It?s kind of hard to believe, but in the long history of Doxa divers, they?ve never made a dive watch with a lefty crown. That?s a bit surprising only because we tend to associate Doxa with the manufacture of professional grade dive instruments in a way that few other watch brands can match, and certainly there are left handed pro divers out there who could have made use of a destro Doxa diver over the decades (say that five times fast?). 

Well, it?s a nice time to be a lefty Doxa fan, as the brand has just announced the Doxa Sub 300T Professional Aristera, their first dive watch ever with a crown positioned on the left hand side. It?s a limited edition of 300 pieces, and it?s fitting that the first destro Doxa is a version of what most would consider their core, enthusiast focused diver. 
Like other Sub 300Ts, this one is 42.5mm in stainless steel with a short 44.5mm lug to lug measurement. Of course we get the iconic orange dial (hence the ?Professional? designation) as well as an aluminum bezel insert. It runs on a Sellita SW200-1 caliber with 38 hours of power reserve, and we can assume it?s been rotated and modified to accommodate the left hand crown position (the date remains at the 3:00 position). 

As a left handed person, I?ve always been kind of fascinated with destro watches, even if I don?t personally see much utility in them. Like most southpaws, I wear my watch on my right wrist. And with a normal watch, the crown is positioned facing my forearm. A con...