A chronograph is still an uncommon complication in a serious dive watch, which is exactly why the DOXA SUB 200 T.GRAPH II lands with more intrigue than a routine heritage update.
It revisits a 1969 DOXA idea with a slightly more wearable case, a modern automatic movement and the brand’s unmistakable approach to underwater legibility.
The result is a watch that makes sense for divers, collectors and anyone who likes tool watches with a little more personality than the usual three-hand formula.
At a glance
- DOXA has introduced the SUB 200 T.GRAPH II, a modern evolution of its 1969 dive chronograph.
- The watch combines a 42 mm cushion-shaped case, 200 metres of water resistance, a unidirectional dual-scale bezel and a two-register chronograph layout.
- It’s powered by the Sellita SW510 automatic movement and is offered in Professional orange, Searambler silver, Sharkhunter black and Caribbean blue.
A DOXA dive chronograph with real lineage
DOXA’s place in dive-watch history isn’t built on styling alone.
Founded in 1884, the Swiss brand moved into professional diving instruments in the early 1960s, when it began testing dial colours in Lake Neuchâtel with diver Claude Wesley.
Those experiments helped establish bright orange as a highly effective underwater dial colour, a choice that would become central to the identity of the 1967 SUB 300.
That watch gave DOXA a defining silhouette and a reputation among divers for practical, legible instruments rather than dressy nautical accessories.
The SUB 200 T.GRAPH arrived in 1969 as a more specialised proposition, pairing dive-watch utility with a chronograph movement.
The new SUB 200 T.GRAPH II keeps that unusual combination intact while moving the watch into a more contemporary mechanical and ergonomic package.
The dial is built around minutes, not ceremony
Dive watches live or die by how quickly they can communicate elapsed time, and DOXA has leaned into that priority here.
The minute hand is deliberately oversized, with most dial versions using a vivid orange treatment that makes it the dominant element on the dial.
Professional orange, Searambler sunburst silver and Sharkhunter black connect the model directly to the 1969 palette, while Caribbean blue joins the SUB 200 T.GRAPH line for the first time.
Super-LumiNova is applied generously to the hands and indices, reinforcing the watch’s practical intent in low light and underwater conditions.
The chronograph display uses two counters, with a 30-minute register at 3 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock.
A date window sits at 6 o’clock, while the central chronograph seconds hand carries a prominent triangular tip with lume and a contrasting border.
It’s a busy layout by dive-watch standards, but the differing subdial hands and tracks help keep the information sorted at a glance.
A smaller cushion case and a modern automatic calibre
The SUB 200 T.GRAPH II measures 42 mm across and 14.6 mm thick, making it fractionally smaller than the 1969 model.
That reduction matters, because the cushion-shaped case remains visually strong even without the extra millimetre of diameter.
A unidirectional dual-scale bezel frames the dial, and the solid caseback helps preserve the purposeful character expected from a 200-metre dive watch.
DOXA offers the watch on either a rubber strap or a stainless steel beads-of-rice bracelet.
Both options are fitted with a folding clasp and wetsuit extension, a detail that keeps the watch aligned with its diving brief rather than merely borrowing the aesthetic.
Inside is the Sellita SW510 automatic chronograph movement, replacing the hand-wound Valjoux 7734 used in a 2019 limited SUB 200 T.GRAPH edition.
The Sellita runs at 4 Hz and offers approximately 56 hours of power reserve, giving the watch a more modern day-to-day mechanical specification.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | DOXA |
|---|---|
| Model | SUB 200 T.GRAPH II |
| Case size | 42 mm |
| Case thickness | 14.6 mm |
| Case shape | Cushion-shaped case |
| Water resistance | 200 metres |
| Dial colours | Professional orange, Searambler sunburst silver, Sharkhunter black, Caribbean blue |
| Movement | Sellita SW510 automatic chronograph |
| Frequency | 4 Hz |
| Power reserve | Approximately 56 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, chronograph |
| Chronograph layout | 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, small seconds at 9 o’clock, central chronograph seconds |
| Bezel | Unidirectional dual-scale bezel |
| Lume | Super-LumiNova on hands and indices |
| Strap or bracelet | Rubber strap or stainless steel beads-of-rice bracelet |
| Clasp | Folding clasp with wetsuit extension |
The SUB 200 T.GRAPH II works because it doesn’t dilute the oddity that made the original interesting.
It’s still a chunky, legible, genuinely functional dive chronograph, only now with proportions and mechanics that make it easier to live with beyond the deck, the dock or the dive boat.
