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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 CAF2011.BA0815 259309

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAF2011.BA0815

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
£1,125
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 232.30.38.20.04.001 255338

Omega
Planet Ocean
232.30.38.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£3,680
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow 3582.31.00 255321

Omega
Speedmaster Broad Arrow
3582.31.00

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£5,915
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust II 116334 253616

Rolex
Datejust II
116334

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£10,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 232169
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
£4,335
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Milgauss 116400 232364

Rolex
Milgauss
116400

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£10,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Milgauss 116400 232243

Rolex
Milgauss
116400

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
£10,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 114060 257825

Rolex
Submariner
114060

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£10,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 114060 257836

Rolex
Submariner
114060

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£10,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 114060 256924

Rolex
Submariner
114060

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
£12,250
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232694
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
£6,275
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 230427

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
£6,910
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232699
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
£6,275
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232407
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
£6,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114210 261058

Rolex
Air-King
114210

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
£5,030
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 204197

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£9,905
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 221473

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
£6,545
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 221484

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
£6,535
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 195695

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
£7,510
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 229817

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
£9,600
incl. import taxes & duties
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81070-21-002-FB6A 251793
Limited Edition

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81070-21-002-FB6A

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£8,240
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 183422

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Raymond Weil Freelancer 7730-BK-05207 182363

Raymond Weil
Freelancer
7730-BK-05207

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£1,145
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662 237595
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00662

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
£5,000
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 233039

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
£6,700
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 232167

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
£6,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Exospace EB5510 274267

Breitling
Exospace
EB5510

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
£3,175
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 116710 BLNR 274361

Rolex
GMT Master II
116710 BLNR

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£13,945
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 277025

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
£4,795
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay M79210CNU-0001 257850

Tudor
Black Bay
M79210CNU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£2,560
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro PAM01391 239078
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible QuarantaQuattro
PAM01391

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£8,340
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00532 238850
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00532

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
£5,685
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01389 242611

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01389

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£6,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 241550

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
£6,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01074 258930

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01074

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
£13,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 274327

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£8,365
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01616 277166

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01616

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
£9,520
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir California PAM00448 274337
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir California
PAM00448

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
£5,510
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00390 256911
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00390

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
£4,480
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00614 274329

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00614

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
£8,225
incl. import taxes & duties
Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 125567 257017

Montblanc
1858 Geosphere
125567

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
£3,875
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 243668

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
£7,300
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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