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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  43. Porsche Design Porsche Design
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  45. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  46. Richard Mille Richard Mille
  47. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
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  53. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  54. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
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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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  2. Fabric Fabric
  3. Leather Leather
  4. Rubber Rubber
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  1. Original papers Original papers
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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.
  1. Automatic Automatic
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Results (1,900)
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2110.BA0720 261409

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2110.BA0720

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$3,745
Tag Heuer Link WAT1410.BA0954 243124

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT1410.BA0954

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$1,155
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.001 282630
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$11,585
Tag Heuer Carrera CV2A1R.BA0799 273763

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CV2A1R.BA0799

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$6,275
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250929
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$6,805
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.04.001 265345
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$7,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Tag Heuer Link WAT2010.BA0951 278147

Tag Heuer
Link
WAT2010.BA0951

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$2,240
Omega Seamaster 300 234.30.41.21.01.001 250934
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster 300
234.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$6,800
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.03.001 255390

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$8,930
Tag Heuer Link CAT2010.BA0952 251572

Tag Heuer
Link
CAT2010.BA0952

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$3,185
Omega Aqua Terra Shades 220.10.34.20.03.002 265610
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Aqua Terra Shades
220.10.34.20.03.002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$9,490
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.92.44.20.01.003 251168
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.92.44.20.01.003

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$16,455
Omega Planet Ocean 2201.50.00 266147

Omega
Planet Ocean
2201.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$6,125
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW2114.FT6021 253859

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW2114.FT6021

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$7,440
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.92.44.20.01.002 273083

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.92.44.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$10,220
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.04.001 274310
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$7,425
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 212.30.42.50.03.001 271496

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
212.30.42.50.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2014
$6,380
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.001 280455

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$11,105
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.03.002 273036
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.03.002

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$11,235
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.002 260238

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$10,205
Omega Seamaster 300 233.20.41.21.01.001 269440

Omega
Seamaster 300
233.20.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$13,760
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.44.51.01.001 266096
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.44.51.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$15,305
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.44.21.01.002 260618

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.44.21.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$9,920
Tag Heuer Monaco CBL2184.FT6236 280953

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CBL2184.FT6236

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$17,840
Tag Heuer 2000 Exclusivexxyy CN1112.BA0337 271753

Tag Heuer
2000 Exclusivexxyy
CN1112.BA0337

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$1,550
Omega Speedmaster Date 3711.20.11 256224
Vintage

Omega
Speedmaster Date
3711.20.11

Box
Papers
Year 1992
$6,115
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 212.30.44.50.03.001 270127

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
212.30.44.50.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$8,395
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.44.51.01.001 267931
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.44.51.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$14,390
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.03.001 281973

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$7,795
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.002 268136

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.002

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$10,855
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.32.42.20.04.001 280843
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.32.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$7,655
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.001 256337
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$13,395
Omega Speedmaster 38 324.30.38.50.01.001 281649

Omega
Speedmaster 38
324.30.38.50.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$7,515
Omega Seamaster 300 233.30.41.21.01.001 274309

Omega
Seamaster 300
233.30.41.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$8,150
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.30.46.51.99.001 274156
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.30.46.51.99.001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$12,255
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.01.004 266110
Limited Edition

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.01.004

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$11,595
Omega Speedmaster 38 324.30.38.50.02.001 282631
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Speedmaster 38
324.30.38.50.02.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$7,715
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.03.001 280003
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.03.001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$9,195
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.20.42.20.01.001 256147

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.20.42.20.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$19,520
Tag Heuer Link CJF2110.BA0576 264139

Tag Heuer
Link
CJF2110.BA0576

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
$2,210
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Planet Ocean 215.32.44.21.01.001 271265

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.32.44.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$8,115
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.42.20.04.001 281675

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.42.20.04.001

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$7,665

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.