Pocket watches appeared in the 17th century and became a permanent element of men’s costume. They were worn on a chain in a special pocket of a vest or trousers. Pocket watches are also in the collection of the Local History Museum of Kopeysk City District. One of them is the old watch made by the famous Doxa manufactory at the beginning of the 20th century.
The case of the watch is made of nickel-silver anti-magnetic alloy, and the top cover is missing. The dial is enamel, while the minute markers and hands are gilded.
On the inner protective cover of the watch, there is an image of medals received at international exhibitions. These medals indicate that the watch meets high quality standards. Especially noteworthy is the medal in the center, which depicts a man and a woman kissing. The watch went to the museum’s collections without a belt chain.
The founder of the Doxa brand, Georges Ducommun, came from a poor family with many children. To help his family, from the age of 12, he worked part-time at a watch shop. It was then that the talented boy fell in love with watchmaking. In 1889, a twenty-year old Ducommun opened a plant for the production of watches under the Doxa brand. The company produced watches for the automotive and aviation industries, as well as pocket chronometers. The company’s products began to participate in international exhibitions, receive prestigious awards, and quickly gained popularity in Europe.
The beginning of the 20th century was a period when a close connection was formed between the automobile and watch industry. Watch manufacturers have devoted the lion’s share of their efforts to producing high-quality mechanisms for racing car panels. A good businessman and avid motorist Ducommun responded quickly to the emergence of a market for racing cars and has been designing watches for the dashboards of cars and planes. He used a high-quality watch movement with an eight-day power reserve, which he patented in 1908.
Later, Doxa began to produce collections of watches for traveling, walking, hunting, as well as jewelry lines. In 1968, the brand’s range was expanded with diving chronometers. These were unique accessories with a bright orange dial for perfect readability under water. Since 1997, the brand has been actively promoted in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Balkans. Every year the company develops new and reissues old collections, thus improving the models.
The case of the watch is made of nickel-silver anti-magnetic alloy, and the top cover is missing. The dial is enamel, while the minute markers and hands are gilded.
On the inner protective cover of the watch, there is an image of medals received at international exhibitions. These medals indicate that the watch meets high quality standards. Especially noteworthy is the medal in the center, which depicts a man and a woman kissing. The watch went to the museum’s collections without a belt chain.
The founder of the Doxa brand, Georges Ducommun, came from a poor family with many children. To help his family, from the age of 12, he worked part-time at a watch shop. It was then that the talented boy fell in love with watchmaking. In 1889, a twenty-year old Ducommun opened a plant for the production of watches under the Doxa brand. The company produced watches for the automotive and aviation industries, as well as pocket chronometers. The company’s products began to participate in international exhibitions, receive prestigious awards, and quickly gained popularity in Europe.
The beginning of the 20th century was a period when a close connection was formed between the automobile and watch industry. Watch manufacturers have devoted the lion’s share of their efforts to producing high-quality mechanisms for racing car panels. A good businessman and avid motorist Ducommun responded quickly to the emergence of a market for racing cars and has been designing watches for the dashboards of cars and planes. He used a high-quality watch movement with an eight-day power reserve, which he patented in 1908.
Later, Doxa began to produce collections of watches for traveling, walking, hunting, as well as jewelry lines. In 1968, the brand’s range was expanded with diving chronometers. These were unique accessories with a bright orange dial for perfect readability under water. Since 1997, the brand has been actively promoted in Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Balkans. Every year the company develops new and reissues old collections, thus improving the models.
