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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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Bell and Ross BR01-96 Commando 271306
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-96
Commando

Box
Papers
Year 2010
$3,515
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM00317 274319

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM00317

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
$22,860
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Aero Bang 311.CI.1170.GR 193536

Hublot
Aero Bang
311.CI.1170.GR

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$24,125
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00619 239324

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00619

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$14,185
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04235 192130

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04235

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$730
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00577 276916

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00577

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$9,930
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 274339

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$9,230
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 243285

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$16,690
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01314 240016
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM01314

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$11,675
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR-X1 BRX1-CE-TI-BLC 251628
Limited Edition

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

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$20,305
Hublot Big Bang 301.CI.1190.GR.ABG11 272018
Limited Edition

Hublot
Big Bang
301.CI.1190.GR.ABG11

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$9,045
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Classic Fusion 541.OX.1180.LR 215326

Hublot
Classic Fusion
541.OX.1180.LR

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$39,375
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00193 152660

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00193

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$18,780
Bell and Ross Vintage 126 BR126-94 266267

Bell and Ross
Vintage 126
BR126-94

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$2,265
Chanel J12 H0968 270809

Chanel
J12
H0968

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$3,645
Hublot Big Bang 414.NI.1123.RX 258484

Hublot
Big Bang
414.NI.1123.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$24,865
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00615 263058

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00615

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$16,675
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00569 258382
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00569

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$15,945
Bell and Ross BR 05 BR05C-BL-ST/SRB 266126

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

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$7,060
Bell and Ross BR01 BR01-SKULL-SK-ST 269630
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01
BR01-SKULL-SK-ST

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$12,625
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00468 259853
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00468

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$8,550
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00305 272708

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00305

Box
Papers
Year 2010
$10,715
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980/1A-014 203145
Limited Edition

Patek Philippe
Nautilus
5980/1A-014

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$241,050
Hublot Big Bang 322.CM.110.RX 160043

Hublot
Big Bang
322.CM.110.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2010
$12,900
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00682 187627
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00682

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$1,730
incl. import taxes & duties
Rado Captain Cook R32116158 268516
Limited Edition

Rado
Captain Cook
R32116158

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$3,980
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01441 206070

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01441

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$1,895
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Big Bang 411.NM.1170.RX 264550

Hublot
Big Bang
411.NM.1170.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$20,675
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00508 267816
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00508

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$17,020
Chanel J12 H0682 262075

Chanel
J12
H0682

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$4,300
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 239379

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
$7,455
incl. import taxes & duties
Corum Competition 48 947.931.05/V790 AA32 203384

Corum
Competition 48
947.931.05/V790 AA32

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$8,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Hublot Big Bang 301.SB.131.RX 275533

Hublot
Big Bang
301.SB.131.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$10,345
Chanel J12 H2543 277875

Chanel
J12
H2543

Box
Papers
Year 2010
$5,090
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00615 241541
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00615

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$19,485
Corum Admirals Cup A753/04257 192128

Corum
Admirals Cup
A753/04257

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$2,890
incl. import taxes & duties
Rado Captain Cook R32116158 275308
Limited Edition

Rado
Captain Cook
R32116158

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$3,980
Hublot King Power 715.CI.1123.RX 155133
Limited Edition

Hublot
King Power
715.CI.1123.RX

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$21,520
Montblanc TimeWalker 119941 270458

Montblanc
TimeWalker
119941

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$3,980
Bell and Ross BR01-92 BR01-92 Compass 276497
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
BR01-92 Compass

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
$2,580
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR03-94 Chronograph BR0394-BL-CE 280644

Bell and Ross
BR03-94 Chronograph
BR0394-BL-CE

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$5,440
Corum Admirals Cup 132.201.04/V200 AN10 279267

Corum
Admirals Cup
132.201.04/V200 AN10

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$6,055
incl. import taxes & duties

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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