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Dive Watches

Created for diving professionals, dive watches boast high water resistance, highly legible dials and help tell divers how long they’ve been submerged for via a rotational bezel. They’re loved for their distinctive and robust design, making them one of the most popular watch genres around.

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The size of a watch is very important for style and comfort. If you prefer an oversized watch like a Panerai Luminor, you’ll probably want Large. If you’re looking for something more discreet like a Rolex Lady Datejust, you’ll want Small. For everything in between, Medium.
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A mechanical watch is powered by a spring. Manual mechanical watches must be hand wound. Automatic watches are also mechanical, and are wound by a weight that spins with the wearer's movements. A quartz watch is battery powered and extremely accurate.
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IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388108 437378
New Price

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388108

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€6,185
Rolex GMT Master II 126710 BLRO 432354
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
GMT Master II
126710 BLRO

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€21,710
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81005-11-131-11A 437587
New Price

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81005-11-131-11A

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€11,005
Longines Spirit L3.802.1.59.6 439585
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Longines
Spirit
L3.802.1.59.6

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€5,250
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 3510.12.00 439584
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Reduced
3510.12.00

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€4,305
Tudor Black Bay Pro M79470-0003 439582
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Pro
M79470-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€3,070
Zenith Defy 03.0516.4000/01.C648 439581
New Price

Zenith
Defy
03.0516.4000/01.C648

Box
Papers
Year 2008
€3,895
Cartier Pasha W31024M7 439579
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Cartier
Pasha
W31024M7

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€2,890
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 439576
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Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,500
Omega Planet Ocean 2907.50.91 439574
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Omega
Planet Ocean
2907.50.91

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€5,545
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388106 439571
New Price

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388106

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€9,380
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 439568
New Price

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€11,525
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388306 439562
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388306

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€11,150
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP208B.BF0631 439561
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Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP208B.BF0631

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€2,065
Breitling Premier B01 AB0145 439560
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Premier B01
AB0145

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€6,155
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 439558
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Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€9,265
Zenith Chronomaster 03.3108.3600/57.M3100 439552
New Price

Zenith
Chronomaster
03.3108.3600/57.M3100

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€7,670
Rolex Explorer II 16570 439550
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Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€7,255
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05A-GN-SKST/SST 439549
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Bell and Ross
BR 05
BR05A-GN-SKST/SST

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€5,840
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00312 439546
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Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00312

Box
Papers
Year 2013
€4,600
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.62.44.20.01.001 439539
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Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.62.44.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€9,735
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388108 439538
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388108

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€6,460
Cartier Santos 100 W20073X8 439537
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Cartier
Santos 100
W20073X8

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€5,015
Cartier Santos 100 W20106X8 439536
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Cartier
Santos 100
W20106X8

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€4,425
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25707KN-0001 439534
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25707KN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€3,505
Rolex Submariner 5513 439533
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Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
5513

Box
Papers
Year 1984
€10,030
Panerai Submersible PAM02692 439529
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Submersible
PAM02692

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€12,320
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5000-1110-70B 439527
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Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5000-1110-70B

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€8,160
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00187 439526
New Price

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00187

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€8,910
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM01135 439525
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM01135

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€14,750
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0001 439524
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€3,870
IWC Pilot's Chronograph APXGP IW378009 439523
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

IWC
Pilot's Chronograph APXGP
IW378009

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€5,840
Glashutte Original SeaQ Panorama Date 1-36-13-04-91-34 439521
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Glashutte Original
SeaQ Panorama Date
1-36-13-04-91-34

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€10,675

Dive Watches

History

The dive watch, a symbol of adventure and resilience, has a rich and exciting history that stretches back to 1927 when Rolex launched its Oyster model. This innovative watch, with its screw-down case and crown, is considered the first fully water-resistant wristwatch.

Famously, it was worn that year by a young swimmer called Mercedes Gleitz who was the first woman to swim the English Channel. To advertise the feat—and the capabilities of its latest watch—Rolex bought the front page of the most widely read British newspaper of the time, the Daily Mail.

Rolex went on to supply movements to Panerai, who developed the dive watch further with the specialist timepieces they made for the frogmen of the Italian navy in the late 1930s. These early dive watches had a water resistance of 30 metres—unimpressive by today’s standards which requires a dive watch to have a minimum water resistance of 100 metres.

By the mid-1950s, scuba-diving was a popular worldwide pastime due to the invention of the aqualung a decade earlier. This led to a spate of similar-looking dive watches like Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms, which featured the first rotating bezel—enabling divers to accurately measure immersion time—and the Rolex Submariner. Both these watches were water-resistant to 100 metres, while the Zodiac Sea Wolf, released shortly afterwards, doubled this to 200 metres.

In the decades since, dive watches have become more and more capable of withstanding extreme water pressure. In 2012, Rolex launched its Deepsea Challenge model which boasted an incredible 12,000 metres water resistance. In the same year it was attached to a submersible that Hollywood director James Cameron piloted to the deepest part of the world’s oceans—the Marianas Trench—to a depth of 10,898 metres, surviving the ordeal unscathed.

Key features

Today, dive watches continue to push boundaries, incorporating advanced technologies and materials such as helium escape valves, luminescent dials, and enhanced water resistance.

What sets dive watches apart from other timepieces? Let's look at what makes a dive watch unique, designed specifically for the rigours of underwater exploration.

Firstly, their exceptional water resistance is critical. Unlike standard watches, dive watches can withstand the extreme conditions of deep-sea diving, with a water resistance rating of at least 100 metres and many capable of depths up to 300 metres or much more.

Additional features of a dive watch include a unidirectional rotating bezel for tracking immersion time, bold luminous markers and hands for good visibility in murky conditions, and a helium escape valve to prevent damage during decompression. Most dive watches don’t have the latter as they are only of use in saturation diving when a diver spends time in a decompression chamber.

Some diving watches even incorporate helium-filled cases and built-in depth gauges, allowing divers to monitor their current depth without the need for additional equipment. These features make dive watches a useful tool for underwater exploration, although in an age of wearable dive computers they are more often now used as a back-up option.

One thing every mechanical dive watch must have is a constantly running seconds hand, or some kind of display indicating the watch is running that can be viewed in total darkness.

The science of water Resistance in dive watches

Water resistance is a vital feature of a dive watch. Special seals and gaskets prevent water infiltration, while robust materials like stainless steel or titanium ensure durability and resistance to corrosion. Rigorous testing verifies a dive watch's ability to withstand different pressures and temperatures, simulating the conditions encountered underwater.

Water resistance is measured in metres or bar units, indicating the depth to which the watch can be submerged safely. It's worth noting that factors such as water temperature and movement can affect a diving watch's performance underwater.

Popular dive watch models

The Rolex Submariner is a classic choice, renowned for its robustness and precision, and capable of withstanding depths of up to 300 metres. It was famously worn by James Bond until the 1990s when he swapped one dive watch for another: the equally iconic Omega Seamaster.

Other enduring models that are as timeless as they are stylish include the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, Breitling Superocean, Panerai Luminor and IWC Aquatimer. Fellow Swiss brands Tudor and TAG Heuer offer more affordable choices like the Black Bay and Aquaracer, respectively.

At Watchfinder, we offer a vast selection of pre-owned luxury dive watches from all of the aforementioned brands, from Rolex to IWC, catering to every budget and taste. Explore our collection and discover the exceptional craftsmanship and performance of these remarkable watches.

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