DOXA – SUB 300T Clive Cussler Special Edition

DOXA – SUB 300T Clive Cussler Special Edition 2023

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In Honor of the Brand’s Longtime Inspiration, Famed Maritime Explorer, and Novelist Clive Cussler, DOXA is Proud to Introduce a Special Edition Watch in His Name

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DOXA releases the new SUB 300T inspired by internationally recognized author, maritime explorer, as well as founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Clive Cussler

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May 18th, 2023 (New York, New York) – DOXA is channeling its adventurous spirit through the fictional world of Clive Cussler. The acclaimed American adventure novelist wrote over 85 books, selling over 100 million copies, and discovered scores of shipwrecks through the non-profit agency he founded called, NUMA. Cussler’s books have been adapted to the big screen twice; Raise of the Titanic (1980) and Sahara (2005).

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Cussler’s novels were highly influential in spotlighting DOXA to the world, its famous orange dial was monumental in coming to renowned fictional adventure hero, Dirk Pitt’s aid, enabling the adventurer to read the time accurately while diving on his deadline driven missions. 

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Just as Cussler’s novels explored historical mysteries and transported characters on epic quests, the celebrated author, explorer and personal DOXA wearer, inspired DOXA to reimagine the SUB 300T, which now introduces an artistic and historical look to the series.  

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The SUB 300T Clive Cussler stays true to the collection’s core characteristics while remaining highly distinctive. With an original handmade dial evoking a vintage compass, and the use of an aged steel appearance applied to the watch, bracelet, clasp, and pin buckle, the watch is intended to have a weathered look, perfect to be featured on the wrists of adventurers in one of Cussler’s novels. 

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This timepiece’s aged effect is a reflection of a nautical artifact’s journey and the conditions it endured during its time submerged in the depth. This watch is not just a timepiece; it’s a symbol of adventure and discovery, a reminder of the mysteries that lie beneath the waves and the treasures waiting to be uncovered. 

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Each timepiece is discreetly and individually engraved with its own exclusive number on the side of the bezel, indicating its uniqueness and authenticity. 

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With a faceted, structured 42mm diameter case, this watch features a special design that captures the Cussler identity and commemorates the author’s birthday (July 15th, 1931), as the dates 7, 15, and 31 are displayed in red on the dial. 

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Whether worn on land or at sea, this watch is a statement of the fearless spirit of exploration and the enduring spirit of adventure. 

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“Cussler’s internationally famed novels were a natural platform for DOXA watches, highlighting them as essential tools for his heroic characters. DOXA’s famous orange dial dive watch continues to be a fixture for his fictional adventure hero Dirk Pitt, accompanying him on his many daredevil adventures under the sea.”
⦁  Jan Edöcs CEO of DOXA

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 “Bold. Creative. Adventurous. It was how my father approached life. Whether searching for historic shipwrecks or formulating tales of adventure, he was always original and always unique. Sentiments that are perfectly captured in this DOXA watch that bears his name. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to DOXA for honoring my father’s legacy with a watch that exemplifies his courage, originality, and love of exploration.”
⦁  Dirk Cussler Author and son of Clive Cussler

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Clive Cussler and DOXA share a mutual passion for adventure and maritime exploration, and a relation that started decades ago with an orange dial DOXA dive watch. To honor this storied connection, a percentage of sales from this special edition Clive Cussler watch will be donated to NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency Cussler founded in 1979.  

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DOXA is proud to continue supporting NUMA through this long-term relationship with the SUB 300T Clive Cussler watch, which celebrates the shared passion for adventure and maritime exploration between Clive Cussler, his son Dirk, and DOXA. 

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Additionally, the names of shipwrecks and other historical artifacts that have been discovered or surveyed by NUMA up to 2022 are engraved on the back of the SUB 300T Clive Cussler case.

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Each timepiece comes with an extra NATO beige strap. An additional black FKM rubber strap with an aged stainless steel coating folding clasp is available for purchase. 

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To celebrate the launch, DOXA will be holding a special event at a private club in Manhattan. 

