This Doxa watch combines a quality hand wind movement, a clean dial and a yellow metal case.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
Looking at the production date for the movement we think this was made circa 1975. There is no more information on the Doxa website that might help.
CONDITION
Yellow metal case. This is a term used when the metal is not hallmarked with a gold assay mark, but can not be identified as any other metal. For example, if this was steel that was plated it would be magnetic, and this is not. The case back is the same colour as the case, which is very unusual in plated watches. The watch has fixed lugs, and these show no wear – these are high wear points on any watch, but no base metal is showing through. Inside the case back there are signs of very small drill holes, and the same can be found on the top left lug. These are to go through any plating and into the metal if you want to chemically test the material. There is no records that we can find of Doxa making rolled gold cases, but they did make a lot of 14k gold cases. The movement also sits in a steel carrier, which allows the case to be thinner. We can not think of a reason to do this unless you were trying to save money on a precious material. But as this watch is not assayed we can not sell it as a gold watch, it is merely yellow metal. If it was assayed it would be 50% more expensive.
The movement is a Doxa 160, which is basically an ETA 2750. This movement was widely used in quality watches, and has micro adjustment on the timing. This watch is running very well, so that adjuster does not need to be used currently. The crown is signed, and the strap is new. The dial is in excellent shape, as are the hands – the red second hand helps add something to the design too. The strap is new old stock, but in honesty a softer leather strap would be nicer.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 35.9 mm
Width without crown 34.3 mm
Between lugs 17 mm
Lug to lug length 44.7 mm
Case Thickness 9.9 mm
All sizes are approximate.
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