Edox
- Founded
- 1884
- Based in
- Les Genevez, Switzerland
- In our catalog
- 2 watches from $1,525 to $1,985
Edox is a mid-priced Swiss brand that has made watches for 140 years. It is best known for water resistance, which it has made a point of since the 1960s, and for big chronographs tied to rally and powerboat racing.
History
Christian Rüefli-Flury founded the company in Biel in 1884. In 1961 Edox launched the Delfin, whose double caseback and seal design made it unusually water-resistant for its time, and in 1965 the Hydro-Sub, a diver for professional use.
The SkyDiver was made in the 1970s for military parachutists who also dived. Edox later moved to Les Genevez in the Swiss Jura and has sponsored motor and boat racing, which shows in its Chronorally and Chronoffshore models.
Signature models
- SkyDiver 38 Date Automatic: A compact 38 mm version of the 1970s SkyDiver with a ceramic bezel and 300 m water resistance.
- Neptunian Automatic: A 44 mm diver rated to 1,000 m, with a helium valve and a ceramic bezel.
What it's known for
Good specs for the money: sapphire crystals, ceramic bezels, deep water ratings and Sellita movements in the automatics. The brand also makes a lot of quartz chronographs at lower prices.
Price and positioning
Automatic divers cost about $1,400 to $2,100. That puts Edox against Certina, Mido and Oris, with more water resistance than most at the price.
Edox watches in our library
- Edox Neptunian Automatic ($1,525)
- Edox SkyDiver 38 Date Automatic ($1,985)