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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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Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 219524

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£9,750
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 218964

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£9,385
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116515 LN 218838

Rolex
Daytona
116515 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£46,405
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 219327

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£46,140
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Heritage Collection SBGJ235 205564
Limited Edition

Grand Seiko
Heritage Collection
SBGJ235

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£5,630
incl. import taxes & duties
Ball BMW PM3010C-P1CFJ-BK 198405

Ball
BMW
PM3010C-P1CFJ-BK

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,565
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-ZT/51 208283

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-ZT/51

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£3,285
incl. import taxes & duties
Romain Jerome Arraw 1S45L.CZCR.8023.PR.ASN19 191552

Romain Jerome
Arraw
1S45L.CZCR.8023.PR.ASN19

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£5,735
incl. import taxes & duties
Chopard Grand Prix 168569-9001 199533

Chopard
Grand Prix
168569-9001

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£3,495
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 201805
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£6,570
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 198585

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£16,685
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01616 209336

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01616

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£10,530
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 208787

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£4,690
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Competition 48 947.931.05/V790 AA32 203384

Corum
Competition 48
947.931.05/V790 AA32

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£7,300
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04257 192128

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04257

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,775
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 205236

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 200510

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 201619

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 192588

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,200
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 200507

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 192269

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,200
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 198151

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage 57 A10370 202187

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage 57
A10370

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£4,850
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 195649

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
£4,955
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79160 199732

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79160

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
£3,495
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGE263 189939
Limited Edition

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGE263

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£9,905
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Constellation Ladies 127.10.27.20.02.001 191066

Omega
Constellation Ladies
127.10.27.20.02.001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£2,935
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16520 189092

Rolex
Daytona
16520

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
£25,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44 AB0162 280754

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44
AB0162

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
£4,425
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116528 284791

Rolex
Daytona
116528

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£51,880
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Avenger Hurricane XB0180 279081

Breitling
Avenger Hurricane
XB0180

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£3,425
incl. import taxes & duties
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 47040/B01A-9093 278750

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
47040/B01A-9093

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
£11,825
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine S500/Waterman 278456
Limited Edition

Bremont
Supermarine
S500/Waterman

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£3,190
incl. import taxes & duties
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5200-0130-B52A 277350

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5200-0130-B52A

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£9,175
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01223 279684

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01223

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£5,060
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Admirals Cup 132.201.04/V200 AN10 279267

Corum
Admirals Cup
132.201.04/V200 AN10

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£2,965
incl. import taxes & duties
Zenith Defy 49.9000.9004/78.M9000 277354

Zenith
Defy
49.9000.9004/78.M9000

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£7,345
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP1111.BA0627 279271

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP1111.BA0627

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£1,250
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAY211C.BA0928 277340

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAY211C.BA0928

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£1,590
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.21.01.002 279083
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.21.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£4,460
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronospace A23360 279215

Breitling
Chronospace
A23360

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£3,115
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Colt Auto A17388 277362

Breitling
Colt Auto
A17388

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£1,820
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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