Diving with The All-New Doxa SUB 250T GMT (Incl. Video)

Doxa has been on an actual streak these previous couple of years, with new releases what looks like each few months. Since mid-2023 there have been two completely different Clive Cussler particular editions, the entire “Beta” assortment, the entire 200T assortment, a destro 300T for you southpaws, a complete bunch of latest emerald inexperienced variants, and a flashy, diamond-encrusted assortment. Some have probably missed the mark ( you, diamond encrustments) whereas some have been certifiable hits (the 200T has been fairly common), nevertheless it’s good to see that a big majority of them lean closely into, and attempt to subtly iterate on what’s Doxa’s true bread and butter, that unofficial king of classic divers, the SUB 300. We had been fortunate sufficient to take the watch that releases in the present day on a latest dive journey and I’m glad to report that it continues that traditional strategy, and in a manner, individuals have been clamoring for a few years. Say hey to the Doxa SUB 250T GMT.

That’s proper, Doxa has lastly launched a GMT dive look ahead to the very first time because the restricted version 750T GMT manner again in 2006. And in a way more user-friendly dimension than that 45mm behemoth. This latest member of the Doxa household is on the market in a complete slew of colourways – 9 in complete. You have got the usual Doxa orange, silver, black, yellow, turquoise and navy blue, the newer white and emerald inexperienced additions, and a model new classic gradient black. The gradient black is notable for having all-white palms, identical to the Doxa Sharkhunters of yore, however paired with vintage-toned lume. I couldn’t see this one within the steel but (and I’m curious to see it) however as an alternative, I went diving with the all-time traditional Skilled Orange (what else…) Doxa SUB 250T GMT.

Following the shape issue of final 12 months’s common SUB 200T, this new GMT Diver is available in a compact 40mm stainless-steel case that measures a mere 10.8mm thick – that’s truthfully fairly spectacular and really welcome. It is available in at simply 1mm bigger in diameter than final 12 months’s 200T, however since Doxas put on smaller than the numbers as a basic rule – the lug-to-lug sits below 43mm – that distinction is indiscernible on the wrist. It additionally retains the flat crystal of the 200T versus the enduring domed crystal of the traditional 300 line. Actually, the watch looks like a 1-to-1 clone of the 200Ts till you discover the little particulars on the dial, below the crystal.

Very first thing you’ll see is that very subtly understated skeletonized GMT hand, relegated to the Doxa vaults for the final 19 years and primed for a comeback. The following little nuance is the 24-hour scale across the chapter ring to maintain monitor of that second time zone, with the nighttime hours of 6PM via 6AM shaded a darker color, simply in case you get actually confused. There’s additionally a date window at the usual 3 o’clock place.

The bezel of the SUB 250T GMT, regardless of being a travel-oriented mannequin, is similar traditional and iconic Doxa bezel, which supplies you no-deco timings on one scale, and in addition has a 60-minute scale for normal timing performance. The crown screws all the way down to retain water tightness all the way down to 250 metres, proving that “250T” isn’t only a cool made-up title.  Down within the engine room, you will see that the Sellita SW330-2 Elaboré computerized motion (an alternative choice to the ETA 2893, primarily based on the 2892 structure), an workplace of caller-style GMT motion sporting a 56-hour energy reserve and beating at a 4Hz frequency. The caller model of GMT signifies that you independently alter the GMT hand itself, fairly than the hour hand with a neighborhood leaping function. The motion and all the pieces else is protected by a screw-on, stable stainless-steel caseback.

The SUB 250T GMT is on the market on the enduring Beads-of-Rice bracelet or Doxa’s high-quality FKM rubber strap. Each are glorious and really comfy. When diving, I needed to shortly change it to a third-party NATO strap as a misjudgement of the water temperatures left it too small for the wetsuit I used to be sporting; no fault of the bracelet, which has a useful dive extension that ought to cowl all conditions, aside from this one brought on by an overestimation of my physique’s chilly water tolerances and a rental wetsuit that was only a tad too thick for the way I sized the bracelet at dwelling – so you understand why there’s a NATO strap concerned right here…

Carrying the SUB 250T GMT

On the wrist, this factor could be very comfy and appropriate for any scenario you may throw at it. The 40mm case wears a lot smaller than that quantity, feeling like 38mm to me, and the tremendous slim profile makes it soften into the wrist; it’s about as small as a software watch could be earlier than it begins getting bullied by the opposite watches on the playground. Strapping the enduring orange dial of the Skilled over a wetsuit makes it look like it’s lastly in its factor, the place it was born to be.

Carrying a mechanical wristwatch whereas diving in 2025 might be 25% to have a backup timer and 75% to have a really cool totem, a reminder of an easier time, one which we on the earth of watches romanticise fairly a bit. It’s additionally a little bit of a membership card in a really cool membership, albeit a membership that you’re prone to be the only real member of on most dive boats as of late however hey, their loss. And there’s in all probability no cooler model of that totem/membership card than a brilliant orange Doxa. On that notice, let’s get this factor within the water.

The SUB 250T GMT Underwater

It has lengthy been stated that Doxa in the course of the Sixties selected the color orange for his or her dive watches as it’s the final color of the spectrum that disappears as you descend underwater, thus rising the watch’s legibility past that of different colors. That is technically not true, and truly, the yellow of the Divingstar would keep seen longer and deeper than the orange Skilled (pink disappears first, adopted by orange, yellow, inexperienced and blue). I’m undecided how this delusion has persevered for thus lengthy, however I digress.

Colour science apart, the Orange dial is very seen throughout most leisure diving classes and the distinction of the black palms makes it very straightforward to see at depth. And whereas the Doxa SUB 250T GMT features fantastically as a backup to your hi-tech dive pc, it’s because the aforementioned totem of creativeness that it actually shines. It’s exceedingly tough to dive with a Doxa and never be transported to a distinct time. A easy look on the wrist leads one to think about oneself again on the daybreak of sea exploration, breaking new floor with each kick of the fins and breath of canned air. Just a little creativeness can come in useful if you’re crammed on a dive boat off the coast of Florida with a bunch of vacationers of various levels of tolerability. As a companion for diving and actually another waterborne journey, the SUB 250T actually shines.

Last Ideas

This new Sub 250T is a good addition to a Doxa assortment that has been lacking a GMT for a lot too lengthy. In the event you’re out doing adventure-ish issues that require a strong stainless-steel dive watch, immune to deep water and with a number of bezel capabilities, including the power to trace a second time zone looks like a no brainer. And placing all that performance in such a compact and wearable package deal is simply the icing on the cake, and strikes the unassuming SUB 250T GMT to the highest of the Doxa heap.

The Doxa SUB 250T GMT assortment is launched now as a part of the everlasting assortment and retails for EUR 2,550, CHF 2,350 or USD 2,450 (rubber strap), and
EUR 2,590, CHF 2,390 or USD 2,490 (BoR metal bracelet). For extra particulars, please seek the advice of our video overview on the high of this text and go to doxawatches.com.

And listed here are some extra photographs of different editions of the Doxa SUB 250T GMT.