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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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  22. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
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  24. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  25. Graham Graham
  26. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  27. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  28. Hamilton Hamilton
  29. Harry Winston Harry Winston
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  33. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
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  42. Oris Oris
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  44. Parmigiani Parmigiani
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  46. Piaget Piaget
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  54. Sinn Sinn
  55. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
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  58. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  59. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  60. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  61. Zenith Zenith
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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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Rolex Daytona 16523 345472
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
€18,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Bentley B04 GMT EB0433 342727

Breitling
Bentley B04 GMT
EB0433

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
€5,475
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Ingenieur IW380901 343434

IWC
Ingenieur
IW380901

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
€8,775
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126203 338778

Rolex
Datejust
126203

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€12,885
incl. import taxes & duties
Zenith Chronomaster 03.3100.3600/21.C822 339660

Zenith
Chronomaster
03.3100.3600/21.C822

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
€7,895
incl. import taxes & duties
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5015C-1130-52B 339045

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5015C-1130-52B

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€11,615
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126283 RBR 336128

Rolex
Datejust
126283 RBR

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€21,645
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date II 218206 334211

Rolex
Day-Date II
218206

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
€46,550
incl. import taxes & duties
Zenith Defy 86.0516.4021/01.M517 324553

Zenith
Defy
86.0516.4021/01.M517

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€9,300
incl. import taxes & duties
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26071IK.OO.D002CA.01 325106

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26071IK.OO.D002CA.01

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
€48,470
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGE248 313906

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGE248

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€9,945
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Legend Series 3559.32.00 300453

Omega
Speedmaster Legend Series
3559.32.00

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
€6,685
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGH289 297289

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGH289

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
€6,320
incl. import taxes & duties
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 15701ST.OO.D002CA.02 287725

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
15701ST.OO.D002CA.02

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€20,895
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Transocean Chronograph AB0510 309390

Breitling
Transocean Chronograph
AB0510

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€6,685
incl. import taxes & duties
Blancpain Super Trofeo 560ST-11D30-52B 267593
Manufacturer's Warranty

Blancpain
Super Trofeo
560ST-11D30-52B

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
€11,280
incl. import taxes & duties
Maurice Lacroix Pontos S PT6248-SS001-330 266238

Maurice Lacroix
Pontos S
PT6248-SS001-330

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€1,755
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100046 252453

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100046

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
€7,245
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 262895

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€5,095
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Pasha WSPA0013 260475
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0013

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€4,970
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Oysterdate Chronograph 94200 290994
Vintage

Tudor
Oysterdate Chronograph
94200

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
€11,640
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Luna Rossa PAM01037 255419

Panerai
Luminor Luna Rossa
PAM01037

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€14,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26062PT.OO.A002CA.01 326501
Manufacturer's Warranty

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26062PT.OO.A002CA.01

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
€46,800
incl. import taxes & duties
Zenith El Primero 10.2260.400/69.R573 246991

Zenith
El Primero
10.2260.400/69.R573

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€7,940
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 243285

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
€10,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine S2000/YLW-BR 191775

Bremont
Supermarine
S2000/YLW-BR

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€5,015
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection SLGA013 361078
Manufacturer's Warranty

Grand Seiko
Heritage Collection
SLGA013

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€6,795
incl. import taxes & duties
Oris Classic 01 401 7764 3185-SET 209917

Oris
Classic
01 401 7764 3185-SET

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€3,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph 204C470 218880

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor Chronograph
204C470

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€10,935
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00203 201295

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00203

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
€76,885
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.92.46.21.01.001 341788
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.92.46.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€10,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 359966
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
€13,705
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine S500/BK 360091

Bremont
Supermarine
S500/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€2,425
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Avenger Seawolf M73390 359782

Breitling
Avenger Seawolf
M73390

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€3,470
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 357761
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
€6,345
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A10.BA0796 351817

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A10.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
€2,370
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 356297
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
€9,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster GMT 2534.50.00 357420

Omega
Seamaster GMT
2534.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
€3,810
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279174 351462
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279174

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€9,860
incl. import taxes & duties

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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