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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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Bremont H-4 Hercules H-4 HERCULES 233715
Limited Edition

Bremont
H-4 Hercules
H-4 HERCULES

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£5,370
Bvlgari Octo 103431 276332

Bvlgari
Octo
103431

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£6,205
Bremont Supermarine S500/BL/2018 274662

Bremont
Supermarine
S500/BL/2018

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,445
Bremont Supermarine S500-RFU-B 275006
Limited Edition

Bremont
Supermarine
S500-RFU-B

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,800
Bremont Solo SOLO/PW 279957

Bremont
Solo
SOLO/PW

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,495
Bremont Pilot ALT1-P/BL 267494

Bremont
Pilot
ALT1-P/BL

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,410
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-C/PB 272744

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-C/PB

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,245
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-ZT-BL-R-S 265289
Limited Edition

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-ZT-BL-R-S

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,250
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-P2/BK 276402

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-P2/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,365
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-C/CR 272052

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-C/CR

Box
Papers
Year 2008
£2,215
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0002 276983
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,670
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25717N-0001 273798
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25717N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,800
Bremont Airco Mach 1 AIRCO MACH 1/BK/S 275251

Bremont
Airco Mach 1
AIRCO MACH 1/BK/S

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£1,750
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79363N-0001 277846
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79363N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£4,320
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0006 260208
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0006

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,300
Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon DM3002A-S4CJ-GR 257801

Ball
Engineer Hydrocarbon
DM3002A-S4CJ-GR

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,750
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79010SG-0001 279259
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79010SG-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,535
Bremont Martin Baker MBII-WH/OR 273081

Bremont
Martin Baker
MBII-WH/OR

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,780
Bvlgari Octo 103637 279971

Bvlgari
Octo
103637

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£25,185
JeanRichard Aeroscope 60660-21BA51-FK6A 238753

JeanRichard
Aeroscope
60660-21BA51-FK6A

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£1,500
Tudor 1926 M91650-0001 281463
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
1926
M91650-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£1,350
Bremont Supermarine S300/BK/BR 274111

Bremont
Supermarine
S300/BK/BR

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,215
Bremont Martin Baker MBIII/OR 267585

Bremont
Martin Baker
MBIII/OR

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,750
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0001 278723
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,585
Bremont Argonaut ARGONAUT-BZ-SAR-R-S 261296

Bremont
Argonaut
ARGONAUT-BZ-SAR-R-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£2,950
Tudor Black Bay M79730-0006 281781

Tudor
Black Bay
M79730-0006

Box
Papers
Year 2020
£2,315
Tudor Black Bay M7941A1A0RU-0001 265471
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M7941A1A0RU-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,450
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25717N-0001 276153
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25717N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,800
Tudor Black Bay 58 M79030B-0002 232918

Tudor
Black Bay 58
M79030B-0002

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,640
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0010 281850
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0010

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,500
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 282742
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,040
Tudor Royal M28500-0005 271706
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Royal
M28500-0005

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£1,420
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0001 260311

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£3,585
Tudor Pelagos M25707KN-0001 271240
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707KN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,635
Tudor Pelagos M25707B/21-0001 282778
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos
M25707B/21-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,190
Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220N 280369

Tudor
Heritage Black Bay
79220N

Box
Papers
Year 2016
£2,090
Bremont ALT1 ALT1-P2/BK 268115

Bremont
ALT1
ALT1-P2/BK

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,150
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 281338

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2019
£2,770
Tudor Black Bay M79500-0013 278131
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay
M79500-0013

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£2,035
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 250822
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
£2,540
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0001 279960
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2021
£3,570
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25717N-0001 281406
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25717N-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
£3,800

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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