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Doxa Sub 300T Sharkhunter Aqua Lung, 1970s
- Maker / attribution
- DOXA (maker)
- Date
- 1970s
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Case 42 mm
- Stock no.
- Product 4168612937815
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, S.Song Watches (product 4168612937815)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Doxa Sub 300T Sharkhunter Aqua Lung (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by S.Song Watches (dealer), Seattle (stock number Product 4168612937815), this is a wristwatch by DOXA, made in Switzerland, dated 1970s. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 42 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — S.Song Watches
The second half of the 20th century would certainly have to be considered the golden age of diving. The reason why I can say that with conviction as it was most definitely the golden age of dive watches. With big brands like Rolex and Omega making iconic models and a whole host of smaller brands making pseudo dive watches (skin divers) and compressor watches, the dive craze or even the desire for the dive ‘aesthetic’ was in full swing. One brand not talked about that can be classified in the ‘serious’ dive watch segment is Doxa. The example you see here today is a Sub 300T Shark Hunter and it is one of the most hardcore dive pieces to come out of the era. Just looking at the piece, with its massive 42mm shaped case and thick graduated bezel you can tell that it wasn’t just a ‘show’ piece. As a testament to this, one of the most badass characters to come out of the 20th century, Jacques Cousteau, wore this model on his expeditions. This particular 300T is called a Sharkhunter because of its matte black dial as the other 300Ts featured a bright orange dial. Furthermore, what makes this example special is that it comes on its original Doxa beads of rice bracelet with its stretchy extension and also it has the Aqua Lung badge on the dial, indicating that it was sold but Jacques Cousteau’s brand at dive shops in the US. The Doxa Sub 300T Sharkhunter is a seriously solid watch and even to this day, 50 years on, it still remains so.
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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