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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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Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00619 239324

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00619

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,950
Bell and Ross BR-X1 BRX1-CE-TI-BLC 251628
Limited Edition

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

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£9,950
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05C-SI-ST/SST 245555
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR 05
BR05C-SI-ST/SST

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£4,950
Hublot Classic Fusion 565.NX.8070.RX.HDK23 260862
Limited Edition

Hublot
Classic Fusion
565.NX.8070.RX.HDK23

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£9,500
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7741-SC7-52021 254524

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7741-SC7-52021

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,450
Omega De Ville Ladymatic 425.65.34.20.55.007 261106
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
De Ville Ladymatic
425.65.34.20.55.007

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£19,500
Omega Planet Ocean 215.32.46.21.03.001 264253
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.32.46.21.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£10,020
IWC Big Pilot's IW502702 255413

IWC
Big Pilot's
IW502702

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£11,470
Cartier Pasha WSPA0026 260477
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0026

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,710
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100046 252453

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100046

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£6,095
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic 42 N17375 258049

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic 42
N17375

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£4,550
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 262879

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£4,145
Breitling Chronomat GMT AB0410 261536

Breitling
Chronomat GMT
AB0410

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£4,045
Breitling Chronospace A56012.1 263089
Limited Edition

Breitling
Chronospace
A56012.1

Box
Papers
Year 1994
£2,950
Cartier Santos WSSA0013 250794

Cartier
Santos
WSSA0013

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£5,520
Breitling Chronomat 41 AB0140 253822

Breitling
Chronomat 41
AB0140

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£3,645
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage A13320 256775

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage
A13320

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£3,650
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 258248

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,500
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 257274

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£5,335
Breitling Colt Auto A13388 262816

Breitling
Colt Auto
A13388

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,930
Breitling Chronomat AB0115 254316

Breitling
Chronomat
AB0115

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,950
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage A10340 269273
Limited Edition

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage
A10340

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,350
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2019.BA0642 258259
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2019.BA0642

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,550
Tudor Black Bay M7941A1A0RU-0001 265471
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M7941A1A0RU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,450
Breitling Exospace EB5512 269588

Breitling
Exospace
EB5512

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,305
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic 44 A17376 268330

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic 44
A17376

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,465
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 246313

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£5,100
Bell and Ross BR03-92 BR03-92-S 263243

Bell and Ross
BR03-92
BR03-92-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,260
Tudor Pelagos M25610TNL-0001 259883

Tudor
Pelagos
M25610TNL-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£3,305
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 245546

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 245549

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,400
Breitling Avenger Blackbird V17311 261427

Breitling
Avenger Blackbird
V17311

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£3,250
Tudor Black Bay M7941A1A0RU-0002 262797
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M7941A1A0RU-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,695
IWC Aquatimer IW376805 257094

IWC
Aquatimer
IW376805

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£4,470
Bremont Argonaut ARGONAUT-BZ-SAR-R-S 261296

Bremont
Argonaut
ARGONAUT-BZ-SAR-R-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,950
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00391 240445

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00391

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£7,950
Breitling Aerospace Evo E79363 256550

Breitling
Aerospace Evo
E79363

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£2,800
Breitling Chronomat Automatic 36 A10380 240839

Breitling
Chronomat Automatic 36
A10380

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,650
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection SLGA007 270488
Manufacturer's Warranty

Grand Seiko
Heritage Collection
SLGA007

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£9,445
incl. import taxes & duties
Ball Fireman Storm Chaser CM3090C-S1J-BK 271417

Ball
Fireman Storm Chaser
CM3090C-S1J-BK

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£1,450
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay M79500-0013 271168
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79500-0013

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£1,840
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00087 272025
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00087

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
£5,855
incl. import taxes & duties

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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