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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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IWC Ingenieur IW376501 251714

IWC
Ingenieur
IW376501

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$13,235
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0030 271079

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0030

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$10,205
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9068670 264910
Manufacturer's Warranty

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9068670

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$11,840
incl. import taxes & duties
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9028480 275630

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9028480

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$15,305
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0030 260287

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0030

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$14,150
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9028180 274300

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9028180

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$15,310
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Santos De Cartier WGSA0008 222906

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WGSA0008

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$32,850
incl. import taxes & duties
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388103 265753

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388103

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$10,755
Cartier Ronde Croisiere WSRN0002 253811

Cartier
Ronde Croisiere
WSRN0002

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$6,365
Cartier Santos W2SA0006 266080

Cartier
Santos
W2SA0006

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$13,715
Cartier Santos 100 W20077X7 274109

Cartier
Santos 100
W20077X7

Box
Papers
Year 2004
$8,935
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 AB0136 277011

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
AB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$9,705
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 42 UB2010 259317

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 42
UB2010

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$7,950
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 AB0136 272371

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
AB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$9,900
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9068670 256789

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9068670

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$11,170
Cartier Pasha WSPA0026 260466
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0026

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$12,245
Cartier Santos 100 WM50460M 258500

Cartier
Santos 100
WM50460M

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$18,280
Breitling SuperOcean Automatic 36 A17377 270525

Breitling
SuperOcean Automatic 36
A17377

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$5,990
Breitling Avenger Automatic 43 A17318 276324

Breitling
Avenger Automatic 43
A17318

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$5,135
Breitling Avenger Automatic 43 A32397 247308

Breitling
Avenger Automatic 43
A32397

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$6,020
Breitling Avenger Chronograph 43 A13385 253940

Breitling
Avenger Chronograph 43
A13385

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$7,530
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 AB0136 274763

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
AB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$12,145
Cartier Pasha WSPA0009 259358

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$8,930
Cartier Roadster W62000V3 268261

Cartier
Roadster
W62000V3

Box
Papers
Year 2004
$5,100
Breitling Navitimer 8 AB0117 194327

Breitling
Navitimer 8
AB0117

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$1,115
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Pasha WSPA0009 260460

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0009

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$10,315
Breitling Super Chronomat B01 44 UB0136 273362

Breitling
Super Chronomat B01 44
UB0136

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$17,500
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II U13313 282734

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage II
U13313

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$8,690
Cartier Pasha WSPA0026 260477
Manufacturer's Warranty

Cartier
Pasha
WSPA0026

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$12,245
Cartier Roadster W6206018 270340
Limited Edition

Cartier
Roadster
W6206018

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$5,155
Breitling Colt Skyracer X74320 281171

Breitling
Colt Skyracer
X74320

Box
Papers
Year 2017
$3,295
Cartier Roadster W62005V2 254864

Cartier
Roadster
W62005V2

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$15,305
Breitling Chronoliner Y24310 268238

Breitling
Chronoliner
Y24310

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$6,550
incl. import taxes & duties
Cartier Santos 100 W20073X8 269919

Cartier
Santos 100
W20073X8

Box
Papers
Year 2008
$8,680
Breitling Chronomat 44 AB0110 271260

Breitling
Chronomat 44
AB0110

Box
Papers
Year 2010
$8,080
Breitling Endurance Pro X82310 282658

Breitling
Endurance Pro
X82310

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$3,890
Cartier Santos De Cartier WGSA0031 277348

Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WGSA0031

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$50,925
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44 AB0162 263955

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B01 Chronograph 44
AB0162

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$9,570
Breitling Aerospace Evo E79363 256550

Breitling
Aerospace Evo
E79363

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$5,715
Breitling Premier B01 AB0145 274776

Breitling
Premier B01
AB0145

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$12,755
Cartier Calibre De Cartier Diver W7100055 271091

Cartier
Calibre De Cartier Diver
W7100055

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$10,055
Breitling Chronomat Automatic 36 A10380 271537

Breitling
Chronomat Automatic 36
A10380

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$10,940

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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