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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 Navitimer 01 AB0127 270348

Breitling
Navitimer 01
AB0127

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£5,610
Zenith Defy Xtreme 03.9100.9004.49.I210 271972
Limited Edition

Zenith
Defy Xtreme
03.9100.9004.49.I210

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£25,000
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 UB0136 273362

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
UB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£8,575
Maurice Lacroix Pontos S PT6038-SSL22-130-1 272236

Maurice Lacroix
Pontos S
PT6038-SSL22-130-1

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,200
Tag Heuer Carrera WV5111.FC6350 253358

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WV5111.FC6350

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£2,720
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic A17316 271273

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic
A17316

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£2,850
Grand Seiko Grand Seiko SBGX115 271708

Grand Seiko
Grand Seiko
SBGX115

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£7,330
Breitling Chronomat B01 42 AB0134 270605

Breitling
Chronomat B01 42
AB0134

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,950
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-P2/BK 268115

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-P2/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,150
Panerai Submersible PAM00960 267957
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00960

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£10,950
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00643 258625

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00643

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£5,500
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254283

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Rado Captain Cook R32116158 268516
Limited Edition

Rado
Captain Cook
R32116158

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,950
Hublot King Power 703.CI.1129.NR.USB12 264959
Limited Edition

Hublot
King Power
703.CI.1129.NR.USB12

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£9,950
Hublot Big Bang 301.SX.130.RX 252198

Hublot
Big Bang
301.SX.130.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£7,250
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 311.93.44.51.03.001 257511

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
311.93.44.51.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£5,925
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2582.20.00 261408

Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2582.20.00

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£1,750
Cartier Pasha WSPA0026 260466
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0026

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,710
Breitling Bentley B06 AB0612 257212

Breitling
Bentley B06
AB0612

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£4,550
IWC Ingenieur IW328901 270049

IWC
Ingenieur
IW328901

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£11,950
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 262896

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,790
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 269747

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£5,055
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-C/PB 270202

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-C/PB

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,965
Bremont Jaguar MKII 264577

Bremont
Jaguar
MKII

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£3,845
Grand Seiko Elegance Collection SBGE269 237965

Grand Seiko
Elegance Collection
SBGE269

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,950
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-ZT-BL-R-S 265289
Limited Edition

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-ZT-BL-R-S

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,250
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5200-0130-B52A 260007

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5200-0130-B52A

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£11,345
Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon DM3002A-S4CJ-GR 257801

Ball
Engineer Hydrocarbon
DM3002A-S4CJ-GR

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,750
JeanRichard Aeroscope 60660-21BA51-FK6A 238753

JeanRichard
Aeroscope
60660-21BA51-FK6A

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£1,500
Bvlgari Octo 102581 238366

Bvlgari
Octo
102581

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,500
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030B-0002 232918

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030B-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,640
Panerai Submersible PAM01209 232121

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01209

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£8,950
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 245545

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM01021 259354

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM01021

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£8,250
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254285

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254268

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Luminor Quaranta PAM01372 260890

Panerai
Luminor Quaranta
PAM01372

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,950
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254246

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00114 245626

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00114

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£4,150
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254294

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254288

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00449 246754
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00449

Box
Papers
Year 2013
£7,250

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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