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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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Vacheron Constantin Overseas 12050/423A-8488 289216

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
12050/423A-8488

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£5,600
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26470ST.OO.A801CR.01 265821
Limited Edition

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26470ST.OO.A801CR.01

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£7,810
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V/110A-B483 269388

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
4500V/110A-B483

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£11,990
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00176 268624

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00176

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£1,815
Oris Divers 733 7720 40 54 MB 276022

Oris
Divers
733 7720 40 54 MB

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£610
Tag Heuer Carrera CBK2110.BA0715 270611

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBK2110.BA0715

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,095
IWC GST Chronograph IW370708 270842

IWC
GST Chronograph
IW370708

Box
Papers
Year 2003
£990
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGH289 255926

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGH289

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,925
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection SLGA007 256793
Limited Edition

Grand Seiko
Heritage Collection
SLGA007

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,375
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R 256519

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220R

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£930
Chopard Mille Miglia 8992 257919

Chopard
Mille Miglia
8992

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£1,515
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00219 259802

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00219

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£1,600
Hublot Big Bang 414.NI.1123.RX 258484

Hublot
Big Bang
414.NI.1123.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£5,275
Zenith Pilot 29.2240.405/18.C801 263086

Zenith
Pilot
29.2240.405/18.C801

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,310
Tag Heuer Carrera Ladies WAR2414.BA0776 264418

Tag Heuer
Carrera Ladies
WAR2414.BA0776

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£435
Zenith Pilot 96.2430.693-21.C703 264241
Limited Edition

Zenith
Pilot
96.2430.693-21.C703

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£1,820
Zenith El Primero 03.2044.4061/01.C746 255061
Limited Edition

Zenith
El Primero
03.2044.4061/01.C746

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£2,745
Hublot Big Bang 301.CV.130.RX.114 253434

Hublot
Big Bang
301.CV.130.RX.114

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£8,040
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAY1451.BD0922 257448

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAY1451.BD0922

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£1,855
Hublot Big Bang 411.NX.1170.RX 256404

Hublot
Big Bang
411.NX.1170.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£3,595
Zenith Chronomaster 24.2041.400/21.R576 259475

Zenith
Chronomaster
24.2041.400/21.R576

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£1,800
Tag Heuer Aquaracer CAF2010.BA0815 262338

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAF2010.BA0815

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£475
Tag Heuer Aquaracer CAJ2110.FT6023 261797

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAJ2110.FT6023

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£590
Tag Heuer Carrera CAS2111.FC6292 260293

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAS2111.FC6292

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,670
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A84.FC6394 253927

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A84.FC6394

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,250
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2014.BA0796 257933

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2014.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£1,765
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW2110.FC6177 253865

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW2110.FC6177

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£2,535
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2110.BA0720 259765

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2110.BA0720

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£930
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.06.001 256325

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.06.001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£1,470
Omega Seamaster Railmaster 220.10.40.20.06.001 256196

Omega
Seamaster Railmaster
220.10.40.20.06.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£1,340
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 220.10.38.20.55.001 256158

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
220.10.38.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,245
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388107 253276
Limited Edition

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388107

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,665
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 42 UB2010 259317

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 42
UB2010

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,730
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9068670 256789

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9068670

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,315
Cartier Santos 100 WM50460M 258500

Cartier
Santos 100
WM50460M

Box
Papers
Year 2008
£4,375
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 262318

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£1,265
Breitling Avenger II GMT A32390 255754

Breitling
Avenger II GMT
A32390

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£1,125
Breitling Chronomat 41 AB0140 253799

Breitling
Chronomat 41
AB0140

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£2,825
Breitling Chronomat AB0111 253805
Limited Edition

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0111

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£3,380
Breitling Chronomat 41 AB0140 253838

Breitling
Chronomat 41
AB0140

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£3,715
Breitling Avenger Automatic GMT 45 Night Mission V32395 258122
Limited Edition

Breitling
Avenger Automatic GMT 45 Night Mission
V32395

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,330
Breitling Exospace VB5510 263773

Breitling
Exospace
VB5510

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£1,685

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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