Doxa is in real trouble
Doxa is in real trouble
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Lol. More knock off stuff.
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I have seen those man they are inexpensive too... anyone have one?
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I only looked briefly and didn’t realize that wasn’t a doxa. That really sucks.
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If nothing else, it demonstrates how flexible these guys are in manufacturing and how quickly they can produce small quantity batches of a finished product.
FlyingDoctor on WUS took apart one of those Ti Maranez "homages" and honestly, the manufacturing looked really decent. Ti watch case and bezel. Ti crown with a steel core. Threaded steel crown tube. Ti BOR bracelet with independent beads and screw pins. Vitron seals at the case back with a compression spring.
Yes, the design is a rip off, but you really can't look down on the manufacturing quality - especially when you consider this is a $350 +/- watch.
My opinion (which I understand is worth practically nothing) is brands such as Doxa which make a handful of unique designs and are sold at near luxury prices ($2K - $5K) are really at risk due to the ability for others to copy the design at a fraction of the price at a decent (arguably very similar) quality.
Add in the fact that Doxa is a fairly "under the radar" brand ("Doxa" as a brand is as meaningless as "Maranez" to the average non-WIS person) and I think there is significant risk for them.
FWIW, I'd put Squale in the same boat. If Maranez starts popping out 50ATMOS homages tomorrow, Squale is equally screwed.
FlyingDoctor on WUS took apart one of those Ti Maranez "homages" and honestly, the manufacturing looked really decent. Ti watch case and bezel. Ti crown with a steel core. Threaded steel crown tube. Ti BOR bracelet with independent beads and screw pins. Vitron seals at the case back with a compression spring.
Yes, the design is a rip off, but you really can't look down on the manufacturing quality - especially when you consider this is a $350 +/- watch.
My opinion (which I understand is worth practically nothing) is brands such as Doxa which make a handful of unique designs and are sold at near luxury prices ($2K - $5K) are really at risk due to the ability for others to copy the design at a fraction of the price at a decent (arguably very similar) quality.
Add in the fact that Doxa is a fairly "under the radar" brand ("Doxa" as a brand is as meaningless as "Maranez" to the average non-WIS person) and I think there is significant risk for them.
FWIW, I'd put Squale in the same boat. If Maranez starts popping out 50ATMOS homages tomorrow, Squale is equally screwed.
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^^ I had assumed that these were all made from parts produced in the same Chinese factories that doxa uses.
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Could be a possibility, or the CAD files somehow got emailed to the guys down the street.JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:56 am^^ I had assumed that these were all made from parts produced in the same Chinese factories that doxa uses.
FlyingDoctor is a bit of a Doxa enthusiast (to say the least) and did a pretty in-depth tear-down of one of those Maranez homages and compared it to some authentic Doxa's.
His conclusion was the Maranez is closer to the older Synchron era 300 models due to the case back thickness and some other attributes that I can't remember. Also, the interior machining is different as the Maranez is designed around the Seiko NH35 movement, not the ETA 2824-2 / Sellita. You cannot simply drop a Doxa dial and ETA 2824 into the Maranez case. It would not line up internally (unlike the Ginault case, for example, which reportedly could accept a Rolex 3135).
Bottom line is the Maranez is close, but not an exact match to the modern Doxa .
As a side note, FlyingDoctor seems to have become somewhat (and surprisingly to me) cozy with Maranez, buying multiple watches from them and allowing them to build and sell his "IrishStar" dial design.
I would have expected a more negative perspective on Doxa homages from such an enthusiast, but it's been quite the opposite.
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having an excellent quality 'homage' available for a few hundred bucks can't be good for Doxa...
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As some of you may remember - I struggled (felt dirty) with the Seestern 300T homage that I got awhile back. It was a DAMN NICE watch for just over $200, and to be very frank - it is a really nice watch that isn’t 10x less quality than the Doxa. I was hung up on wanting the original and have no regrets paying extra for a real Doxa... but many of the homages are excellent replicas with features I wish my Doxa had, like drilled lugs.
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That's not saying much when the guy was actually having replica parts made for vintage Doxa's.
He seems to like hating on Doxa since the basement dudes got sent packing.
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He’s the one who did the 50 years of Doxa book right? Peter Millar?toxicavenger wrote:That's not saying much when the guy was actually having replica parts made for vintage Doxa's.
He seems to like hating on Doxa since the basement dudes got sent packing.
