Doxa Sub 300T Sharkhunter Review 

Jacques Cousteau himself helped design the Doxa sub. He preferred the black dial shark hunter, for legibility. His oldest son Jean-Michel is a friend of mine and still wears an orange professional to this day. (We compared our watches.) Also the Professional Association of Dive Instructors text book shows a Doxa sub 1200t professional . Best endorsement for a dive watch is it’s history with the Cousteau’s. I personally think they are under valued and underpriced. I love mine!

Doxa is a very underrated brand

20 years Marine Corps. Worked in UDT, and now I own a dive school. Doxa is the watch of professional divers. I guess not for flippers 😉Semper Fi 🇺🇲

I’m glad you addressed the 300 vs 300t différences. Thanks

Love the 300T, the Aquis does’t do it for me honestly.

Got my 300T Pro a week ago. My thoughts. It doesn't look that big. Been used to larger Seiko Arnies/Bulova Lunar Pilot etc. I have a 6.5" wrist. Looks fine on my wrist with the BOR bracelet. Annoyingly with two links left it is a perfect fit but just a micro tiny fraction too tight. With three links, it dangles a bit. It does feel good, feels quality. Runs at +4 seconds a day. I do have two downers/minuses - The lume on the dial is useless, it vanishes after 3-4 minutes. The hands last a few hours but compared to a $300 Seiko...it's not great. The other one is the bezel. If you are over 40 you may struggle to use it for timing as the black numbers are tiny and...well black and do not stand out at all. However, I like the watch and will be keeping it for the time being. It's nice not to have gone the lazy Rolex route. How...ordinary!

Just love doxa and the doxa community! Buying a searambler 300T today :)

From experience - I have both a Sub 200 and a Sub 1200T. IMO, BOTH are great watches! Workhouse movement, extremely comfortable and adjustable bracelet, easy to read and fun to wear! I would buy both again in a moment!

The fact that outsiders like Rick Murray, G. Steinhart and the guys who made the re-born of the Ploprof (since Omega was hesitating about that) launching the Helson Ploprof, the Ocean-7 and others, shows that since the late 90´s-the design in sport watches became kind of stuck. I believe that the latest great-impact design was the TAG-Heuer F1 (ironically kind of heresy, since Heuer always refused to produce quartz movements...), and being a child in the 70´s watching all the advertising of that wonderful era of sport-watches, is no surprising that young generations became attracted by these icons, not just because of the design itself but because of the very important history behind them. As a watch fan, I´m very happy to see Zodiac, Aquastar, Doxa, and many others to reborn, and come back to the roots. These designs are simply timeless... Thank you for sharing and spread the brand legacy.

I own the 300T Professional with the orange dial and I love it. The bracelet doesn't bother me in the slightest, I have 6 3/4 wrist. I actually think it wears a lot smaller than my skx because the dial is a lot smaller. Great watch with quite a lot of polish, which I love. It certainly stands out in the crowd.

For me £1820 is a lot of money to spend on a watch, I've had watches in the £200 price range that have never let me down and do the job as well as I need it to be done. Having said that I've just ordered a Doxa Sub 300T Professional and I'm eagerly awaiting it's arrival now. It was a tough choice between the Sharkhunter, the Professional, and the Aquamarine, but the Professional won in the end seeing as bright orange is the traditional colour for Doxas!

Doxas are solid. Hopefully can get my hands on one soon too.

I really enjoyed this review, but the other models don't even compare to me in terms of history and aesthetics. I'd love to try one on, bold and distinct!

Bruce, it is not about price. Doxa is the dive watch for professional divers, no more, no less. Granted, these days we all use dive computers, yet Doxa is still our brand. By the way, all of the students at my dive school had a good laugh at your joke about "air divers.")))😉

Awesome video Bruce, I own 5 Doxas for a reason, they’re amazing!

Doxa is the dive watch for divers. I love my Doxas.

Dude, the Doxa 200 is not a “$500” microbrand. I owned one for 4 years and it’s great. It’s a different style--and entry level-but it’s not bad. Promote the 300t but this is a bad comment.

Love it over the 300 !! Specially the orange, yellow and the light blue dial :) thanks for the macro video !

I have a Rolex Submariner Date 126610LN. I love it. I also have a Casio G Shock. But I would love a Doxa 300T. Just don’t know which color dial…silver, black, orange, blue…

The Oris is a cheaper substitute for a luxury diver, while the Doxa is its entirely own beast with an amazing history. I’d take the Doxa for sure because of its unique identity.

