatever you used.

 

[aphmars13]

We'll soon have to stop saying your name.....

 

[manodeoro]

It looks way more than promising! It looks perfect. Should I assume you mean pad print or printing with white toner? It's looks amazing, whatever you used.

white toner for the moment ... pad-print next year

 

[aphmars13]

white toner for the moment ... pad-print next year

I had thought of white toner for some dials but the printers I contacted don't work on A4 for white printing...

 

[manodeoro]

We'll soon have to stop saying your name.....

LOL I'd be honored to be called Mihailo, or not to be called at all, but that would be pretentious as I'm still miles away from there

 

[repdoc3]

Anybody try one of these?

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! $71.57 | For Doxa Watch Head Crown 7.0mm Accessories

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNBR2a0

 

[manodeoro]

Anybody try one of these?

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! $71.57 | For Doxa Watch Head Crown 7.0mm Accessories

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNBR2a0

For which Doxa model ?

 

[repdoc3]

Not sure Charles. It doesn't say. Wondering if it would fit the Seestern. The quoted dimensions are similar to what I am measuring with my calipers (around 7mm diameter, crown height 4.2 (vs 4.5 with my Seestern crown). But the crown tube measures larger on the Seastern. I sent a message to Ali to find out if it was screw down crown or press as it is not evident from the photo. I just "sterile-ized" my Seestern crown today. It cleaned up nicely. It looks very solid between that and the case tube and I hope to do some light swimming with the "Mano-doxa ," so I might just leave it as be. Just wondering if anyone went down the rabbit hole because I rarely see Doxa crowns out there.

 

[Bushwacker365]

Been a while since I checked in. Great job on the vintage SUB 300T. If I may just make one comment, it is that while the bracelet and caseback are Synchron, the case and bezel and presumably the crown (although I can't see it) are pre Synchron1st gen DOXA SUB 300T. Would have been better without the Synchron logo on the dial. But that's just me "The DOXA Guy" being hyper critical. Charles did a spectacular job on the dial. The watch looks absolutely fantastic. I'd be a happy hector owning it. Health to enjoy it.

Finally everything is together. I just have to show the finished Sub 300T , it turned out so incredibly well.
Manodeoro did a fantastic job, thank you very much

 

[Panton]

I wore my vintage Sharkhunter for 20 years.
Screw crown stopped working and price rose insanely. Could not wear it anymore daily.

Charles Manodeoro turned a Seestern into a wondeful replacement, I still look at the same watch, such tasteful lume colour, spot on dial, I love it.
True artisian and wonderful to deal with.

 

[KJ2020]

@manodeoro

Hey bro have you seem these, haha.

Doxa Has Turned Its SUB 200 Diver Into a Diamond-Studded Luxury Watch

During the 20th century, Doxa was known for making innovative dive tools used by Jacques Cousteau. Now it's leaning into bling.

robbreport.com

The blue one actually looks pretty cool but it would be a hard choice to make over one of the more traditional tool watch versions.

 

[Reaps]

@manodeoro

Hey bro have you seem these, haha.

Doxa Has Turned Its SUB 200 Diver Into a Diamond-Studded Luxury Watch

During the 20th century, Doxa was known for making innovative dive tools used by Jacques Cousteau. Now it's leaning into bling.

robbreport.com

The blue one actually looks pretty cool but it would be a hard choice to make over one of the more traditional tool watch versions.

Doxa.... come on you're better than this garbage. Doxa doesn't have the brand or prestige to pull this.....

 

[KJ2020]

Doxa.... come on you're better than this garbage. Doxa doesn't have the brand or prestige to pull this.....

I could see that dial with a regular bezel

 

[Reaps]

I could see that dial with a regular bezel

Dial is totally cool and MOP can work with diver. But the diamond bezel makes me die inside. At least if you want to do diamonds as a first step, do diamond markers rather than a diamond bezel.