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I got one of their Doxa sub copy to check the bracelet, which doesn’t fit my Doxa.
I’ve never worn it and it’s still in the box. I can’t wear it. It’s just too much of a copy.
I’ve never worn it and it’s still in the box. I can’t wear it. It’s just too much of a copy.
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viewtopic.php?f=49&t=72045&p=1387845&hi ... a#p1387845tattoo chef wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:19 pmHe’s the one who did the 50 years of Doxa book right? Peter Millar?toxicavenger wrote:That's not saying much when the guy was actually having replica parts made for vintage Doxa's.
He seems to like hating on Doxa since the basement dudes got sent packing.
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What does that mean? Looks too much or too little like the Doxa?Jeep99dad wrote:I got one of their Doxa sub copy to check the bracelet, which doesn’t fit my Doxa.
I’ve never worn it and it’s still in the box. I can’t wear it. It’s just too much of a copy.
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I heard you can purchase end links from Doxa. I think they are $25 per piece.
Folks seem to do this to make aftermarket BOR bracelets fit the 300T watch head.
I completely respect anyone’s opinion regarding homages / copies. My opinion was purely focused on manufacturing quality which seems to be there.
I bought one to use the bracelet on my Synchron Military and I can’t find much to fault from a manufacturing quality perspective.
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I don’t know the details of the replica parts scenario, but I have a hard time faulting a guy if he’s doing this to bring back some non-working vintage watch with impossible to find replacement parts.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:10 pmThat's not saying much when the guy was actually having replica parts made for vintage Doxa's.
He seems to like hating on Doxa since the basement dudes got sent packing.
I think someone could find some issue with his “IrishStar” dial as it has a Doxa logo and is clearly not a Doxa part. That said, he did it for himself and isn’t out there selling “IrishStar” dials to the public.
I tend to agree more with the “basement dudes” theory. He is restrained in what he says, but you can tell he is not pleased with the company’s current management.
He isn’t exactly endorsing Maranez watches, but he is reviewing them and comparing them openly against his Doxa collection (where they come out in a positive position).
I have to think Maranez’s success is selling Doxa homages has a fair amount to do with these reviews (versus him being more like our Moke and finding them completely distasteful and not worth even discussing).
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I would consider homages to watches currently in production basically stealing.
If a watch is no longer made, then copy away. Same as with any product. Whole product lines have been destroyed by cheap copies.
If a watch is no longer made, then copy away. Same as with any product. Whole product lines have been destroyed by cheap copies.
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That’s a pretty reasonable POV. I’m not sure I’d wear a homage milsub, but I’d be a not more likely to do so than I would to wear a homage 16610.
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Too much of a copy means it looks too much like a DoxaWario406 wrote:What does that mean? Looks too much or too little like the Doxa?Jeep99dad wrote:I got one of their Doxa sub copy to check the bracelet, which doesn’t fit my Doxa.
I’ve never worn it and it’s still in the box. I can’t wear it. It’s just too much of a copy.
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Contrarians might say that Doxa is a homage of Doxa. Doxa shut down in 1980 (according to wikipedia). The Jenny family acquired the name in 1997. Then they paid a manufacturer in China to make the old watches again.
It's not the same people, or the same equipment, or the same company as the original. The Jenny family didn't design the watches or add intellectual property.
I would certainly never wear a homage to any Rolex, Omega, etc. (their designs and their intellectual property), but I'm not sure I'd care so much about the Jennys.
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I mean, you can look at a lot of watch brands in that way if you really want to.pbj204 wrote:Contrarians might say that Doxa is a homage of Doxa. Doxa shut down in 1980 (according to wikipedia). The Jenny family acquired the name in 1997. Then they paid a manufacturer in China to make the old watches again.
It's not the same people, or the same equipment, or the same company as the original. The Jenny family didn't design the watches or add intellectual property.
I would certainly never wear a homage to any Rolex, Omega, etc. (their designs and their intellectual property), but I'm not sure I'd care so much about the Jennys.
Breitling isn’t the same company from when it started either.
The factory was shut down in 1978, the name was bought in 79. In 2017 and 2018 it was sold to CVC Capital Partners, an American Investment Firm.
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I agree.aikiman44 wrote:I would consider homages to watches currently in production basically stealing.
If a watch is no longer made, then copy away. Same as with any product. Whole product lines have been destroyed by cheap copies.
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