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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. Hublot Hublot
  11. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
  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
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  10. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  11. Cartier Cartier
  12. Chanel Chanel
  13. Chopard Chopard
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  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
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  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
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  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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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 Lady 69174 427322
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Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1993
€5,425
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278240 427321
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278240

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,540
Rolex Datejust Lady 179173 427320
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179173

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€7,135
Rolex Datejust Lady 179171 427319
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179171

Box
Papers
Year 2011
€9,570
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 427318
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€8,640
Rolex Datejust 116234 427317
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€11,540
Longines Legend Diver L3.764.4.50.7 427316
New Price

Longines
Legend Diver
L3.764.4.50.7

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,190
Rolex Air-King 5500 427315
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Air-King
5500

Box
Papers
Year 1987
€4,060
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Mid-Size 2504.80.00 427302
New Price

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Mid-Size
2504.80.00

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€3,885
Breitling SuperOcean A17040 427303
New Price
Vintage

Breitling
SuperOcean
A17040

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€2,495
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.92.44.20.01.001 427301
New Price

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.92.44.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€5,975
Rolex Datejust 126200 427299
New Price

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€8,470
Tudor Ranger M79950-0001 427296
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Ranger
M79950-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€3,015
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 427295
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Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€3,415
Bell and Ross BR 03-93 BR0393-BLU-ST/SCA 419502

Bell and Ross
BR 03-93
BR0393-BLU-ST/SCA

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,075
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 220.10.34.20.55.001 416514

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
220.10.34.20.55.001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€5,800
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124200 427257
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€6,320
Rolex Datejust 16234 427256
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,185
Rolex Datejust 126234 427254
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Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€11,260
Omega Seamaster Railmaster 2803.52.37 425089

Omega
Seamaster Railmaster
2803.52.37

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€3,655
Omega Planet Ocean 2910.51.82 322885

Omega
Planet Ocean
2910.51.82

Box
Papers
Year 2009
€4,060
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.20.34.20.01.003 400452

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.20.34.20.01.003

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,580
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 115234 404239

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
115234

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€7,830
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Ladies 231.10.34.20.04.001 400805

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Ladies
231.10.34.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€4,000
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 231.10.44.50.06.001 419032

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
231.10.44.50.06.001

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€4,000
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition 210.90.42.20.01.001 412227
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition
210.90.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€7,945
Rolex GMT Master 16700 427010
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€10,440
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 47040/000W-9500 427008

Vacheron Constantin
Overseas
47040/000W-9500

Box
Papers
Year 2012
€13,630
Rolex Daytona 116503 427005
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Daytona
116503

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€20,820
Rolex Datejust 116234 427002
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€12,180
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition 210.92.42.20.01.001 426998
New Price

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition
210.92.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,250
Rolex Submariner 116618 LN 426997
New Price

Rolex
Submariner
116618 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€32,785
Breitling Blackbird A44359 410555

Breitling
Blackbird
A44359

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,530
Baume et Mercier Riviera 8712 425619

Baume et Mercier
Riviera
8712

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€2,535
Longines Legend Diver L3.764.4.16.6 426018
Manufacturer's Warranty

Longines
Legend Diver
L3.764.4.16.6

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€3,075
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBD1315.BA0740 425372

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBD1315.BA0740

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€2,860
Zenith Defy 95.9000.670/78.R782 425384

Zenith
Defy
95.9000.670/78.R782

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€5,395
Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer 1182-160/490 426438

Ulysse Nardin
Marine Chronometer
1182-160/490

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€15,755
Cartier Calibre De Cartier W7100056 426437

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier
W7100056

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€4,465
Rolex Datejust II 116300 426436

Rolex
Datejust II
116300

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€8,700
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279173 426424

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279173

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€11,425
Tudor Black Bay M79733N-0008 426419

Tudor
Black Bay
M79733N-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,580

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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