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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. Breitling Breitling
  3. Omega Omega
  4. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  5. Tudor Tudor
  6. Cartier Cartier
  7. Panerai Panerai
  8. IWC IWC
  9. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  10. Hublot Hublot
  11. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  12. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  13. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
  2. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  3. Ball Ball
  4. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  5. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  6. Blancpain Blancpain
  7. Breitling Breitling
  8. Bremont Bremont
  9. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  10. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  11. Cartier Cartier
  12. Chanel Chanel
  13. Chopard Chopard
  14. Corum Corum
  15. Fortis Fortis
  16. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  17. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  18. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  19. Graham Graham
  20. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  21. Hermes Hermes
  22. Hublot Hublot
  23. IWC IWC
  24. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  25. Longines Longines
  26. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  27. Montblanc Montblanc
  28. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  29. Omega Omega
  30. Oris Oris
  31. Panerai Panerai
  32. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  33. Piaget Piaget
  34. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  35. Rado Rado
  36. Rolex Rolex
  37. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  38. Tudor Tudor
  39. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  40. 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 Luminor Marina PAM00049 412546

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00049

Box
Papers
Year 2002
Presale
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279381 RBR 359947

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279381 RBR

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$34,965
Rolex Datejust 41 126334 416288
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126334

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$21,915
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 220.10.38.20.02.002 388559
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
220.10.38.20.02.002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$8,280
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 14203 236555
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
14203

Box
Papers
Year 1994
$9,450
Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow 3581.50.00 417969

Omega
Speedmaster Broad Arrow
3581.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$6,330
Omega Speedmaster 38 324.30.38.50.06.001 411963
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Speedmaster 38
324.30.38.50.06.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$8,035
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 223878
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2000
$8,745
Rolex Datejust Lady 179171 387283
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179171

Box
Papers
Year 2007
$15,780
Rolex Day-Date 18038 408967
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1981
$27,760
Rolex Submariner 126613 LN 390408
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
126613 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$25,225
Rolex Daytona 126500 LN 414659
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Daytona
126500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2026
$46,750
Rolex Air-King 126900 420216
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Air-King
126900

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$13,150
Rolex Submariner 124060 421272
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
124060

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$19,190
Rolex Datejust 126234 421194
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2025
$20,455
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.92.44.20.01.003 417859
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.92.44.20.01.003

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$12,060
Rolex Datejust Lady 79160 392476

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79160

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$6,615
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection STGK031 392516
Manufacturer's Warranty

Grand Seiko
Heritage Collection
STGK031

Box
Papers
Year 2025
$8,865
Rolex Datejust Lady 79178 418367

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79178

Box
Papers
Year 2002
$19,060
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2014.BA0799 407334
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2014.BA0799

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$4,215
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A12.BA0796 419496

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A12.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$5,160
Rolex Datejust 41 126303 420848
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126303

Box
Papers
Year 2026
$26,300
Rolex Datejust 126234 391334

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$17,435
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15200 386493

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15200

Box
Papers
Year 2003
$9,450
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 417301

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$40,420
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600 398743
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
126600

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$20,180
Rolex Datejust 126231 397274

Rolex
Datejust
126231

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$23,280
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 395676
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1998
$10,975
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 392473

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2004
$10,810
Rolex Datejust Lady 79178 397205

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79178

Box
Papers
Year 2002
$22,745
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 130961 411745

Montblanc
1858 Geosphere
130961

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$9,255
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00790 417420

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00790

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$9,645
Rolex Datejust 126234 400462
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$20,455
Rolex Datejust 16238 399768
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16238

Box
Papers
Year 1991
$27,175
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 392470
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$9,145
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 394481
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1989
$8,540
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68279 395702
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68279

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$27,175
Tudor Heritage Black Bay M79543-0001 399259

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
M79543-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$5,550
Cartier Pasha W31043M7 405650
Vintage

Cartier
Pasha
W31043M7

Box
Papers
Year 2001
$4,190
Tudor Black Bay M79230B-0008 402937

Tudor
Black Bay
M79230B-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$5,160
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00088 404031

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00088

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$8,670
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79230R-0003 406278
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79230R-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$5,550

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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