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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 Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition 210.92.42.20.01.001 428933
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m - James Bond Edition
210.92.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€8,060
Rolex Daytona 116519 428930
New Price

Rolex
Daytona
116519

Box
Papers
Year 2006
€28,130
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 AB0136 428708
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
AB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€6,525
Bvlgari Octo 101963 428704
New Price

Bvlgari
Octo
101963

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€17,105
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279160 428703
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279160

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,945
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 134300 428700
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual 41
134300

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€9,570
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 178240 428699
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
178240

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,900
Rolex Yacht-Master 16622 428698
New Price
Vintage

Rolex
Yacht-Master
16622

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€7,945
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 428446
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€22,620
Rolex Explorer II 226570 428445
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer II
226570

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€10,730
Rolex Yacht-Master 126622 428443
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Rolex
Yacht-Master
126622

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€13,860
Rolex Datejust 41 126331 428442
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Rolex
Datejust 41
126331

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€13,630
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05A-BL-CE/SRB 428439
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Bell and Ross
BR 05
BR05A-BL-CE/SRB

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€5,220
Tag Heuer Monaco CBL2111.FC6453 428438
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Tag Heuer
Monaco
CBL2111.FC6453

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,465
Breitling Chronomat B13352 428434
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Vintage

Breitling
Chronomat
B13352

Box
Papers
Year 1995
€2,840
Cartier Pasha WSPA0009 428433
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Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€5,305
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279173 428270
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279173

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€11,540
Cartier Roadster W62002V3 428269
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Cartier
Roadster
W62002V3

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,250
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0014 428268
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Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0014

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€4,930
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220N 428267
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Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220N

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€4,060
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 178274 428266
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Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
178274

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€9,395
Breitling Chrono Avenger M1 E73360 428264
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Chrono Avenger M1
E73360

Box
Papers
Year 2007
€2,960
Tudor Pelagos FXD M2542G267NU-0002 428261
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M2542G267NU-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€4,580
Rolex Explorer II 16570 428260
New Price

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€7,250
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279384 RBR 428259
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Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279384 RBR

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€19,430
Rolex Datejust II 116333 428258
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Rolex
Datejust II
116333

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€13,350
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph 1748405 428257
New Price

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Compressor Chronograph
1748405

Box
Papers
Year 2005
€3,885
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278240 428253
New Price

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278240

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€8,990
Grand Seiko Elegance Collection SBGA407 319083
Manufacturer's Warranty

Grand Seiko
Elegance Collection
SBGA407

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€4,815
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26170ST.OO.D091CR.01 405620

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26170ST.OO.D091CR.01

Box
Papers
Year 2009
€15,660
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00997 424829
Vintage

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00997

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€8,060
Rolex Datejust Lady 28 279171 425596

Rolex
Datejust Lady 28
279171

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€16,820
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 416913

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€11,195
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5200-0153-B52A 426694

Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
5200-0153-B52A

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€11,600
Rolex Datejust 116234 426455

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€8,700
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124200 427510
New Price

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124200

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€7,625
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 115200 425808

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
115200

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€6,495
Tag Heuer Aquaracer CAN1010.BA0821 426429

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAN1010.BA0821

Box
Papers
Year 2014
€1,740
Rolex Cellini 50519 423610

Rolex
Cellini
50519

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€14,500
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 231.10.39.21.02.001 426458

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
231.10.39.21.02.001

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€3,705
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00392 426450

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00392

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€4,930
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 115234 424906

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
115234

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€7,425

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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