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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. Rolex Rolex
  2. Omega Omega
  3. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  4. Panerai Panerai
  5. Cartier Cartier
  6. IWC IWC
  7. Breitling Breitling
  8. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  9. Tudor Tudor
  10. Hublot Hublot
  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  12. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  13. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  3. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  4. Blancpain Blancpain
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  6. Breitling Breitling
  7. Bremont Bremont
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  10. Cartier Cartier
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  14. Eterna Eterna
  15. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  16. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  17. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  18. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  19. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  20. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  21. Hamilton Hamilton
  22. Hublot Hublot
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  24. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  25. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  26. Longines Longines
  27. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  28. Montblanc Montblanc
  29. Omega Omega
  30. Oris Oris
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  32. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  33. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  34. Piaget Piaget
  35. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  36. Rado Rado
  37. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  38. Rolex Rolex
  39. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  40. Tudor Tudor
  41. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  42. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  43. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  44. 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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Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00214

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00214

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€5,690
IWC Pilot's Mark XX IW328206

IWC
Pilot's Mark XX
IW328206

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€5,175
Rolex Explorer 124270
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,200
Rolex Datejust 16233
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,015
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club IW390212
New Price

IWC
Portugieser Yacht Club
IW390212

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€5,750
Bvlgari Octo 101963

Bvlgari
Octo
101963

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€16,955
Chopard Alpine Eagle 295387-9001

Chopard
Alpine Eagle
295387-9001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€22,940
Panerai Manifattura Luminor PAM00289

Panerai
Manifattura Luminor
PAM00289

Box
Papers
Year 2011
€17,420
Panerai Submersible PAM00974

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00974

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€17,090
Hublot Big Bang 341.PB.131.RX

Hublot
Big Bang
341.PB.131.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€15,600
Zenith Pilot 87.2430.4035/21.C721

Zenith
Pilot
87.2430.4035/21.C721

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€24,090
Rolex Datejust 116139

Rolex
Datejust
116139

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€12,810
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68278
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68278

Box
Papers
Year 1986
€13,740
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68279
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68279

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€15,235
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68279
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68279

Box
Papers
Year 1989
€13,710
Rolex Submariner 16808
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16808

Box
Papers
Year 1981
€27,600
Rolex Day-Date 18238
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€24,090
Rolex Day-Date 118339

Rolex
Day-Date
118339

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€30,000
Rolex Day-Date 18238
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€21,850
Rolex Day-Date 18238
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€27,900
Rolex Day-Date 1803
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
1803

Box
Papers
Year 1968
€10,170
Rolex Day-Date 18238
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1997
€15,525
Rolex Day-Date 118239
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
118239

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€24,090
Cartier Pasha WGPA0007

Cartier
Pasha
WGPA0007

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€10,235
Hublot Big Bang 301.PB.131.RX

Hublot
Big Bang
301.PB.131.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2009
€12,650
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer 1182-160/490

Ulysse Nardin
Marine Chronometer
1182-160/490

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€15,615
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279174
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279174

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€9,025
Grand Seiko Elegance Collection SBGE269

Grand Seiko
Elegance Collection
SBGE269

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€5,690
Rolex Datejust Lady 179173

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179173

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€7,875
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279160
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279160

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€8,625
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor 172817M

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor
172817M

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,540
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox 1708470

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor Memovox
1708470

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€5,460
Breitling SuperOcean A17040
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,470
Rolex Datejust 126234

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€11,160
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2A1F.FC6492
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2A1F.FC6492

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,210
Rolex Air-King 14000
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€5,055
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300
New Price

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,480
Rolex Air-King 14000
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€5,060
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15203
New Price

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15203

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,620
Tag Heuer Grand Carrera CAV5115.BA0902
New Price

Tag Heuer
Grand Carrera
CAV5115.BA0902

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,220
Tag Heuer Grand Carrera CAV5115.BA0902
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Grand Carrera
CAV5115.BA0902

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€4,025
Tag Heuer Monza CR5090.FN6001
New Price

Tag Heuer
Monza
CR5090.FN6001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€10,925

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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