Just in - 1200T Caribbean

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Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by mfxr » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:57 am

My latest acquisition, the Doxa 1200T Caribbean 'MK2'
No in depth review here, just a few thoughts and more importantly some pics..

Pros:
Seems like a good size and fit for me so far. It's quite heavy for its size, but wears comfortably all day (BOR FTW!).
Vintage vibe, but in a modern watch; Domed crystal, cushion case, beads of rice bracelet.
Clean uncluttered look (no extra logos, no orange anywhere, cleaner metric bezel) Just lots of steel, white, blue.

Cons:
Some may find it a bit too sparse or bland compared to other Doxas (pro for me).
I would prefer a taper in the bracelet.
Clasp is shitty pressed metal, like you would find on a much cheaper watch.
Bezel pip is misaligned half a click - a common Doxa 'idiosyncrasy' with the full steel bezel apparently.
Timekeeping is about +10 per day, so could be regulated better.


Extra details:
The blue is a mid blue (same as the Numa LE) and has a slightly textured satin finish. The shade of blue changes quite a bit depending on the light.
Metric bezel markings instead of the standard Doxa bezel markings, with colour coded blue numerals. Makes for a cleaner look IMO.
I think the 'MK2' moniker essentially refers to the updated individual beads of rice bracelet as far as I know.

It was a bit of an impulse buy, but does tick a few boxes for me and I am enjoying it so far (I thought about it Monday, ordered it Tuesday, and arrived Friday! - sucks to be the guys that waited through 4 months of delayed preorder :lol: )

Pics:


ImageWP_20150911_18_26_33_Pro by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200651 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200629 by MFXR, on Flickr


ImageP1200632 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200633 by MFXR, on Flickr



ImageP1200640 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200641 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200614 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200674 by MFXR, on Flickr

ImageP1200654 by MFXR, on Flickr

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by jimyritz » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:12 am

Nice Matt-- I like the case and the dial as well as the all white handset.....

Beads of Rice :thumbsup:

Congrats
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by mfxr » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:17 am

Cheers Mike. This was at least partially your fault you realise :lol:

So thanks I guess :thumbsup:

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by fastward » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:43 am

Love Doxa Blue. :thumbsup:

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by Marjak » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:43 am

Congrats Matt! I like that a lot and it's about time I tried a Doxa myself.
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by mattcantwin » Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:22 am

Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by Chronos » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:17 am

Beautiful

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by mellonb1 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:31 am

If I was to pickup another blue dial diver than this would be the one. Great looking piece. Congrats!

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by hobbit712 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:41 am

Gorgeous! I'm a sucker for blue.
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by matt.wu » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:36 am

I like that a lot. Congrats!
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by CGSshorty » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:54 am

Blue and white with no stupid logos is the perfect Doxa. If only it was a 750.
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by giosdad » Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:33 am

Congrats!!

I like the clean look with no third color (orange) to deal with. (I have an aversion to blue and orange I can't get over)
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by CoachH » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:29 am

Congrats!

I'm not a big blue dial watch fan, but this looks pretty cool! I do like the 1200t and think they are the perfect Doxa. :salute:

You mention a new style beads of rice bracelet. Do you know if these are available individually? I don't see these on the Doxa site.

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by Terpits » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:36 am

Very mice. Thanks for pics next to the Rolexes. It's not as big as I originally thought :thumbsup:

Great lineup.
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by jimyritz » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:50 am

mfxr wrote:Cheers Mike. This was at least partially your fault you realise :lol:

So thanks I guess :thumbsup:

:stir: ..do the best I can :grin:

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by mfxr » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:48 pm

Thanks guys.


CoachH wrote:Congrats!

I'm not a big blue dial watch fan, but this looks pretty cool! I do like the 1200t and think they are the perfect Doxa. :salute:

You mention a new style beads of rice bracelet. Do you know if these are available individually? I don't see these on the Doxa site.
They are available seperately I believe - it is mentioned on page 6 of this thread on the WUS Doxa forum, with a link to an order form:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f34/doxa-w ... 394-6.html.
You could also send Doxa an email, they are fairly responsive.

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by deepcdvr » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:38 pm

BAM

1200 is my favorite - and I've had most of the modern Doxas

slightly domed crystal, upgraded bracelet, no orang hand, perfect size.

Great pickup! Congrats
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by MikeyLikesIt » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:27 pm

Love it. Congrats!

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by dukerules » Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:52 pm

That looks great. The perfect shade of blue.

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by Axelay2003 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:00 pm

Congrats! Nice and clean.
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by GGD » Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:21 am

Excellent pick-up!!!! Love the blue dial :cheers:

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by 1954Selmer » Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:30 am

Amazing blue and white dial combo. Congrats and enjoy
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by 1watchaholic » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:32 am

Doxa makes one of the best Caribbean Blue's around! :cheers:
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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by toxicavenger » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:38 am

Beautiful watch Matt and congrats!

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Re: Just in - 1200T Caribbean

Post by athraxabuz » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:54 am

Really nice Doxa. Congrats!
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