DOXA Sub 300T Divingstar specialpricing Ellipse-inspired oval wristwatches emerged in

Ellipse-inspired oval wristwatches emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Despite the advances undertaken in the century between the development of John Harrison’s marine chronometer and the time Captain Weems joined the Navy

we'd wear one proudly every day of the week

Those produced from the mid-80s onwards featured a glossy black dial with hour markers surrounded in white gold

the Canadian Department of Defense opted to have their contract watches manufactured with sterile dials

DOXA Sub 300T Divingstar specialpricing Ellipse-inspired oval wristwatches emerged inMankind has always been fascinated with the ocean. As man conquered the unexplored regions of the Earthand even the solar systemthe vast world beneath the waves still mystified (and terrified) the mariners who sailed over it. Still, there were brave souls who dared venture into the depths and sought to breathe like fish. Early attempts to develop underwater breathing devices were achieved as early as the 19th Century. For example, in 1865 the first