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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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Tag Heuer Aquaracer CAY2112.BA0927 283285

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAY2112.BA0927

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$3,270
Tag Heuer Carrera CBS2213.FN6002 282598

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBS2213.FN6002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$12,735
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAH101B.BA0860 269393

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAH101B.BA0860

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$1,955
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2014.FC6233 267058

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2014.FC6233

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$2,990
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAP1120.BB0832 281388

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAP1120.BB0832

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$1,255
Tag Heuer Carrera CV201AJ.FC6357 266108

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV201AJ.FC6357

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$4,080
Tag Heuer Formula 1 WAZ1120.BB0879 275087

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
WAZ1120.BB0879

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$2,450
Tag Heuer Formula 1 WAZ1120.BB0879 282173

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
WAZ1120.BB0879

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$2,790
Tag Heuer Aquaracer CAY1110.BA0925 253457

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
CAY1110.BA0925

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$1,850
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2A1N.FT6100 259042

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2A1N.FT6100

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$5,485
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAZ201A.BA0641 249604
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAZ201A.BA0641

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$8,320
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WAF111Z.BA0801 260660

Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WAF111Z.BA0801

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$1,470
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.04.001 266564
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$7,205
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2012.BA0796 270088

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2012.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$3,630
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A1R.BA0799 270890

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A1R.BA0799

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$6,435
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.20.42.20.01.002 268507

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.20.42.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$14,030
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR205B.FT6087 270559

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR205B.FT6087

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$8,725
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAZ1010.FT8024 275962

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAZ1010.FT8024

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$1,520
Tag Heuer Carrera WAR201C.BA0723 277374

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WAR201C.BA0723

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$3,675
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAZ2011.FT8024 261398

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAZ2011.FT8024

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$2,745
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2A1A.FC6537 276550

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2A1A.FC6537

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$8,675
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW218C.FC6548 280303
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW218C.FC6548

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$15,185
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2010.BA0642 251704

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2010.BA0642

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$6,125
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 212.30.42.50.03.001 275660

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
212.30.42.50.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$6,380
Tag Heuer Formula 1 CAU2010.BA0874 282344

Tag Heuer
Formula 1
CAU2010.BA0874

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$2,550
Tag Heuer Carrera CBN2019.BA0642 258259
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBN2019.BA0642

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$9,285
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2010.BA0786 276632

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2010.BA0786

Box
Papers
Year 2009
$2,710
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2014.BA0796 212194

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2014.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$5,670
Tag Heuer Carrera CBG2A1Z.BA0658 249616

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CBG2A1Z.BA0658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$7,895
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR201Z.FT6046 262002

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR201Z.FT6046

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$5,535
Tag Heuer Carrera WAR201B.BA0723 266332

Tag Heuer
Carrera
WAR201B.BA0723

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$3,225
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2B80.FC6325 274459

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2B80.FC6325

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$6,760
Omega Speedmaster 57 331.10.42.51.01.001 260183

Omega
Speedmaster 57
331.10.42.51.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2013
$7,655
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A1R.BA0799 272959

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A1R.BA0799

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$6,275
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A10.BA0796 262340

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A10.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$3,695
Tag Heuer Carrera CAS2110.BA0730 260572

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAS2110.BA0730

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$4,875
Tag Heuer Link WAT1110.BA0950 278681

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT1110.BA0950

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$1,775
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2119.FC6310 277864
Limited Edition

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2119.FC6310

Box
Papers
Year 2012
$7,145
Omega De Ville Ladymatic 425.30.34.20.51.001 275253

Omega
De Ville Ladymatic
425.30.34.20.51.001

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$7,455
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2B80.FC6325 191230

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2B80.FC6325

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$7,445
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A1U.BA0738 268391

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A1U.BA0738

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$6,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2014.BA0796 257933

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2014.BA0796

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$3,600

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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