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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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Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254294

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$13,060
Baume et Mercier Riviera 10660 279179

Baume et Mercier
Riviera
10660

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$4,000
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00643 258625

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00643

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$11,230
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 246313

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$12,075
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00292 109720

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00292

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$11,360
Panerai Ferrari FER00008 259494
Limited Edition

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00008

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$7,720
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 245551

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$11,810
Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio PAM00721 195144
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio
PAM00721

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$14,345
Chanel J12 H1625 272306

Chanel
J12
H1625

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$4,285
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 226981
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$13,265
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00107 267819
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00107

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$9,010
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 245552

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$11,810
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254288

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$13,060
Panerai Ferrari FER00009 268981
Limited Edition

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00009

Box
Papers
Year 2006
$6,900
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00359 264692

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00359

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$6,985
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir California PAM00448 208182
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir California
PAM00448

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$15,155
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 201759

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$37,520
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254283

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$13,065
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00127 265685
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00127

Box
Papers
Year 2004
$20,990
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00376 239620
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00376

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$14,360
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 208787

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$7,050
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 254275

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$11,810
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01176 276746
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01176

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$22,715
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00577 282203

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00577

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$8,930
Bell and Ross BR V2-92 BRV292-BU-G-ST/SST 271511

Bell and Ross
BR V2-92
BRV292-BU-G-ST/SST

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$4,390
Bell and Ross BR-X5 BRX5R-BO-TC/SRB 282015
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR-X5
BRX5R-BO-TC/SRB

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$17,960
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 246287

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$7,355
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00449 246754
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00449

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$14,795
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM00250 265025

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM00250

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$11,100
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM01078 274332
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM01078

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$14,185
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 254719

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$12,405
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00010 263263

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00010

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$6,835
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00423 238984

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00423

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$1,285
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio PAM00721 237597
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio
PAM00721

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$10,940
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662 245547
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00662

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$11,780
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00671 268019
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00671

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
$45,635
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 8 Days PAM00564 266975

Panerai
Luminor 8 Days
PAM00564

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$9,785
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00661 241888

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00661

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$4,160
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM01090 264711

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM01090

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$9,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00615 196144

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00615

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$21,985
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00087 272025
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00087

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
$3,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00104 270406

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00104

Box
Papers
Year 2007
$8,420

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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