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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 Colt Oceane A77380 277366

Breitling
Colt Oceane
A77380

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£1,045
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Colt Quartz A74387 277925

Breitling
Colt Quartz
A74387

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£1,630
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGA229 274281

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGA229

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£3,010
incl. import taxes & duties
Richard Mille RM032 AK TI 276937
Limited Edition

Richard Mille
RM032
AK TI

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£85,350
incl. import taxes & duties
Grand Seiko Sport Collection SBGE253 274536

Grand Seiko
Sport Collection
SBGE253

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£3,025
incl. import taxes & duties
Nomos Glashutte Club 737 274914

Nomos Glashutte
Club
737

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£805
incl. import taxes & duties
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 49150/B01A-9095 274380

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
49150/B01A-9095

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£18,125
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/21-0001 274377
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/21-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£3,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Ranger M79950-0003 274378
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Ranger
M79950-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£2,080
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Oysterdate 79160 274376
Vintage

Tudor
Oysterdate
79160

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
£5,925
incl. import taxes & duties
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81060-21-492-FH3A 274276
Limited Edition

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81060-21-492-FH3A

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£11,155
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Base Logo PAM00753 274333

Panerai
Radiomir Base Logo
PAM00753

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£2,910
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 274340

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£4,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Bronzo PAM00760 274334

Panerai
Radiomir Bronzo
PAM00760

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£15,340
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 274341

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£4,295
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Ferrari FER00011 276918
Limited Edition

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00011

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£2,890
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Ferrari FER00013 273587

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00013

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
£2,850
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00362 274316

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00362

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£5,855
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 274339

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£4,520
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR01-92 BR01-92 Compass 276497
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
BR01-92 Compass

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£1,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Big Bang 601.CI.0173.RX 276703

Hublot
Big Bang
601.CI.0173.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£10,950
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAY1112.BA0928 274251

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAY1112.BA0928

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£990
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.04.001 274310
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£3,640
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.21.01.001 276705

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£4,065
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.21.03.001 274308

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.21.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£4,270
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega De Ville Co-Axial 4541.31.00 275475

Omega
De Ville Co-Axial
4541.31.00

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
£3,650
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Aquatimer IW376705 273769

IWC
Aquatimer
IW376705

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£2,885
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Aquatimer IW379504 276498
Limited Edition

IWC
Aquatimer
IW379504

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£5,790
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Ingenieur IW372503 274290

IWC
Ingenieur
IW372503

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
£3,905
incl. import taxes & duties
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9028180 274300

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9028180

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£7,500
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronomat 38 W13310 273758

Breitling
Chronomat 38
W13310

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£3,370
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Bentley 6.75 A44362 275723

Breitling
Bentley 6.75
A44362

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
£3,650
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronomat B13047 276930
Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
B13047

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
£2,170
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 116600 274364

Rolex
Sea-Dweller 4000
116600

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£11,345
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 116600 275704

Rolex
Sea-Dweller 4000
116600

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£13,555
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79173 274354

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79173

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
£3,430
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16220 277042
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
£4,275
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116200 275726

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
£5,215
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 116718 LN 277029

Rolex
GMT Master II
116718 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
£38,060
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200 274252

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114200

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£4,915
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114210 275724

Rolex
Air-King
114210

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
£4,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00569 273047
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00569

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£5,065
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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