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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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Tudor Pelagos M25600TN-0001 280287
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25600TN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$6,820
Tudor Black Bay 36 M79640-0002 275457
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 36
M79640-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$6,635
Chopard Grand Prix 168569-9001 199533

Chopard
Grand Prix
168569-9001

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$3,645
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79012M-0001 281506
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79012M-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$6,660
Panerai Submersible PAM00684 237599

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00684

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$35,820
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Pelagos M25600TN-0001 256907

Tudor
Pelagos
M25600TN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$5,040
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Luna Rossa PAM01303 274322

Panerai
Luminor Luna Rossa
PAM01303

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$18,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 279233

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$5,310
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 270064

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$5,465
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220B 277870

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220B

Box
Papers
Year 2016
$4,275
Tudor Black Bay M79603-0001 251422

Tudor
Black Bay
M79603-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$9,560
Panerai Submersible PAM01209 232121

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01209

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$18,265
Panerai Luminor Luna Rossa PAM01038 271150

Panerai
Luminor Luna Rossa
PAM01038

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
$31,740
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro PAM01232 274345

Panerai
Submersible QuarantaQuattro
PAM01232

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$22,350
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Blu Mare PAM01085 276173

Panerai
Luminor Blu Mare
PAM01085

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$7,655
Tudor Black Bay M79210CNU-0001 275914
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79210CNU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$5,260
Perrelet Turbine A1067/2 276604

Perrelet
Turbine
A1067/2

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$3,555
Girard Perregaux Chrono Hawk 49970-11-431-11A 249328

Girard Perregaux
Chrono Hawk
49970-11-431-11A

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
$15,410
incl. import taxes & duties
Chopard Superfast Power Control 168537-3001 242227

Chopard
Superfast Power Control
168537-3001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$8,035
Panerai Luminor Quaranta PAM01372 274934

Panerai
Luminor Quaranta
PAM01372

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$12,140
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81005-32-631-32A 238328

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81005-32-631-32A

Box
Papers
Year 2018
$17,860
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81070-21-002-FB6A 226737
Limited Edition

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81070-21-002-FB6A

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$18,175
Tudor Pelagos M25610TNL-0001 259456

Tudor
Pelagos
M25610TNL-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2024
$7,450
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/22-0001 260588
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/22-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$7,780
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81010-11-3153-1CM 280306

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81010-11-3153-1CM

Box
Papers
Year 2023
$21,920
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 218519
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$7,710
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Tre Giorni PAM01334 271878

Panerai
Radiomir Tre Giorni
PAM01334

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$9,970
incl. import taxes & duties
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79230G 280607
Limited Edition

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79230G

Box
Papers
Year 2020
$5,635
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0001 217832

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
$9,865
Panerai Luminor 8 Giorni PAM00915 268550

Panerai
Luminor 8 Giorni
PAM00915

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$7,940
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 201805
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$7,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D001IN.02 259932

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26020ST.OO.D001IN.02

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$43,370
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26202AU.OO.D002CA.01 258024
Limited Edition

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26202AU.OO.D002CA.01

Box
Papers
Year 2011
$51,025
Panerai Submersible PAM00982 243459
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00982

Box
Papers
Year 2019
$27,940
Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 232946
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Venti
PAM02020

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$8,690
incl. import taxes & duties
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26020ST.OO.D091CR.01.A 259034

Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Offshore
26020ST.OO.D091CR.01.A

Box
Papers
Year 2006
$35,715
Panerai Submersible PAM01209 245513

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01209

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
$11,705
incl. import taxes & duties
Chopard Grand Prix 168570-3002 199534

Chopard
Grand Prix
168570-3002

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
$900
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00692 243668

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00692

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
$10,330
incl. import taxes & duties
Girard Perregaux Laureato 81060-21-492-FH3A 274276
Limited Edition

Girard Perregaux
Laureato
81060-21-492-FH3A

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$21,450
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro PAM01289 265824

Panerai
Submersible QuarantaQuattro
PAM01289

Box
Papers
Year 2022
$16,585
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00532 209781
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00532

Box
Papers
Year 2015
$12,475

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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