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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 Luminor 1950 PAM00441 265509

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00441

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$12,755
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM00188 277795

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM00188

Box
Papers
Year 2004
$13,370
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 254691

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$12,405
Bell and Ross BR03-92 BR03-92-S 263243

Bell and Ross
BR03-92
BR03-92-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$4,615
Bell and Ross BRS BRS-64-S 274802

Bell and Ross
BRS
BRS-64-S

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$3,345
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 204197

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
$12,240
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 276821

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$10,390
Panerai Manifattura Luminor PAM00270 270397
Limited Edition

Panerai
Manifattura Luminor
PAM00270

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$12,755
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 243671

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$18,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00423 280730

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00423

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$11,930
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00531 265354

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00531

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$6,400
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR01-92 BR01-92 Carbon 275690
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
BR01-92 Carbon

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$7,655
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00614 274329

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00614

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
$15,270
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00061 214333

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00061

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
$5,580
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 239699

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$7,280
incl. import taxes & duties
Rado Captain Cook R32129158 272244

Rado
Captain Cook
R32129158

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$4,080
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 279399

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$17,860
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00362 274316

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00362

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
$8,405
incl. import taxes & duties
Chanel J12 H0967 270876

Chanel
J12
H0967

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$6,360
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00390 256919
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00390

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$3,455
incl. import taxes & duties
Chanel J12 H1338 232878

Chanel
J12
H1338

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$14,155
Chanel J12 H0967 269737

Chanel
J12
H0967

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$7,135
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00396 215756
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00396

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$143,950
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 254343

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
$19,900
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00376 239155
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00376

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$20,900
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 246277

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$8,720
Chanel J12 H3404 265559

Chanel
J12
H3404

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$7,910
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01176 270084
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01176

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$21,290
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05C-BL-ST/SRB 280705

Bell and Ross
BR 05
BR05C-BL-ST/SRB

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$6,470
Baume et Mercier Hampton for men M0A08826 268023

Baume et Mercier
Hampton for men
M0A08826

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
$4,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00292 241373

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00292

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$8,470
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00010 271857

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00010

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$4,835
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01033 259428

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01033

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$12,755
Bell and Ross BR-X5 BRX5R-IB-ST/SST 277684

Bell and Ross
BR-X5
BRX5R-IB-ST/SST

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$9,655
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01177 268016

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01177

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$14,050
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00512 259262

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00512

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$8,605
Maurice Lacroix Pontos S PT6038-SSL22-130-1 272236

Maurice Lacroix
Pontos S
PT6038-SSL22-130-1

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$4,490
Baume et Mercier Riviera 10620 281245

Baume et Mercier
Riviera
10620

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$2,550
Bell and Ross BR01-92 Carbon Fibre 269206
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
Carbon Fibre

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$5,260
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM01110 270917

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM01110

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$9,370
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Ferrari FER00004 265200
Limited Edition

Panerai
Ferrari
FER00004

Box
Papers
Year 2007
$7,360
Bell and Ross BR-X1 BRX1-CE-TI-BLC 275080
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR-X1
BRX1-CE-TI-BLC

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$21,870

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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