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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 Yacht-Master 126621 220585

Rolex
Yacht-Master
126621

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€23,685
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 114060 256924

Rolex
Submariner
114060

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€14,085
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Yacht-Master 116621 227077

Rolex
Yacht-Master
116621

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€20,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Yacht-Master 116621 226354

Rolex
Yacht-Master
116621

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€20,895
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 116618 LB 212229

Rolex
Submariner
116618 LB

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€47,065
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 124270 280590
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,545
Rolex Submariner 16618 212227
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
16618

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
€32,975
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 116610 LNXXTEST 269360

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LNXXTEST

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
€11,435
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 283659
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€9,705
Rolex Submariner 116610 LNXXTEST 272420

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LNXXTEST

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€11,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 262953
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 1992
Product Location
€8,990
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 126603 282882
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
126603

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€15,840
Rolex Explorer 114270 241550

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
€7,795
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 195695

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
€8,635
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 219526

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€11,030
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 233039

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
€7,705
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 277025

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
€5,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232694
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
€7,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 219524

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€11,210
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 230054

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€13,180
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 276200 278624
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
276200

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€4,115
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 228526

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€22,400
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 218964

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€10,795
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 244738

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2006
€8,335
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 221924

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€10,135
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 267003
Vintage

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16660

Box
Papers
Year 1980
€7,245
Rolex Explorer 114270 230427

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
€7,945
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 124270 281174
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
€7,905
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 124270 279709
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2022
€7,725
Rolex Explorer 114270 221473

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
€7,525
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114300 279585

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114300

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€7,940
Rolex Explorer 14270 232699
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
€7,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 232407
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
€7,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200 274252

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114200

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
€5,655
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 232167

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
€7,890
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 228545

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
€8,070
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 221484

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
€7,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200 279237

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
114200

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€6,380
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 283655
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
€7,840
Rolex Day-Date 18238 265164
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€27,025
Rolex Day-Date 18238 250685
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1990
€27,025
Rolex Day-Date 118238 260035

Rolex
Day-Date
118238

Box
Papers
Year 2004
€23,230

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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