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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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  1. Rolex Rolex
  2. Omega Omega
  3. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  4. Panerai Panerai
  5. Cartier Cartier
  6. Breitling Breitling
  7. IWC IWC
  8. Tudor Tudor
  9. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  10. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  11. Hublot Hublot
  12. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  13. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
  2. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  3. Baume et Mercier Baume et Mercier
  4. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
  5. Blancpain Blancpain
  6. Breguet Breguet
  7. Breitling Breitling
  8. Bremont Bremont
  9. Bvlgari Bvlgari
  10. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  11. Cartier Cartier
  12. Chanel Chanel
  13. Chopard Chopard
  14. Corum Corum
  15. Eterna Eterna
  16. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  17. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  18. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  19. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  20. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  21. Hamilton Hamilton
  22. Hermes Hermes
  23. Hublot Hublot
  24. IWC IWC
  25. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  26. Jaquet Droz Jaquet Droz
  27. Longines Longines
  28. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  29. Montblanc Montblanc
  30. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  31. Omega Omega
  32. Oris Oris
  33. Panerai Panerai
  34. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  35. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  36. Piaget Piaget
  37. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  38. Rado Rado
  39. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  40. Rolex Rolex
  41. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
  42. Tudor Tudor
  43. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  44. Union Glashutte Union Glashutte
  45. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  46. Zenith Zenith
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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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  7. Steel & Rose Gold Steel & Rose Gold
  8. Steel & White Gold Steel & White Gold
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  1. Original papers Original papers
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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 Datejust 1601 426726
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1971
€5,050
Cartier Pasha WSPA0009 426480

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€5,305
Rolex Deepsea 116660 424892

Rolex
Deepsea
116660

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€10,380
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116000 424878

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116000

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,900
Rolex Datejust 126200 427265
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€8,350
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116000 424877

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116000

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€7,075
Tag Heuer Monaco CBL2180.FC6497 427262
New Price

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CBL2180.FC6497

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€5,915
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAZ101N.FC8243 426489

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAZ101N.FC8243

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€1,565
Rolex Datejust 116200 424871

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€7,540
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 423587

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€8,080
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15210 424905

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15210

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,510
Breitling Avenger Skyland A13380 422225

Breitling
Avenger Skyland
A13380

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€2,900
Rolex Datejust 116233 423813

Rolex
Datejust
116233

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€10,065
Rolex Datejust 116243 424907

Rolex
Datejust
116243

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€13,860
Rolex Datejust Lady 179171 427801
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179171

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€9,005
Tudor Black Bay M79230DK-0008 427799
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79230DK-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€3,655
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 220.12.41.21.02.002 427796
New Price

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
220.12.41.21.02.002

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€4,930
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving 186T770 427795
New Price

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor Diving
186T770

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€6,265
Rolex Datejust 116200 427794
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€7,600
Panerai Submersible PAM01698 427793
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01698

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€15,660
Hublot Big Bang 411.MX.1138.RX 427792
New Price

Hublot
Big Bang
411.MX.1138.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€19,140
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.21.04.001 427791
New Price

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.21.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,775
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.40.20.03.001 426453
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.40.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,930
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278344 RBR 427784
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278344 RBR

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€17,225
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.62.44.20.01.001 427775
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.62.44.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€10,730
Tudor Fastrider Chronograph 42000CR 427774
New Price

Tudor
Fastrider Chronograph
42000CR

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,415
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220N 427772
New Price

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220N

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,235
Rolex Milgauss 116400 GV 427771
New Price

Rolex
Milgauss
116400 GV

Box
Papers
Year 2008
€10,035
Rolex Datejust 126233 427768
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
126233

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€12,700
Rolex Air-King 14000M 425381

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€5,510
Rolex Deepsea 116660 424868

Rolex
Deepsea
116660

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€9,860
Chanel J12 H0685 416947
Manufacturer's Warranty

Chanel
J12
H0685

Box
Papers
Year 2003
€3,190
Rolex Datejust 126284 RBR 424901

Rolex
Datejust
126284 RBR

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€18,500
Rolex Datejust 16220 425625

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 2004
€6,555
Rolex Datejust 126233 426469

Rolex
Datejust
126233

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€13,515
Tag Heuer Carrera CV211D.BA0739 413253

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV211D.BA0739

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€3,075
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2010.BA0794 415032

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2010.BA0794

Box
Papers
Year 2008
€2,295
Bell and Ross Vintage 126 BR126-94-SC 394870

Bell and Ross
Vintage 126
BR126-94-SC

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€2,435
Bell and Ross BR01-94 Chronograph BR0194-BL-ST 425631

Bell and Ross
BR01-94 Chronograph
BR0194-BL-ST

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€3,655
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 277200 427543
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
277200

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€8,585
Rolex Datejust 126200 427541
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,950
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124200 427539
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124200

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€7,325

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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