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  1. malilis May 1, 2021

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    Dear All,
    I became a watch enthousiast only a few years ago. Prior to that, I was looking at watches with interest but nothing more .. I bought an Omega Seamaster DeVille in 1967 and then later.. much later I got myself a Rolex and a Cartier .. I kept both 20 years and sold them for some dumb reason I cant even remember !

    Then in 2013 I got out of a drawer a watch that my father gave me in the early ‘60ties : a Doxa chronograph he bought in 1945 upon his return from Germany as a POW.
    He swapped that Doxa for a military issued Tissot chronograph a few years later and eventually gave me the Doxa.
    I weared it a bit and put it aside for more than 45 years !

    That watch was the start of my “collection”, I got it serviced (Valjoux 22, column wheel) and started looking at vintage Doxa watches.
    I bought a few.
    I never acquired another Doxa chronograph although I would like to, but prices have gone crazy nowadays !
    So, I bought inexpensive vintage watches, trying to get different models, representative of the brand.
    Each watch was immediately serviced. They all work fine.
    Ofcourse, this led to other acquisitions that I will show perhaps in some other thread : mainly some vintage Omega, a serie of vintage Zenith and an ensemble of chronographs various origins.
    For the time being, here are a few images of the Doxa watches.

    First is the chronograph .. its value lays in the fact that watch never left the family since 1945. The watch was produced in 1943. I saw many many similar Doxa chronographs since but at insane prices (up to 4,000.€) .. ofcourse, one does not know if the sellers could find buyers at that level of prices .. !
    Diameter is 35,80mm
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    Next a jumbo Doxa from the '50ties, diameter 37,19mm, cal. 1147
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    The following is a square watch, dim. 30x32mm, serial 4209
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    Another jumbo, dia. 37,06, also from the '50ties
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    Then a rectangular art deco type and a Synchron,
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    Again a jumbo
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    and several more damaged
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    a brown dial I did not observe, on the pics, was so dull probably redialed
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    A lady size, I did not buy it, was part of a lot ..works fine but is not really nice !
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    I dont follow Doxa watches anymore .. the nice ones (chronographs) are too expensive I find. I went onto Zenith, Omega and chronographs of various origins, but always vintages.
    I thank you for your attention,
    Cheers,
     
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  2. Professor May 1, 2021

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    Some very nice ones but the Chronograph is an absolute gem.
     
  3. Zephyr550 May 1, 2021

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    Nice collection. You should definitely add Doxa Grafic.
     
  4. malilis May 2, 2021

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    Indeed, this chrono is actually the only watch worth something on a collector viewpoint .. all the others are there because of my interest for Doxa, but they are quite ordinary .. the point was to find inexpensive Doxa that were representative ..
     
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  5. malilis May 2, 2021

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    Thank you, but forgive my ignorance .. what do you mean by Doxa Graphic ?
     
  6. Zephyr550 May 2, 2021

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    IMHO the most iconic watch by Doxa - google “doxa grafic” (and see pictures)
    There were different variants produced - steel, gold plated, full gold - automatic with/without date, manual wind with/without date.
     
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  7. Zephyr550 May 2, 2021

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    One of my grafics :)
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  8. Spruce Sunburst dial fan May 2, 2021

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    Have either of you got a Grafic calendar?

    It’s unusual to see a date window at 10 or NW?
     
  9. Screwbacks May 2, 2021

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    thanks for sharing. those doxa are serious collections especially the rare doxaR72.
     
  10. Zephyr550 May 2, 2021

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    Yes, I have two, both stainless steel case, one automatic and one manual wind. And the date window is just between 10 and 11. The model with date creates symmetry to the name “doxa grafic” at the opposite corner.
     
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  11. malilis May 2, 2021

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    I learned something today ! Thank you !
    Even though I get "collectors weekly" every saturday with the list of all Doxa listings on Ebay, I never saw an ad for a Graphic Doxa .. or I overlooked it .. will pay better attention as of now !;)
     
  12. Dan S May 2, 2021

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    Thanks for sharing. It's unfortunate that Doxa put so many of their watches in plated cases, but I guess that makes the rare piece in a solid SS or gold case that much more interesting.
     
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  13. malilis May 2, 2021

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    I checked immediately .. and true enough I found three such Graphic on Ebay right now !! One with a black dial ... nice ! I can't think of a reason why I did not pay attention to that model in the past !:(
     
  14. Zephyr550 May 2, 2021

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    Be careful. A lot of watches on ebay are redials or cases are not matching dials / calibers.
     
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  15. pumpernikiel Jan 20, 2022

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    20220120_102128.jpg I have a sentiment for Doxa. I have just one which beloneged to my late grandfather and got cleaned, serviced so it is fully operational. I don't wear it often but it means a lot to me just having it and making the memories more vivid when looking at the piece.
     
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  17. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Jan 20, 2022

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    So nice to see this Doxa thread and enjoy tge nice photos.

    Here's the Doxa that lives here. Its 14K solid gold case is of the pinky-iest kind.

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