The original 300T had a ratcheting dive extension as well. The problem was, it was not nearly as robust as the current version. My 1968 300T lies at the bottom of San Francisco Bay because of that inferior design. :( Regardless, I don't think Citizen had a ratcheting extension at that time.

Another really first-rate review accompanied by fine photography. I now know the differences between a 300 and a 300T, and though I have yet to see a Doxa in the metal, I feel that I now know what to look for when I do. Very helpful.

For you to say that the 300T wears well on the wrist, that speaks volumes about how good and well designed this watch really is. Fact: This watch has one of the biggest case "bellies" for sale. Watches with such bellies tend to wear top-heavy, unless they are strapped down snugly. And as you say, you are comfortable wearing this. Doxa was able to raise the end links high enough so that most of the weight was below the links. That is great design. The Oris SHOULD be a better wearing watch, at what, 300M water resistance, when compared to 1200M? No comparison. I do like both of your watches here, and you do a great job reviewing! Thank you.

the sub 300 is a COSC edition which has more decoration by default then the non-cosc edition in the 300T

I own a SCUBA shop, and I have fallen in love with the idea of getting an automatic dive watch. I've never had one, and have trouble justifying the price of some, but I love the idea of the Jacques Cousteau watch or the Marathon GSAR Arctic dial. Just not sure I can afford either haha. Enjoy the videos.

I used my dress watch DOXA for 10 years, and still good. I love it and I still watching for the other type of DOXA's dress watch.

when comparing this watch to other divers, if you are truly using this watch for diving then it's a no-brainer. The doxa is for diving!

Thank you for sharing this cool watch with us Kyle. Thank you for a fantastic review Bruce 😊👍

crazy, i was researching this exact model last evening. even reviewing some of your old doxa 300 videos

Brilliant watch, superbly built! Love that handset too!

I prefer my 300 Sharkhunter vintage re-issue. The 300T is slightly larger but not ridiculously so. I never got into the "Hubcap on a Strap" presence mentality of so many modern dive watch watchmakers have gone to. When Rolex left 5 digit Model numbers they left me and my SD 16600 far behind. Congrats

Here's what I love about this watch; I was considering a sub 200 cause I love the yellow dial, but for a grand more, I can get the true doxa design and I'll probably go that route. 3 times the prices of the sub 200 to get the 300 is a no go, but the T for double, absolutely doable. I'll compromise on having a version thats not quite as similar as the legendary vintage models, the T is 97% and that's good enough for me.

Nice! Some Certina and Mido divers come with the sliding dive clasp as Citizen does. Makes me want the Doxa even more after watching this.

Watched your review for both DOXA Sub & Seiko MM300, all reviews are useful! May I ask you two questions which one is the best Doxa Sub or Seiko MM300? Which one you like & recommend for buyers?

Bruce your content is getting better and better 👍👍

I think the longer end link is to keep the wider first link of the bracelet from rubbing the case.

Got an eye on the Caribbean 300T and half an eye on the Professional 300T.

Hey Bruce, I bought the sub 300t earlier this year in the Professional model with the orange dial and I love it. Mine, however, does not have the helium release valve on the left hand side of the case. Do you know anything about this? Did the reintroduce that feature in the same year? I don’t plan on touching even 30 meters while spear fishing with it but I still think it’s a cool feature.

Great shark footage at beginning of show. Love the turtle type case of watch.

Great review, and thanks for clarifying the differences between the 300 and 300T. I knew they were different, but hadn't really looked into exact details. That Oris is my favorite Aquis. I kind of wish that was a regular model. Such a clean design! That's kind of disappointing about the Sub 200. I really like the design of that watch, though I wish the 130th Anniversary version they released with the pop of orange on the black really should have been how the black one came in the first place.

Holy shit they’re in stock... why is the 300 600 dollars more than the 300T?

Awesome video, thank you Bruce. Nice watch, a little too vintagey for me, I guess. I like the looks of the 200 better, but yeah I remember your review. Thanks again.

