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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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Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAY1321.BH0743 275620

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAY1321.BH0743

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£1,490
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Avenger Blackbird V17311 268239

Breitling
Avenger Blackbird
V17311

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£2,370
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00390 256919
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00390

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£3,850
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 233.30.41.21.01.001 255275

Omega
Seamaster 300
233.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£4,125
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 232.92.38.20.03.001 255324

Omega
Planet Ocean
232.92.38.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£4,125
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2262.50.00 260666

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2262.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2002
Product Location
£1,800
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Endurance Pro X82310 265099

Breitling
Endurance Pro
X82310

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£1,595
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Boeing BB247-SS/WH 243130

Bremont
Boeing
BB247-SS/WH

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£2,565
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 251100

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£6,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 242861

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£6,955
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00423 238984

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00423

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£5,315
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00661 241888

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00661

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£6,405
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Link WAT1311.BA0956 243122

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT1311.BA0956

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£1,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer II 16570 233010

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
£9,835
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Hi Beat SBGH039 210749
Limited Edition

Grand Seiko
Hi Beat
SBGH039

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£4,170
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0001 219331

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£4,065
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech PAM01661 230216

Panerai
Luminor Marina Carbotech
PAM01661

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£8,605
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 207877

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£9,175
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01662 205240
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM01662

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£12,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01441 206070

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01441

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£7,300
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.55.34.20.55.002 216577
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.55.34.20.55.002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£15,120
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Avenger Seawolf M17330 206467
Limited Edition

Breitling
Avenger Seawolf
M17330

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£2,765
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Yacht-Master 168623 230321

Rolex
Yacht-Master
168623

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£10,635
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Yacht-Master 126621 220585

Rolex
Yacht-Master
126621

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£20,595
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 230054

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£11,460
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 221924

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£8,810
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18038 216815
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1978
Product Location
£18,770
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116519 LN 221457

Rolex
Daytona
116519 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£53,180
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 217637

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£17,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 232181

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
£6,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Prince Date 79260P 180203

Tudor
Prince Date
79260P

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
£4,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Chopard Grand Prix 168570-3002 199534

Chopard
Grand Prix
168570-3002

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£3,755
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04235 192130

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04235

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,775
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00682 187627
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00682

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£6,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04237 192125

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04237

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,775
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04235 192133

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04235

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,775
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Navitimer 8 AB0117 194327

Breitling
Navitimer 8
AB0117

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£4,590
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 200018

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
£5,580
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 196404
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1987
Product Location
£5,215
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 198907

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
£4,900
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15223 199824
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15223

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
£5,420
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Ingenieur IW322703 251743

IWC
Ingenieur
IW322703

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
£3,545
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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