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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 De Ville Ladymatic 425.25.34.20.55.001 245342

Omega
De Ville Ladymatic
425.25.34.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
POA
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Boeing BB1-SS/WH 251427

Bremont
Boeing
BB1-SS/WH

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£1,930
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Americas Cup AC1 251272
Limited Edition

Bremont
Americas Cup
AC1

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£2,870
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Heritage Black Bay M79733N-0001 251103

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
M79733N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£3,025
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01209 245513

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01209

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£7,300
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250932
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£4,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250931
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£4,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250929
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£4,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250934
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£4,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250928
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£4,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.46.51.01.002 246640

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.46.51.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£4,690
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Ingenieur IW326403 251269

IWC
Ingenieur
IW326403

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£4,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Navitimer 8 A17314 250911

Breitling
Navitimer 8
A17314

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£2,345
incl. import taxes & duties
Montblanc TimeWalker 116099 243116

Montblanc
TimeWalker
116099

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,045
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Link WAT1410.BA0954 243123

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT1410.BA0954

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£1,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Link WAT1410.BA0954 243124

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT1410.BA0954

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£1,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Fastrider Chronograph 42000CN 241943

Tudor
Fastrider Chronograph
42000CN

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£3,130
incl. import taxes & duties
Piaget Polo G0A34002 236943

Piaget
Polo
G0A34002

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
£7,510
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00376 239620
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00376

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£9,980
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.92.46.22.01.004 241944

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.92.46.22.01.004

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£6,360
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300m 212.32.41.20.04.001 241965
Limited Edition

Omega
Seamaster 300m
212.32.41.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£5,215
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 242369

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
£4,430
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Milgauss 116400 231815

Rolex
Milgauss
116400

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£10,665
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Yacht-Master 116621 231814

Rolex
Yacht-Master
116621

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£15,305
incl. import taxes & duties
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 47450/B01A-9226 228109

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
47450/B01A-9226

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£18,250
incl. import taxes & duties
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 7700V/110A-B172 220593

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
7700V/110A-B172

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£46,925
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 224159
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£6,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 227666
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£15,330
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 224982

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£4,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00727 223451
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00727

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£8,240
incl. import taxes & duties
Zenith Pilot 96.2430.693-21.C703 225199

Zenith
Pilot
96.2430.693-21.C703

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£3,680
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Big Bang 301.PE.230.RW 228522

Hublot
Big Bang
301.PE.230.RW

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£11,885
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAK2111.BA0830 228478

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAK2111.BA0830

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£880
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club IW390212 224981

IWC
Portugieser Yacht Club
IW390212

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£7,820
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Santos De Cartier WGSA0008 222906

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WGSA0008

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£22,420
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 227873

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
£4,245
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 231079

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
£4,115
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 230543
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
£4,360
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 230214
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1984
Product Location
£4,950
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master 16700 228346

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
£13,260
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master 16700 230052

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
£12,705
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Milgauss 116400 231114

Rolex
Milgauss
116400

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£10,055
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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