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Technical Specifications

Model: SUB 300T Clive Cussler Special Edition

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Reference :  840.80.031.15

Case
Stainless steel
Diameter: 42.50 mm x 45.00 mm
Thickness: 13.00 mm
Crystal: Flat sapphire crystal
Unidirectional rotating bezel for calculating and monitoring no-decompression dive times
Helium release valve
Aged stainless steel coating, screw down case back
Screw-down crown
Lug width: 20 mm
Water resistance:  120 ATM / 1.200 meters, equivalent to 4.000 feet
Bezel
Forged carbon, unidirectional rotation
Outer scale: depth in meters, indications and dot at 12 o’clock in Super-LumiNova®
Inner scale: dive time in minutes (white), dot at 12 o’clock
Dial
Dial surface coated with white luminescent Super-LumiNova®
Painted indices, coated with white luminescent Super-LumiNova®
Hands coated with white luminescent Super-LumiNova®
Painted outer minute track
Movement
Swiss mechanical automatic ETA 2824-2
Mechanical self-winding, Swiss, 3 hands
Power reserve: 38 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz)
Jewels: 26 rubies  
Indications: hours, minutes, seconds, date
DOXA decorations
Strap
Aged stainless steel coating “Beads of Rice” bracelet, folding clasp with ratcheting wetsuit extension, additional beige NATO strap

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FKM black rubber strap, aged stainless steel coating folding clasp with ratcheting wetsuit extension

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Retail price    CHF 2,590.00 / 2'690.00 EUR / 2'690.00 $

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FKM rubber strap: 470.00 CHF / 490.00 EUR / 490.00 $


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ABOUT CLIVE CUSSLER
Clive Cussler was an internationally recognized author, maritime explorer, as well as founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization that dedicates itself to preserving maritime and naval history, searching for lost ships of historic significance. Clive Cussler was the author or coauthor of more than fifty previous books in five best-selling series, including Dirk Pitt with his famous DOXA on his wrist, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell, and Fargo. Cussler's books have been published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. Clive Cussler passed away in 2020 leaving a tremendous legacy to the literary world.

ABOUT NUMA
The National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), founded by the legendary Clive Cussler, is an American non-profit organization on a mission to uncover the secrets of maritime and naval history, searching for lost ships that hold incredible significance. With Cussler at the helm, a team of fearless marine experts and NUMA volunteers have set out on daring expeditions to uncover some of the most historically significant wreck sites in the world. They have explored more than sixty sunken vessels, each with a story waiting to be uncovered. Their latest discovery is the Carpathia, the ship that saved hundreds of lives from the Titanic disaster, almost six years to the day after it sank.
NUMA turns over all artifacts to state and federal authorities or donates them to museums and universities. So, join Clive Cussler and the NUMA team on their exciting adventures to preserve the world's maritime and naval history. The thrill of discovery awaits!

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Czapek – ANTARCTIQUE Revrelation Edition

Czapek – ANTARCTIQUE Révélation Edition 2023

 THE ANTARCTIQUE RÉVÉLATION:
CZAPEK’S BEAUTIFUL HEART UNVEILED

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Geneva, March 2023 – Czapek & Cie has announced the release of a striking new model in its popular Antarctique collection. As its name suggests, the Antarctique Révélation has been skillfully skeletonized and the new bespoke, purpose-built movement exposes its pulsating heart on the dial side, to the thrill of the wearer.

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The high art of skeletonisation allows connoisseur and neophyte alike to discover and delight in the inner workings of a watch, the interplay of the hollowed-out bridges, wheels, and hands around a filigree mainplate.

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Czapek & Cie’s Antarctique Révélation takes this idea even further. The movement itself is placed on the dial side, where it acts as a fascinating animation to thrill the wearer. 

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It recalls the Antarctique Rattrapante launched in 2021, which featured the first split-seconds chronograph to appear on the dial. Inspiration came once more from the fans of the brand, says CEO Xavier de Roquemaurel: “People were in love with the remarkable design of our SXH5 movement, and we therefore asked ourselves how we could somehow make it visible on the dial.”

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What sounded simple at first became a three-year saga of deep exploration into aesthetics and engineering. The powerful SXH5 was an outstanding caliber on its own merit and with an exceptionally stark design, in particular the fine bridges angling over to grip the gearwheels, a hint of the nineteenth-century Czapek pocket watch movements.

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“One of the first requests had been to engrave a drawing of the movement onto the dial, as a ‘trompe l’oeil,’” says de Roquemaurel. “But soon a far more complex idea emerged, namely turning part of the movement upside down in the case and skeletonizing the main plate.” 

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The decision raised a number of significant challenges, the first one being to completely reverse the escapement. Then the oscillating mass had to be engraved on both sides, for example, and the crown mechanism, now visible to the naked eye, had to be reworked entirely. On a more technical note, the seconds hand could no longer be connected by a bridge to the center, so space was made at 4:30 for a small seconds dial.

