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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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Tudor Pelagos M25707B/22-0001 402113
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/22-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€3,680
Tag Heuer Monaco CAL2110.FC6257 401293
New Price

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAL2110.FC6257

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€3,450
Omega Planet Ocean 215.90.46.51.99.001 382529
New Price

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.90.46.51.99.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,595
Omega Speedmaster Racing 3552.59.00 402642
New Price

Omega
Speedmaster Racing
3552.59.00

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,220
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 398898
New Price

Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€1,855
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 377419
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Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2006
€1,770
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 397158
New Price
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€1,650
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.10.34.20.55.001 391268
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.10.34.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€3,795
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.10.34.20.55.001 408310
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Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.10.34.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€3,590
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 388241
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Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2008
€1,770
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.10.34.20.55.001 408308
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Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.10.34.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€3,295
Omega Seamaster 300m Ladies 2583.80.00 382105
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Omega
Seamaster 300m Ladies
2583.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€1,770
Tudor Submariner 79090 425590
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Submariner
79090

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€5,950
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00214 412497

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00214

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€5,920
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN201B.FC6541 425382

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN201B.FC6541

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€6,525
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 426218
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Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€7,755
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 49140/423A-8790 426215
Vintage

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
49140/423A-8790

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€14,375
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 178341 426211
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Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
178341

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€15,810
Rolex Air-King 14000 426210
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€4,770
Rolex Yacht-Master 168622 426208
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Rolex
Yacht-Master
168622

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€6,840
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279171 426206
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Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279171

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€12,820
Rolex GMT Master 16750 426205
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
GMT Master
16750

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€13,225
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279173 423620

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279173

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€11,440
Rolex Submariner 14060M 426086
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Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€9,025
Rolex Datejust 126200 426084
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Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€9,485
Rolex Datejust 116234 426083
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Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€7,500
Rolex Datejust 116200 426082
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Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€7,760
Rolex Submariner 16610 426079
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Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€8,355
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600 426078
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
126600

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€12,360
Rolex Datejust 16234 426075
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€7,790
Rolex Air-King 14000M 426074
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Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€5,575
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 426073
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€8,165
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 220.12.41.21.03.002 401025

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
220.12.41.21.03.002

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,830
Rolex Datejust 126200 419974

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,990
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 311.30.44.50.01.002 420280

Omega
Speedmaster Moonwatch
311.30.44.50.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€5,000
Rolex Datejust 16200 423607

Rolex
Datejust
16200

Box
Papers
Year 2004
€7,070
Rolex Submariner 116619 LB 426033
New Price

Rolex
Submariner
116619 LB

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€34,385
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 134300 426031
New Price

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual 41
134300

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€10,635
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279173 426030
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279173

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€13,510
Omega Speedmaster 38 324.30.38.50.02.001 426029
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Speedmaster 38
324.30.38.50.02.001

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€4,885
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 77080 423606

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,965
Rolex Datejust Lady 179163 421135

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179163

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€6,670

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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