DOXA
Created Thursday 27 June 2024
1977 - 1980
Movement
Name FHF 69N
Manufacturer Fabrique d’Horlogerie de Fontainemelon
Launch Year 1976 - 1980 aquired by ETA
Doxa, founded in 1889 by Georges Ducommun, began as a maker of dress watches and other timepieces. Over the years, Doxa grew and branched out into other timekeeping markets.
In 1968 DOXA became part of Synchron S.A. Soon after the introduction of the Sub300t, the Swiss watch industry was devastated by the introduction of quartz watches. Accurate, reliable and small timepieces could now be made with quartz crystal mechanisms instead of the mechanical clockwork movements that the Swiss specialized in. In response a group of Swiss watchmakers, which Doxa joined, was set up to consolidate resources. This eventually failed. In 1978 DOXA S.A. was acquired by Aubrey Frères S.A., then ceased operations in about 1980. The Jenny family of Switzerland acquired Doxa in 1997. In 2002 Doxa introduced re-editions of its watches and timepieces in limited quantities.
During WW2 Doxa produced watches for GERMAN LUFTWAFFE
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