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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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  1. Panerai Panerai
  2. Rolex Rolex
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  4. Omega Omega
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  7. Cartier Cartier
  8. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
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  6. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
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  15. Chopard Chopard
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  20. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
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  23. Hamilton Hamilton
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  28. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  29. Longines Longines
  30. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  31. Montblanc Montblanc
  32. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
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  36. Parmigiani Parmigiani
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  38. Perrelet Perrelet
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  40. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  41. Rado Rado
  42. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  43. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  44. Rolex Rolex
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  46. Tissot Tissot
  47. Tudor Tudor
  48. TW Steel TW Steel
  49. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  50. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  51. 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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Tudor 1926 M91551-0003 282574
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
1926
M91551-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€1,695
Tudor Black Bay M79250BB-0001 282785

Tudor
Black Bay
M79250BB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€3,465
Tudor Submariner 79090 243787
Vintage

Tudor
Submariner
79090

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€5,965
Breguet Marine Chronograph 5527TI/G2/TW0 266865

Breguet
Marine Chronograph
5527TI/G2/TW0

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€14,375
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79012M-0001 244991

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79012M-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,755
Bvlgari Octo 101963 244720

Bvlgari
Octo
101963

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€11,300
Blancpain Evolution 8850-11B34-64B 244578

Blancpain
Evolution
8850-11B34-64B

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€6,320
Porsche Design Design By Iwc IW382101 268221
Vintage

Porsche Design
Design By Iwc
IW382101

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
€2,795
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 283061
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,495
Tudor Glamour Date M56000-0008 282567
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Glamour Date
M56000-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€2,010
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5100-1110-NAMA 243829
Limited Edition

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5100-1110-NAMA

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,990
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81010-11-431-BB6A 243839

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81010-11-431-BB6A

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€6,945
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26030PO.OO.D021IN.01 244142
Limited Edition

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26030PO.OO.D021IN.01

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€48,945
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 25863TI.00.A001CU.01 276492
Limited Edition

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
25863TI.00.A001CU.01

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
€21,345
incl. import taxes & duties
Breguet Marine 5817BR/Z2/5V8 279616

Breguet
Marine
5817BR/Z2/5V8

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€10,475
Tudor Pelagos M25610TNL-0001 266934
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25610TNL-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€3,865
Chopard Alpine Eagle 298601-3001 276663

Chopard
Alpine Eagle
298601-3001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€5,220
Blancpain Evolution R85F-1103-53B 266544

Blancpain
Evolution
R85F-1103-53B

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€4,425
Hermes H08 W049433WW00 273953

Hermes
H08
W049433WW00

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€5,710
Tudor Black Bay M70150-0001 266957

Tudor
Black Bay
M70150-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€2,710
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5200-0130-B52A 267375

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5200-0130-B52A

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€10,895
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R 282695

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220R

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,290
Perrelet Turbine A1067/2 244231

Perrelet
Turbine
A1067/2

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€2,230
Ulysse Nardin Diver collection 1183-170LE-3/90-GW 272105
Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin
Diver collection
1183-170LE-3/90-GW

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€6,060
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer 1185-122-3/41 244351
Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin
Marine Chronometer
1185-122-3/41

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€4,955
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79018V-0001 280255
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79018V-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€9,395
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0002 245160

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,355
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 279233

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€2,990
incl. import taxes & duties
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer 1182-160/490 244530

Ulysse Nardin
Marine Chronometer
1182-160/490

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€12,620
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 270064

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€3,080
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 244119

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€7,110
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 244670

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€5,410
Tudor 1926 M91350-0002 278609

Tudor
1926
M91350-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€1,320
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 244267

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€5,760
Panerai Submersible PAM01389 244128

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01389

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€6,310
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 243885

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€13,825
Chopard Grand Prix 168568-9001 282842

Chopard
Grand Prix
168568-9001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€3,380
Ulysse Nardin Diver collection 8163-175-7M/93 279796

Ulysse Nardin
Diver collection
8163-175-7M/93

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€3,190
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 243979

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,020
Panerai Radiomir Otto Giorni PAM01348 269766
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Otto Giorni
PAM01348

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€8,565
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 244354

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€12,505
Chopard Mille Miglia 168571-3009 280844
Limited Edition

Chopard
Mille Miglia
168571-3009

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€4,100

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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