The Doxa Sub 200 T.Graph II: A Revival of the 1969 Diver-Chronograph

As an early pioneer of the dive watch category, Doxa's modern identity is guided by faithful and thoughtful revivals of its golden-era divers for the 21st century. Today, the brand has officially brought back its 1969 diver with chronograph flair to its catalog, with the Doxa Sub 200 T.Graph II. This refresh ushers in eight new, next-generation references that have been sized down with smaller cases. There is also an exotic new dial color: Caribbean blue. 

The Next Generation: Doxa Sub 200 T.Graph II

The Sub 200 T.Graph, which has been around for 60 years, is a genre-defining dive watch. Doxa was one of the early developers of the category, and the first brand to introduce a dive watch for the general public in 1967. The Doxa Sub 300 had a unidirectional rotating bezel to calculate and monitor no-decompression dive times. The brand followed up with the Sub 200 T.Graph in 1969, when the concept of a water-resistant watch for diving was only just emerging, let alone one with a chronograph function: the more openings in the case, the more difficult it is to ensure water resistance, so sealing a chronograph dive watch was a major achievement.

Doxa clarifies that the model was, and is, a multi-function watch, rather than a chrono dive watch. “The distinction is key: the T.Graph is not a dive chronograph in the strict sense, but a dive watch that incorporates a chronograph. Underwater, the unidirectional rotating bezel remains the primary reference for tracking dive time. At the surface, the chronograph takes over for short timing tasks.”

Case and Movement Updates 

The signature chunky, cushion-shaped cases of the new references are scaled to 42 mm in diameter and 14.6 mm in thickness, compared to the previous 43mm x 15mm dimensions. The new size doesn’t change how the watch reads, though, because proportions have been adjusted to the new size. It’s the same watch, with the same bold functions, including the engraved unidirectional bezel, huge minute hand, sweep-seconds hand with its oversized arrow, square running seconds hand, alternating color blocks on the 30-minute counter, date window at 6 o’clock, and water resistance to 200 meters. The hands and indexes are liberally coated with Super-LumiNova. It's powered by the Sellita automatic SW510 chronograph movement, beating at 4 Hz with a 56-hour power reserve.

Dial Details

The new dial color is, characteristically, given a name that suggests underwater adventure. Caribbean blue joins the iconic Professional orange, Searambler sunburst silver, and Sharkhunter black. It comes on a beads-of-rice stainless steel bracelet or rubber strap that can be black or color-matched to the dial for the Professional orange and Caribbean blue models. (So, it’s actually four new references, but with either strap or bracelet). 

Pricing and Availability

While the 2019 return of the Sub 200 T. Graph was only a limited edition revival, the Doxa Sub 200 T.Graph II will be a permanent cast member of the brand's catalog. Available now, prices are $4,290 on a steel bracelet and $4,250 on a rubber strap.

For more information, check out the brand's website here.