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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 Planet Ocean 215.23.40.20.04.001 248088

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.23.40.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,140
Tag Heuer Link CAT2010.BA0952 251572

Tag Heuer
Link
CAT2010.BA0952

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£1,110
Omega Speedmaster Date 3210.52.00 249618

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3210.52.00

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£2,355
Omega Seamaster 300m 212.30.41.20.01.005 248652
Limited Edition

Omega
Seamaster 300m
212.30.41.20.01.005

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£3,400
Omega Seamaster 300m Mid-Size 2252.50.00 251159

Omega
Seamaster 300m Mid-Size
2252.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£2,030
Omega Seamaster 300m 212.32.41.20.04.001 250184
Limited Edition

Omega
Seamaster 300m
212.32.41.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£4,200
Omega Seamaster 300m 212.30.41.20.01.002 251476

Omega
Seamaster 300m
212.30.41.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£2,625
Omega Seamaster 300m 212.30.41.20.01.003 250251

Omega
Seamaster 300m
212.30.41.20.01.003

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£2,545
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage A13320 245667

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage
A13320

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£2,700
Rolex Datejust 41 126334 250267

Rolex
Datejust 41
126334

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£8,220
Rolex Deepsea 136660 247689
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Deepsea
136660

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£9,955
Rolex Datejust 41 126300 246994

Rolex
Datejust 41
126300

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£6,425
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 251123

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2005
£4,240
Rolex Datejust 126233 250780
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126233

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£10,385
Rolex Day-Date 18078 250144
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18078

Box
Papers
Year 1988
£12,885
Bremont Boeing BB1-SS/BK 243216

Bremont
Boeing
BB1-SS/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£1,850
Panerai Submersible PAM00982 243459
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00982

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£9,145
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 243285

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2011
£6,290
Omega Seamaster 300 233.20.41.21.01.001 243343

Omega
Seamaster 300
233.20.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£5,790
Rolex Datejust II 116300 243308

Rolex
Datejust II
116300

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£6,225
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 42040-423A-8459 237650
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
42040-423A-8459

Box
Papers
Year 1998
£12,935
Grand Seiko Grand Seiko SBGE037 240441
Limited Edition

Grand Seiko
Grand Seiko
SBGE037

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£3,940
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-C/BK 238943

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-C/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£2,320
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5085F-1130-52 242477

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5085F-1130-52

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£6,905
Chopard Superfast Power Control 168537-3001 242227

Chopard
Superfast Power Control
168537-3001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£3,225
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81005-32-631-32A 238328

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81005-32-631-32A

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£7,340
Panerai Luminor Tourbillon GMT PAM00276 242337

Panerai
Luminor Tourbillon GMT
PAM00276

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£35,145
Chanel J12 H1338 232878

Chanel
J12
H1338

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£5,260
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00376 239155
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00376

Box
Papers
Year 2012
£7,035
Corum Challenge 44 01.0007 233739

Corum
Challenge 44
01.0007

Box
Papers
Year 2015
£2,285
Hublot Big Bang 301.PM.1323.RX.YCG08 241195
Limited Edition

Hublot
Big Bang
301.PM.1323.RX.YCG08

Box
Papers
Year 2009
£10,595
Hublot Big Bang 441.OE.2010.RW 238870

Hublot
Big Bang
441.OE.2010.RW

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£14,405
Breitling Aviator 8 AB0119 232899
Limited Edition

Breitling
Aviator 8
AB0119

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£3,915
Rolex Day-Date II 218239 238217

Rolex
Day-Date II
218239

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£18,780
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 234991

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2006
£3,900
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 235092

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1999
£5,305
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0002 231655
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,490
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 7900V/000R-B336 228118

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
7900V/000R-B336

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£25,680
Graham Chronofighter Oversize 2CCBK.B11A.K95K 223337

Graham
Chronofighter Oversize
2CCBK.B11A.K95K

Box
Papers
Year 2014
£3,055
Breguet Marine 5827BR/Z2/5ZU 223214

Breguet
Marine
5827BR/Z2/5ZU

Box
Papers
Year 2010
£17,465
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0001 222866
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,645
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0002 230272

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,435

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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