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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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Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 417632

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,415
Cartier Roadster W62002V3 424050
New Price

Cartier
Roadster
W62002V3

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,220
Cartier Roadster W62002V3 424048
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Cartier
Roadster
W62002V3

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€3,220
Tudor Prince Date 76213 424046
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Vintage

Tudor
Prince Date
76213

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€2,585
Rolex Sky-Dweller 336934 424045
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sky-Dweller
336934

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€18,975
Rolex Deepsea 136660 424044
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Deepsea
136660

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€13,740
Rolex Daytona 116520 424043
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Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€19,780
Rolex Datejust II 116334 424040
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust II
116334

Box
Papers
Year 2013
€9,775
Cartier Santos De Cartier WSSA0030 424039
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Cartier
Santos De Cartier
WSSA0030

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€6,840
Tag Heuer Aquaracer WBP2151.FT6199 424037
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Tag Heuer
Aquaracer
WBP2151.FT6199

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€3,735
Tudor Black Bay M79230B-0008 424036
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Tudor
Black Bay
M79230B-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€2,960
Rolex GMT Master II 116710 BLNR 424030
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Rolex
GMT Master II
116710 BLNR

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€11,500
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 417871
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1996
€10,810
Rolex Submariner 14060M 416483

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2006
€9,715
Rolex Datejust 41 126333 424025
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126333

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€13,740
Tag Heuer Monaco CAW218F.FC6356 424023
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Monaco
CAW218F.FC6356

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€8,335
Rolex Datejust 16234 424014
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Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€7,760
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 115200 423799
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Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
115200

Box
Papers
Year 2015
€5,690
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030N-0001 423797
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€4,080
Panerai Luminor Quaranta PAM01270 423796
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Panerai
Luminor Quaranta
PAM01270

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€6,610
Longines Conquest L3.720.4.02.9 423794
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Longines
Conquest
L3.720.4.02.9

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€1,320
Rolex Datejust 126234 423792
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126234

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€11,440
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2110.BA0720 423783
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Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2110.BA0720

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€2,815
Rolex Explorer II 16570 423780
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Vintage

Rolex
Explorer II
16570

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€6,840
Union Glashutte 1893 D007.456.16.017.00 423779
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Union Glashutte
1893
D007.456.16.017.00

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€2,645
Tudor Pelagos M25600TB-0001 423778
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25600TB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€4,025
Tudor Heritage Black Bay M79350-0001 423776
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Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
M79350-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2018
€3,420
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030B-0001 423775
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Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030B-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€3,160
Zenith Defy 49.9000.670/77.R782 423774
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Zenith
Defy
49.9000.670/77.R782

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€5,405
Tag Heuer Monaco CBL2113.FC6177 423773
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Tag Heuer
Monaco
CBL2113.FC6177

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€5,205
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 423540
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Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2010
€7,820
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 9068180 423538
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
9068180

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€8,335
Cartier Santos 100 W20106X8 423537
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Cartier
Santos 100
W20106X8

Box
Papers
Year 2002
€4,370
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 902843J 423535
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris
902843J

Box
Papers
Year 2024
€11,440
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 276200 423532
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Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
276200

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€6,610
Tudor Black Bay 68 M7943A1A0NU-0001 423531
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 68
M7943A1A0NU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2025
€4,025
Rolex Datejust Lady 31 278240 423527
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust Lady 31
278240

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€8,910
Rolex Datejust 41 126333 423525
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126333

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€15,525
Rolex Deepsea 116660 - D-Blue 423524
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Rolex
Deepsea
116660 - D-Blue

Box
Papers
Year 2016
€11,325
Breitling Chronomat 41 CB0140 423523
New Price

Breitling
Chronomat 41
CB0140

Box
Papers
Year 2017
€7,070
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.30.44.51.01.001 423522
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Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.30.44.51.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2026
€6,435
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 46 AB2020 423521
New Price

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage B20 Automatic 46
AB2020

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€4,025

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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