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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 Datejust Lady 79173 422896
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79173

Box
Papers
Year 2000
CHF 6’485
Tudor Grantour 20551N 422504

Tudor
Grantour
20551N

Box
Papers
Year 2016
CHF 4’905
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25707B/23-0001 421775
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25707B/23-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2023
CHF 3’435
Tag Heuer Carrera CAR2A1Z.FT6044 403149
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tag Heuer
Carrera
CAR2A1Z.FT6044

Box
Papers
Year 2016
CHF 2’890
Breitling Avenger B01 Chronograph 44mm Night Mission SB0147 421581

Breitling
Avenger B01 Chronograph 44mm Night Mission
SB0147

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 5’720
Panerai Submersible Marina Militare PAM00979 424839
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Submersible Marina Militare
PAM00979

Box
Papers
Year 2019
CHF 9’755
Breitling Avenger B01 Chronograph AB0147 423349

Breitling
Avenger B01 Chronograph
AB0147

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 5’070
Rolex Submariner 124060 409272
New Price
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
124060

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 10’355
Cartier Ronde Croisiere WSRN0002 412709
-7%

Cartier
Ronde Croisiere
WSRN0002

Box
Papers
Year 2002
CHF 3’190 CHF 3’445
Rolex Air-King 14010 408436
-7%
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1997
CHF 4’480 CHF 4’840
Rolex Datejust 126200 408445
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 7’310 CHF 7’685
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 419964

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2023
CHF 7’360 CHF 7’740
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 134300 420743
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual 41
134300

Box
Papers
Year 2026
CHF 9’000 CHF 9’460
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 15010 408431
-7%
Vintage

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual Date
15010

Box
Papers
Year 1989
CHF 4’515 CHF 4’875
Rolex Sky-Dweller 336933 404985
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sky-Dweller
336933

Box
Papers
Year 2024
CHF 20’655
Rolex Sky-Dweller 336934 419675
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Sky-Dweller
336934

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 20’980
Rolex Submariner 126613 LN 420706
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Submariner
126613 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2023
CHF 13’255 CHF 13’695
IWC Ingenieur IW378505 409766
-7%

IWC
Ingenieur
IW378505

Box
Papers
Year 2014
CHF 4’170 CHF 4’505
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00656 410323

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00656

Box
Papers
Year 2024
CHF 9’465 CHF 9’950
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00387 410325

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00387

Box
Papers
Year 2012
CHF 20’515
Panerai Radiomir Officine PAM01383 407541
-7%

Panerai
Radiomir Officine
PAM01383

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 3’435 CHF 3’710
Rolex Datejust Lady 6924 408447
-7%
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
6924

Box
Papers
Year 1975
CHF 3’385 CHF 3’655
Rolex Datejust Lady 79173 408437
-7%

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79173

Box
Papers
Year 2002
CHF 4’560 CHF 4’930
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 408989

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
124300

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 13’350
Rolex Turn-O-Graph 16264 408448

Rolex
Turn-O-Graph
16264

Box
Papers
Year 2003
CHF 5’800 CHF 6’095
Tudor Pelagos FXD M25707KN-0001 404685
-12%
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Pelagos FXD
M25707KN-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2024
CHF 2’755 CHF 3’150
Zenith Defy 03.A3642.670/75.M3642 409588
-7%

Zenith
Defy
03.A3642.670/75.M3642

Box
Papers
Year 2023
CHF 4’340 CHF 4’690
Rolex Datejust 41 126300 409197
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126300

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 9’025 CHF 9’485
Omega Planet Ocean 232.30.42.21.01.001 408574
-8%

Omega
Planet Ocean
232.30.42.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2015
CHF 3’530 CHF 3’850
Rolex Datejust 126200 409105
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 8’015 CHF 8’425
Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 210.22.42.20.03.002 407085

Omega
Seamaster Diver 300m
210.22.42.20.03.002

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 5’395 CHF 5’670
Rolex Datejust 41 126300 407197
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust 41
126300

Box
Papers
Year 2025
CHF 9’225 CHF 9’700
Omega Planet Ocean 215.92.46.21.01.001 407905
Manufacturer's Warranty

Omega
Planet Ocean
215.92.46.21.01.001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 6’605 CHF 6’945
IWC Pilot's Chrono IW388106 406785

IWC
Pilot's Chrono
IW388106

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 8’015 CHF 8’425
Tudor Black Bay GMT M79830RB-0001 405623
-8%
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay GMT
M79830RB-0001

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 2’960 CHF 3’225
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 418481
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2026
CHF 9’425 CHF 9’910
Zenith Chronomaster 03.3100.3600/69.M3100 420665

Zenith
Chronomaster
03.3100.3600/69.M3100

Box
Papers
Year 2022
CHF 7’210 CHF 7’580
Rolex GMT Master 16700 429995
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master
16700

Box
Papers
Year 1994
CHF 14’115
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 429468

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 2006
CHF 11’935
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 126000 420721
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Oyster Perpetual
126000

Box
Papers
Year 2024
CHF 8’120
Tudor Black Bay 39 M79663-0005 429021

Tudor
Black Bay 39
M79663-0005

Box
Papers
Year 2023
CHF 4’525
Tudor Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0008 429020
Manufacturer's Warranty

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
M79360N-0008

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 3’815

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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