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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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Breitling Premier B01 AB0118 266617

Breitling
Premier B01
AB0118

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£4,900
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic M17368 267007

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic
M17368

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,910
Breitling Bentley B04 GMT EB0433 268627

Breitling
Bentley B04 GMT
EB0433

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£4,670
Breitling SuperOcean II A17364 266901

Breitling
SuperOcean II
A17364

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£2,430
Breitling Exospace VB5510 268211

Breitling
Exospace
VB5510

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,255
Breitling Cockpit Lady A71356 268358

Breitling
Cockpit Lady
A71356

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£2,610
Cartier Santos 100 W20073X8 269115

Cartier
Santos 100
W20073X8

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£4,255
Breitling Avenger II Seawolf A17331 268560

Breitling
Avenger II Seawolf
A17331

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,220
Breitling Starliner A71340 269111

Breitling
Starliner
A71340

Box
Papers
Year 2008
£3,275
Breitling Aerospace F75362 268582

Breitling
Aerospace
F75362

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£1,525
Breitling Galactic 36 Automatic C37330 268856

Breitling
Galactic 36 Automatic
C37330

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£3,190
Rolex Datejust 41 126301 266894
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126301

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£9,580
Breitling Transocean Chronograph A41310 265578

Breitling
Transocean Chronograph
A41310

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£3,455
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 267107

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£3,905
Rolex Day-Date II 218239 267700

Rolex
Day-Date II
218239

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£27,335
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278240 267259
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278240

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£6,890
Breitling Chrono Cockpit A13358 265535

Breitling
Chrono Cockpit
A13358

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£3,335
Rolex Datejust Lady 69160 269142
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69160

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£3,940
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 269132

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2002
£4,780
Rolex Datejust II 116333 268827

Rolex
Datejust II
116333

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£7,800
Rolex Datejust 126234 265945

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,425
Rolex Datejust Lady 69178 267302
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69178

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£7,250
Rolex Datejust 126234 265842

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£8,445
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326934 269027

Rolex
Sky-Dweller
326934

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£12,560
Rolex Datejust 16220 266098
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1991
£4,565
Rolex Datejust Lady 179160 267927

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179160

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£4,060
Rolex Datejust II 116333 269114

Rolex
Datejust II
116333

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£9,345
Rolex Datejust 16000 267307
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16000

Box
Papers
Year 1988
£5,270
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 266282
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1996
£4,200
Rolex Pearlmaster 81315 267857

Rolex
Pearlmaster
81315

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£19,475
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 115200 267791

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
115200

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£3,785
Rolex Submariner 16808 266328
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16808

Box
Papers
Year 1979
£18,060
Rolex Yacht-Master 16628 266812

Rolex
Yacht-Master
16628

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£21,205
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300 267947

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114300

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£6,345
Rolex Day-Date 118209 269297

Rolex
Day-Date
118209

Box
Papers
Year 2003
£19,920
Rolex Day-Date 118296 268720

Rolex
Day-Date
118296

Box
Papers
Year 2002
£23,390
Rolex Day-Date 18038 266909
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1978
£7,570
Rolex Daytona 116519 268068

Rolex
Daytona
116519

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£21,205
Rolex Daytona 16523 269261
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£15,005
Rolex Daytona 116523 268534
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 1997
£11,760
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/22-0001 264639
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/22-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,745
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/22-0001 260588
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/22-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,745

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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