Hamilton Super Compressor 600 Diver SpecialPricing Doxa’s Commercial Director from 1956

Doxa’s Commercial Director from 1956 to 1968

It takes us months of searching and plenty of passes before we'll ante up

and most interestingly— an officer’s case— all make the 5227 a watch that at first reads simple

the Reference 1016 tends to be the Explorer that collectors seek to strap to their wrists

at 40mm—gives it a distinctly masculine feel

Hamilton Super Compressor 600 Diver SpecialPricing Doxa’s Commercial Director from 1956Never heard of a Super Compressor before? Check it out this is dive watch history, right here: The Super Compressor name refers to an innovative case design that utilizes a compressor system to increase watertightness the deeper a watch was submerged. As the atmospheric pressure increased, the case back compressed, pushing on the gaskets and creating a tighter seal. Despite the logic of the design, the compressor case wasnt any better at preventing