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Serial-number guide

Doxa Serial Numbers

Partially verified

What a Doxa serial number can establish, what it cannot, and how to record a date estimate another researcher could check.

Diagram

maker or gradeserialcase hallmarksimport and assay marks
Schematic: where markings are found. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

Method

Reading the number, step by step

  1. 1. Find the movement number

    Swiss case and movement numbers are usually separate sequences by different makers; only the movement serial, where one exists, is relevant to movement dating.

  2. 2. Understand what it encodes

    Serials appear on movements and case backs; the documented dating route for dive watches is case reference plus production-period literature.

  3. 3. Judge how precise the date can be

    Moderate for well-documented lines (the Sub series) via published references; limited for earlier general production.

  4. 4. Check the records behind the tables

    Doxa maintains an archive and has historically responded to research enquiries; public serial tables are not comprehensively published.

Quick facts

Manufacturer
Doxa
Dating confidence
Estimate only — see notes
Editorial status
Partially verified

Sources & references

  1. Doxa company archive (direct enquiry)
  2. Published Doxa Sub references and period catalogues

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.

Limits

What the number does not prove

Questions

Frequently asked

Where is the serial number on a Doxa watch?
Swiss case and movement numbers are usually separate sequences by different makers; only the movement serial, where one exists, is relevant to movement dating.
What do Doxa serial numbers mean?
Serials appear on movements and case backs; the documented dating route for dive watches is case reference plus production-period literature.
How accurate is dating a Doxa watch by serial number?
Moderate for well-documented lines (the Sub series) via published references; limited for earlier general production.
Where are Doxa production records held?
Doxa maintains an archive and has historically responded to research enquiries; public serial tables are not comprehensively published.

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