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The solution was to use sapphire crystal ring for the seconds. It is discreetly attached to the larger sapphire ring carrying the hours and minutes and ensuring as much transparency as possible, so the wearer can take a deep dive into the mechanism.

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Gradually, what emerged was a new movement, the SXH7. As it evolved, elements from other Czapek models found their place, like the central tripod from the Antarctique Rattrapante holding together the finely cut out bridges. The position of the small seconds, too, is reminiscent of the famous day-date subdial of the Quai des Bergues.

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The Antarctique Révélation will be released at Watches and Wonders 2023 with a limited yearly production of 100 pieces. It will be available to order starting from April 1st at the brand’s official international retailers, the Czapek boutique in Geneva, rue de la Corraterie 18, and at czapek.com. Deliveries will start in January 2025.

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About Czapek & Cie
 
François Czapek was a Czech-born Polish watchmaker who fled to Geneva in 1832 after fighting in the Polish uprising. He immediately started his own atelier and in 1839 entered into a partnership with Antoine Norbert de Patek, introducing him to the world of watchmaking. In 1845, at the end of their partnership, he created Czapek & Cie and achieved considerable success. He became the official watchmaker of Napoleon III and opened, what was most likely the first watchmaking boutique on the Place Vendome in Paris. 

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He wrote a book about watchmaking, but unfortunately, he died before publishing a second one. Czapek & Cie has been revived in 2015 with an exceptional collection, whose leading model won the Public Prize in the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie in Geneva in November 2016. This collection takes its inspiration from an 1850’s Czapek time piece. It features a beautiful enamel dial and a 7-day proprietary movement perfectly combining craftsmanship with design and exclusivity with rarity. The Company second collection, a suspended Tourbillon with a second time-zone, was launched one year later in 2017, while the first Czapek chronograph Faubourg de Cracovie was unveiled at Baselworld 2018. The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model:  GARRICK – Antarctique Révélation Edition

• Stainless Steel case, mechanical skeletonized movement
• Minutes track and small second subdial in grey smoked sapphire crystal.
• Micro-rotor SXH7 caliber, entirely conceived in-house by Czapek & Cie. 

Limited edition of 100 pieces

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MOVEMENT
Calibre SXH7: Czapek's in house self-winding mechanical skeletonized movement
Diameter: 30 mm – 13 lines ¼
Height: 4.2 mm
Number of parts: 152
Jewels: 25
Swiss lever escapement, variable-inertia balance fitted with four gold inertia-blocks
Frequency: 4 Hz – 28800 VpH
Power winding system: Micro rotor with an 100% recycled platinum mass
Power-reserve > 60 hours on one single barrel
Barrel torque: 8.8 Nmm
FINISH
Open ratchets, sandblasted black bridges, bevelling, straight-grained sides, six hand-chamfered inward angles
FUNCTIONS
Hours, Minutes & Seconds
CASE
40.5mm Stainless steel case
Height: 10.6 mm
Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment ARDur©
Sapphire crystal case-back with anti-reflective treatment
Water resistance: 120 meters (12 atm)
Screwed-down crown

Watch weight: 95g
DIAL
Minutes track and small second subdial in grey smoked sapphire crystal
Luminescent, steel “Sword” hands
BRACELET
Integrated stainless steel bracelet with Czapek exclusive "Easy Release" system and micro-adjustment device
Additional calf leather or rubber strap 

 

Our Partners
    Conception: Daniel Martinez, Adrian Buchmann, Emmanuel Bouchet, Patrick Rossi & Xavier de Roquemaurel
    Components and movement manufacturing: AB Product, Arcofil, Atokalpa, Ceramaret, Chronode, CMT-Rickenbach, Comblemine, Crelier, Generale Ressort, Inca, Inodeco, Inhotec, MLV, MPS, Novasort, Precipro, Risa, Stocco and as well a few standard components.
    Habillage: AB Product, Capsa, Econorm, Gravages, HMS Waeber, Jean Rousseau, Metalem

PRODUCTION
- Limited edition of 100 pieces
🔴  PRICE CHF 38’950 or $ 38’500 (US duties incl.)

🔰Edition - Only of ✅ 100 pieces

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Press Release - 2023
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Czapek & Cie – 2, Rue Saint-Léger, 1205 Genève Suisse
Contact presse: Valeria Garavaglia Pedroni
Email: valeria@czapek.com | jane@czapek.com (UK)

Tel.  +41 79 314 08 54
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