Nanuq Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Alright gents, it's the buy of the year. Up on Fleabay for GBP 575.00 B.I.N. is a Doxa SUB 300 (no "T") with the orange Professional dial. It looks good, complete, etc. but there is damage to the dial. These are rare as hen's teeth. Yes the damage is non-trivial, but that can be fixed. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Doxa-Sub-300-Professional-no-T-very-rare-first-issue-Orange-dial-Doxa-/180955679986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) OMG !! I cant believe that its available let alone that price... as you say the dial isnt simple but it is very fixable... by professional dial restorers.. though I aint sure I would fix it if I had it... like he says its a 45 year old watch and a classic.. He seems to have done some work to it... I wonder if its a car boot pick up Its something now thats going to make me think.... ?? I wonder what the offers were? Thanks for sharing mate Edited August 23, 2012 by PeteM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Wow. That's a pretty interesting example. I kind of like the dial damage to be honest. Like Pete says, gives it that worn for 45 years look! A true tool watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes, rarer than hen's teeth and the last few have sold for $2,000 plus. If anyone's on the fence about buying a Doxa, THIS IS THE ONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 My brain is rattling.... well every time I move my foot that is !! Its a tempter for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes, rarer than hen's teeth and the last few have sold for $2,000 plus. If anyone's on the fence about buying a Doxa, THIS IS THE ONE. Question is, how hard will it be to source a nice BOR bracelet for this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Great find Nanuq. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Nice Doxa video. "The world's first orange faced dive watch". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKddr-c8pm8&feature=endscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Question is, how hard will it be to source a nice BOR bracelet for this one? You're on your own, mate..... I just sold my last Beads of Rice to Offshore. All gone now, you're at the mercy of eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Whenever these come up I seem to be in the middle of another money pit project. What a great buy. Someone has to pick it up before I give in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 damn that is one sweet watch! affordable too, someone make a reasonable offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Guys, thuis probably illustrates the drop in Doxa prices. 3-4 years ago, this one would have been gone in 30 minutes!! now it's expired, and may be relisted. Another one i saw was a Synchron Divingstar (Yellow dial) these are pretty rare as well, it's been up for 3+days only up to 416.00 USD. Of course, it could go through the roof in the last 5 minutes, but after looking at vintage Doxas prices on WUS, TZ and Ebay, I'm pretty convinced that they are not as popular as they were a few years back. My first ever Doxa wasa 300T professional, witha great story. i bought it off Ebay for 800.00 USD, it was dirty, bezel stuck, but intact. I got it cleaned up, repainted the bezel numbers, and wore it for a couple of years. I sold it in 2007 for 1500.00 USD. a few weeks ago, the felow I sold it to decided he needed a racing bicycle more thna he needed a Doxa. He asked me to find out what they were going for. I gave him some references to look up on Ebay,And the various genuinre sales forums, he sold it to me for 1100.00 USD, which was probably more than he could have gotten for it on Ebay, but I wanted it back. So in a period of 7 years the price went from 800 to 1500 and back to 1100. This illustrates something that a really astute pen collector told me years ago. He told me, "buy 'em cause you love them, not to make a profit.The only ones that have a really good chance of appreciation are the rare ones in pristine condition, they are the ones the serious collectors want. the rest may go up, but often they come down just as fast or faster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Well said. If you stick with SUB 300 "no-T" models you're pretty safe, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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