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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 77080 253514

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
77080

Box
Papers
Year 2000
€4,690
Rolex Day-Date 18038 216815
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18038

Box
Papers
Year 1978
Product Location
€21,585
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18238 267400
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18238

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€29,325
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 282807

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€24,140
Rolex Daytona 116519 LN 228374

Rolex
Daytona
116519 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
€49,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 116000 282345

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
116000

Box
Papers
Year 2011
€5,515
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 227713

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€37,175
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116519 LN 221457

Rolex
Daytona
116519 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
€61,155
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 118239 283957

Rolex
Day-Date
118239

Box
Papers
Year 2004
€26,390
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 244431

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€27,240
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 227740

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
€40,045
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Day-Date 18078 249397
Vintage

Rolex
Day-Date
18078

Box
Papers
Year 1991
€21,945
Rolex Daytona 116503 227812

Rolex
Daytona
116503

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
€23,760
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116519 227547

Rolex
Daytona
116519

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
€65,955
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 126518 LN 282346
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Daytona
126518 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2023
€45,365
Rolex Daytona 116515 LN 218838

Rolex
Daytona
116515 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
€53,365
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 227878

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
€40,125
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 281874

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
€24,075
Rolex Daytona 116520 224009

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
€35,855
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 282884

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€27,500
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 281602

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2019
€27,520
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 219327

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
€53,065
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116528 284791

Rolex
Daytona
116528

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
€59,665
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 217637

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
€19,785
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 266372

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 2001
€6,870
Rolex Explorer 124270 275134
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
€7,725
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 281640
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
€6,715
Rolex Explorer 114270 232181

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
€7,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 227714

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
€37,175
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 228117
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
€18,585
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14010 265154
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1994
€5,460
Rolex Daytona 16523 227887

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
€23,200
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16520 189092

Rolex
Daytona
16520

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
€29,185
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16520 230049

Rolex
Daytona
16520

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
€25,140
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114234 266121

Rolex
Air-King
114234

Box
Papers
Year 2008
€5,385
Rolex Air-King 14000M 262699

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 1999
€4,610
Rolex Daytona 116528 224030

Rolex
Daytona
116528

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
€62,355
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114210 275724

Rolex
Air-King
114210

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
€5,035
incl. import taxes & duties

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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