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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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Rolex Air-King 126900 282473
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Air-King
126900

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£7,040
Rolex Submariner 116610 LV 285135

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LV

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£13,920
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V/110A-B483 234733

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
4500V/110A-B483

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£20,395
Bremont H-4 Hercules H-4 HERCULES 233715
Limited Edition

Bremont
H-4 Hercules
H-4 HERCULES

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£5,370
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-C/BL 273793

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-C/BL

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,745
Tudor Black Bay M79210CNU-0001 267159
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79210CNU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,575
Tudor Black Bay M79210CNU-0001 275914
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79210CNU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,575
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05C-BL-ST/SRB 280705

Bell and Ross
BR 05
BR05C-BL-ST/SRB

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,740
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBD1325.BB0320 281536

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBD1325.BB0320

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£1,205
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAF1312.BA0817 276807

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAF1312.BA0817

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£755
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAZ1014.BA0842 284936

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAZ1014.BA0842

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£9,125
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A1R.FC6235 280824

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A1R.FC6235

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,005
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition 210.90.42.20.01.001 282087
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition
210.90.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£6,020
Omega Speedmaster 38 324.30.38.50.02.001 282631
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Speedmaster 38
324.30.38.50.02.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,350
Omega Planet Ocean 215.33.44.21.01.001 270631
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.33.44.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,000
Omega Planet Ocean 215.33.44.21.01.001 269165

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.33.44.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£3,675
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388101 280860

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388101

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,845
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0017 280280
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0017

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£5,350
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic A17367 282920

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic
A17367

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,050
Breitling Premier AB0930 271376

Breitling
Premier
AB0930

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,430
Rolex Submariner 116610 LV 282471

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LV

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£13,450
Rolex Submariner 116610 LV 282116

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LV

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£13,325
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116000 282490

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116000

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£5,280
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 280291
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£2,610
Rolex Daytona 116523 275138

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£12,885
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R 260905

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220R

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£2,280
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0003 261791

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,145
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 254681

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£4,645
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662 263749
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00662

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£5,175
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662 245547
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00662

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£5,770
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP2110.BA0627 265482

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP2110.BA0627

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,705
Omega Planet Ocean 215.33.44.21.01.001 260142

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.33.44.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£3,890
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 264361

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£3,520
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200 258576

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114200

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£3,270
Rolex Day-Date 18038 259488
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1980
£9,995
Omega Seamaster 300m 2531.80.00.12345 285090
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300m
2531.80.00.12345

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£4,000
Bremont DH-88 DH-88 283185
Limited Edition

Bremont
DH-88
DH-88

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£8,445
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26170ST.OO.D091CR.01 261743

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26170ST.OO.D091CR.01

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£16,620
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26470ST.OO.A104CR.01 271139

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26470ST.OO.A104CR.01

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£18,850
Panerai Submersible PAM01074 276169

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01074

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£11,465
Panerai Ferrari FER00004 265200
Limited Edition

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00004

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£3,605
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00508 267816
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00508

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£7,925

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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