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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
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  3. Omega Omega
  4. TAG Heuer TAG Heuer
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  6. Cartier Cartier
  7. Panerai Panerai
  8. IWC IWC
  9. Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet
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  6. Blancpain Blancpain
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  11. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
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  13. Chanel Chanel
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  17. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
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  20. Graham Graham
  21. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  22. Hamilton Hamilton
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  34. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  35. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  36. Rado Rado
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  40. U-Boat U-Boat
  41. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  42. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  43. 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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Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030N-0001 430045

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,315
Tudor Ranger M79950-0003 431339
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Ranger
M79950-0003

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£2,400
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26401RO.OO.A002CA.02 429191

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26401RO.OO.A002CA.02

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£26,950
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126603 427475

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
126603

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£13,150
Bremont Airco Mach 1 AIRCO MACH 1/BK/R 426901
Manufacturer's Warranty

Bremont
Airco Mach 1
AIRCO MACH 1/BK/R

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£2,100
Cartier Santos WSSA0039 430555

Cartier
Santos
WSSA0039

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£6,250
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278274 429721

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278274

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£9,500
Tag Heuer Autavia CBE2110.FC8226 429792

Tag Heuer
Autavia
CBE2110.FC8226

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,250
Tudor Pelagos M25610TNL-0001 430036

Tudor
Pelagos
M25610TNL-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,150
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030B-0001 430046
New Price

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030B-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,805
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79230G 429315
New Price

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79230G

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,000
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 430040
New Price

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,965
Omega Aqua Terra 150m Gents 220.12.41.21.02.002 429607
New Price

Omega
Aqua Terra 150m Gents
220.12.41.21.02.002

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,305
Tudor Black Bay M79250BA-0001 430768
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79250BA-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£2,950
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 424227
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£3,400
Rolex Datejust 116233 429041

Rolex
Datejust
116233

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£8,645
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030N-0001 429402

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,175
Rolex Deepsea 126660 - D-Blue 428634

Rolex
Deepsea
126660 - D-Blue

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£10,450
Tag Heuer 2000 Exclusive CN111F 406256
Vintage

Tag Heuer
2000 Exclusive
CN111F

Box
Papers
Year 2001
£750
Breitling Avenger Hurricane XB0180 424016

Breitling
Avenger Hurricane
XB0180

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£4,250
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2014.BA0799 427051

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2014.BA0799

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£2,165
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage UB0156 420235
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage
UB0156

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£6,950
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388101 428301

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388101

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£4,750
Bremont Supermarine S502-DLC-BAMFORD-L-S 430586

Bremont
Supermarine
S502-DLC-BAMFORD-L-S

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£2,990
Rolex GMT Master II 126710 BLRO 429987

Rolex
GMT Master II
126710 BLRO

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£18,500
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2A1B.BA0643 428756

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2A1B.BA0643

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,250
Bvlgari Octo 103486 429784

Bvlgari
Octo
103486

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£5,500
Rolex Explorer II 226570 430540
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer II
226570

Box
Papers
Year 2025
£8,665
Tudor Black Bay 58 M7939A1A0NU-0002 430556
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M7939A1A0NU-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2026
£4,095
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 178240 429565

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
178240

Box
Papers
Year 2017
£6,500
Rolex Datejust 126200 430180

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£6,950
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600 423924

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
126600

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£9,875
Breitling Endurance Pro X82310 430472

Breitling
Endurance Pro
X82310

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£2,100
Rolex Explorer 40 224270 427607
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer 40
224270

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£6,885
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0037 415181

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0037

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£6,500
Hublot Big Bang 441.DS.1170.NR.GAS22 430032
Manufacturer's Warranty

Hublot
Big Bang
441.DS.1170.NR.GAS22

Box
Papers
Year 2026
£13,950
Rolex Submariner 126613 LB 405316

Rolex
Submariner
126613 LB

Box
Papers
Year 2024
£14,360
Rolex GMT Master II 126711 CHNR 429569

Rolex
GMT Master II
126711 CHNR

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£14,500
Breitling Exospace VB5510 430529

Breitling
Exospace
VB5510

Box
Papers
Year 2018
£3,095
Rolex Yacht-Master 168623 341527

Rolex
Yacht-Master
168623

Box
Papers
Year 2007
£7,250
Tudor Black Bay 41 M79540-0011 428771

Tudor
Black Bay 41
M79540-0011

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,400
Cartier Ballon Bleu WE902077 426961
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Ballon Bleu
WE902077

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£9,250

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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