It has been almost 50 years since the first time the iconic orange dial Doxa appeared on the wrist of Dirk Pitt in Clive Cussler?s adventure novel series. But the famed novelist and maritime explorer?s connection with Doxa occurred way before the diver was cemented as part of his protagonist?s far-flung adventures. As a budding author, Cussler decided to take a part-time gig at a dive shop; not only because the schedule was ideal for writing, but because he wanted to immerse himself in the diving world to find all sorts of inspiration for his novel?s plots and characters. While simultaneously applying his talents as a previous Creative Director for a prominent LA ad agency to the dive shop?s operation, Cussler worked his way into his first-ever publishing deal. It was then, the owner of the dive shop gifted Cussler a Doxa. Clive Cussler?s son, and an author himself, Dirk Cussler, clarified on stage during a special event hosted by Doxa and Watches of Switzerland at the New York Yacht Club, that his father had his choice of what was in the display case that very day. He fittingly went with an orange dial Doxa Sub 300T and the rest as they say, is history.
Clive Cussler?s legacy lives on through his children, the adventures of Dirk Pitt and the efforts of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit organization he founded that?s dedicated to preserving the history beneath the ocean?s surface. With the new special edition release from Doxa, Clive Cussler...