Coolest Diver other than the Seamaster 👍🏻 Not a fan of the Oris myself but to each their own. Cheers mate

How peculiar. I thought the 300T didn't have the HRV. Mine has none. I prefer it without. Love the watch in general though 😍

Great review Bruce...but where was this a year ago when I got my Doxa 200 (and now just recently got a Doxa 300T...you could have save me money...lol). I really like the 300T, the 200 is nice but there are some micro-brands that put together a comparable watch at half its price (At the time I couldn't resist their powerful colors though...had to get a 200 Aquamarine). The only question I have now is where do I get that Doxa dive knife from? lol

ive heard that the newer releases have solved the flexibility of endlinks issue.. not sure if its true though

I "liked" the video as soon as I saw the introduction to this video :-) Excellent video Bruce. The Sub 300T looks really nice. Do you think it would fit a 6.5-7" wrist?

Slightly irked that its so cheap in the US, UK pricing is £1820, thats $2309 at current rates!! Glad I got mine with a decent discount courtesy of the AD! + As for the movement, it is visually the same as the one you saw in your friends 200T (ie just a decorated rotor), except the 300T comes with the incabloc shock upgrade. Essentially the decoration and spec hasn't changed since the Marei era 2002 300T.

my dream watch by far... the orange dial ofcourse!!!!!still saving... long way to have it😭but i heared in some watch channels that they are not completely honest about production method and part supply sources they managed to got swiss made license but alot of parts made by an asian country.....even if accusations are not true, for such an iconic and prestigious brand not acceptable....

Doxa is definitely on my radar

The Doxa Army is my grail watch.

is that a 50th anniversary? because my 300t doesnt have a helium escape valve

I have a 6-6.25 inch wrist would this be too big?

Why are the bezels decompression numbers differently between 300 and the 300t

What's your verdict 300T vs 300 ?? Do you have a preference ???

Is this the standard (not limited edition) Sub 300T? Because I was under the impression that it did not have a helium escape valve. Mine doesn't at least. And Doxa's website doesn't mention anything about a helium escape valve for the 300T.

Love it!! I will own a doxa at some point. Definitely a must own

You will now have to try the new forged carbon Doxa.

My thoughts? If getting a current model Doxa, go with the 300 or 1500t, skip the 300t unless you don't mind getting one on rubber, though in my opinion a stock beads of rice bracelet is an absolute MUST for a modern Doxa. The 300t is a no for me on the basis of the bracelet alone, it's far too thick and unbalanced to the case, it could slip by had the designers not chosen to go for the flared first link to give the watch bracelet the dramatically tapered look, but it's a clumsy effort, looks terrible and I don't know why they didn't stick with the 1200t's style bracelet. The 300 suffers from this a bit, but the bracelet has better proportions and the style is in line with the vintage aesthetic. The 1500t which unfortunately is not featured in the video, captures the Doxa design language while adding a touch of modern styling. The overall bulk is proportionate and fitting to its robust tool nature.

Please review the Christopher Ward C65 GMT Worldtimer

Great review thank you.

Good looking one. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

That intro though. 🤣 This video got real in a hurry.

Looks at watch for 5 seconds, Me: bezel needs a lume pip.

Beautiful watch...great intro!!!!!!!

amazing intro!!

Doxa lume, to be polite, sucks.

Wow it looks so much like Rado Distar or even the bucke

Aquis seems too sterile compared to the Doxa. Tag, Oris kind of seem boring. I got an orange 300T - way cool!

Still Trashing the HydroConquest 😴

Oh this is gonna be good !

Fantastic watch !!!!

If you're a serious diver, you use a dive computer - preferably two. This is just a fun watch at a pretty steep price for what you get.

Awesome watch with so much heritage. It is on my wish list, but I do think the brand is way overpriced when compared to Squale and Oris.

Thought you would've done the new one. The COSC one.

I love doxa's👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

Awesome piece, great video!

That aquis is nice!!

The Aquis puts me to sleep. The Doxa is unique.

I've got a PAW 1500T Pathfinder. Completely solar powered, water proof 300 meters, all digital. Everything but internet connection. Sorry i got no nuance : ) !!!!

I didn't knew Vostok homages exist

need mine

Nice turtle... Wait...

That bracelet and lugs don’t get along for a sports professional watch specially not with a diver watch - not for me. Dial and bezel are beautiful though.

Doxa all day long.

No lume shot?

When you come to the realization that this watch uses the same movement that at least 10 Certina`s and Tissot offer for around 300$ it starts to seem a bit like a cashgrab... I love the model though! Sadly it is immensely overpriced in my opinion.

"doxa" decorates it, inside.