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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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Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.03.002 281404
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.03.002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£9,460
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.002 260238

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£5,250
Breitling Premier B01 AB0118 260877

Breitling
Premier B01
AB0118

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£5,450
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP1113.BA0000 278695

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP1113.BA0000

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,700
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP1113.BA0000 280114

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP1113.BA0000

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,700
Bremont Solo SOLO34-AJ-MP-R-S 264808

Bremont
Solo
SOLO34-AJ-MP-R-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,350
Hamilton Khaki Field H71616535 281126

Hamilton
Khaki Field
H71616535

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£950
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/23-0001 259510
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/23-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,300
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44 AB0162 263955

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44
AB0162

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,450
Tag Heuer Carrera CV201AD 264135
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV201AD

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£2,260
Bell and Ross BR-X1 BRX1-CE-TI-BLC 275080
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR-X1
BRX1-CE-TI-BLC

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£10,715
Breitling Colt Quartz A74389 275679

Breitling
Colt Quartz
A74389

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£1,875
Panerai Luminor BiTempo PAM01360 276687

Panerai
Luminor BiTempo
PAM01360

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£7,690
Omega Seamaster Railmaster 2512.54.00 255893
Limited Edition

Omega
Seamaster Railmaster
2512.54.00

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£4,550
Breitling Chronomat 32 A77310 279176

Breitling
Chronomat 32
A77310

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£5,250
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2A1A.FC6537 276550

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2A1A.FC6537

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,250
Bremont Supermarine S500-RFU-B 275006
Limited Edition

Bremont
Supermarine
S500-RFU-B

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,800
Breitling Chronomat Automatic 36 A10380 271537

Breitling
Chronomat Automatic 36
A10380

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,360
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 42050/423A 271287

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
42050/423A

Box
Papers
Year 2000
£13,950
IWC Big Pilot's IW329303 269330

IWC
Big Pilot's
IW329303

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£6,475
Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 A13317 278004

Breitling
Avenger Chronograph 45
A13317

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,600
Bremont Airco Mach 1 AIRCO MACH 1/BK/S 275251

Bremont
Airco Mach 1
AIRCO MACH 1/BK/S

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£1,750
Breitling Avenger Automatic 43 A17318 276324

Breitling
Avenger Automatic 43
A17318

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,515
Breitling Callistino D52043 260593

Breitling
Callistino
D52043

Box
Papers
Year 2002
£1,735
Tudor Pelagos M25707KN-0001 271240
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707KN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,635
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 266279

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£2,060
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 260151

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£2,150
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 257539

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2008
£2,075
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 265763

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£2,075
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 258292

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£2,055
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 263917

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£2,060
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 269753

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£2,030
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2561.80.00 270097

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2561.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£2,255
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 271260

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£3,960
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM00250 265025

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM00250

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£4,910
Oris Big Crown ProPilot 752 7760 40 63 MB 261563

Oris
Big Crown ProPilot
752 7760 40 63 MB

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£1,245
Bell and Ross BR01-92 BR01-92 Carbon 275690
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
BR01-92 Carbon

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£3,750
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-P2/BK 276402

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-P2/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,365
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 UB0136 275941

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
UB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£8,085
Panerai Luminor Yachts Challenge PAM00653 278802

Panerai
Luminor Yachts Challenge
PAM00653

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£7,255
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79363N-0001 277846
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79363N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,320
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2013.FC6483 278435

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2013.FC6483

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,660

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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