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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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Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP201D.FT6197 433638
New Price

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP201D.FT6197

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€2,545
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW211W.FC6467 433637
New Price

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW211W.FC6467

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€9,300
Tudor Glamour Date M57103-0006 433636
New Price

Tudor
Glamour Date
M57103-0006

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,155
Tudor Heritage Chronograph M70330N-0005 433634
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Heritage Chronograph
M70330N-0005

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,215
Rolex Explorer II 16570 433633
New Price

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€7,195
Omega Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer 324.28.38.40.06.001 433632
New Price

Omega
Speedmaster Automatic Chronometer
324.28.38.40.06.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,140
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 433631
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,625
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN201B.FC6541 433624
New Price

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN201B.FC6541

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€6,140
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326934 433623
New Price

Rolex
Sky-Dweller
326934

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€16,965
Rolex Submariner 14060 433622
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€10,470
Breitling Transocean Chronograph AB0154 433621
New Price

Breitling
Transocean Chronograph
AB0154

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€5,265
Baume et Mercier Riviera 10616 432447

Baume et Mercier
Riviera
10616

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€2,180
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 2503.33.00 432443

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
2503.33.00

Box
Papers
Year 2003
€3,215
Panerai Luminor Quaranta PAM01272 432411

Panerai
Luminor Quaranta
PAM01272

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€6,260
Rolex Air-King 14000M 433499
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Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€4,915
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326939 433457
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Rolex
Sky-Dweller
326939

Box
Papers
Year 2013
€29,835
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.03.001 433456
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€4,820
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 220.13.38.20.60.001 433453
New Price

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
220.13.38.20.60.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€5,790
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor 172817M 433451
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor
172817M

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,035
Rolex Day-Date 118238 433450
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Rolex
Day-Date
118238

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€37,380
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.15.30.61.55.001 433446
New Price

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.15.30.61.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€5,410
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.22.01.001 433445
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.22.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€6,025
Cartier Pasha WSPA0009 432439
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Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,385
Bell and Ross BR03-92 BR0392-A522-CE/SRB 424374

Bell and Ross
BR03-92
BR0392-A522-CE/SRB

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,215
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0002 433237
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€4,160
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 433236
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,530
Tag Heuer SLR CAR2112.FC6267 433235
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
SLR
CAR2112.FC6267

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,215
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.03.001 433233
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€4,820
Rolex Submariner 14060M 433224
New Price

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2009
€10,005
Breitling Endurance Pro X82310 433223
New Price

Breitling
Endurance Pro
X82310

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€2,985
Zenith Chronomaster 03.3103.3600/69.M3100 433217
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Zenith
Chronomaster
03.3103.3600/69.M3100

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€7,670
Tudor Ranger M79930-0001 433214
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Ranger
M79930-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€2,925
Tag Heuer Monaco CBL2111.BA0644 433213
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CBL2111.BA0644

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,970
Rolex Datejust II 116300 433199
New Price

Rolex
Datejust II
116300

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€8,015
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW211P.FC6356 433197
New Price

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW211P.FC6356

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€6,320
Omega Seamaster Railmaster 2803.52.37 433192
New Price

Omega
Seamaster Railmaster
2803.52.37

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€3,685
Rolex Datejust 116234 433188
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€9,885
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116000 403731
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116000

Box
Papers
Year 2011
€7,135
Breitling Colt Quartz A74388 431344

Breitling
Colt Quartz
A74388

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€1,930
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.40.20.03.001 433081
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.40.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,970
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116034 433013
New Price

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116034

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€6,550
Chanel J12 H2422 433003
New Price

Chanel
J12
H2422

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€4,095

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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