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Luxury 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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Bremont Argonaut Argonaut 416113

Bremont
Argonaut
Argonaut

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Papers
Year 2020
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$3,475
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine S502 JET 417148
Manufacturer's Warranty

Bremont
Supermarine
S502 JET

Box
Papers
Year 2025
Product Location
$4,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine SMARINECHRONO-BK-B 386536

Bremont
Supermarine
SMARINECHRONO-BK-B

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$3,990
incl. import taxes & duties
Omega Seamaster GMT 2534.50.00 399091
Vintage

Omega
Seamaster GMT
2534.50.00

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
$4,670
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 8 Giorni PAM00915 406241

Panerai
Luminor 8 Giorni
PAM00915

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Papers
Year 2023
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$7,260
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling SuperOcean 44 Special M17393 413241
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
SuperOcean 44 Special
M17393

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Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
$3,535
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine Waterman/R 406687

Bremont
Supermarine
Waterman/R

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Papers
Year 2019
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$4,280
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR03-92 BR0392-D-WH-ST/SRB 408033
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Bell and Ross
BR03-92
BR0392-D-WH-ST/SRB

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Papers
Year 2025
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$3,660
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine S502 JET 397218
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Bremont
Supermarine
S502 JET

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Papers
Year 2025
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$4,035
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronomat Evolution A13356 397599

Breitling
Chronomat Evolution
A13356

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Papers
Year 2008
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$3,600
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible Marina Militare PAM02979 399146
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Panerai
Submersible Marina Militare
PAM02979

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Papers
Year 2025
Product Location
$17,310
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Luna Rossa PAM01036 395458

Panerai
Luminor Luna Rossa
PAM01036

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Papers
Year 2021
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$9,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling Chronomat B01 42 AB0134 394063
Manufacturer's Warranty

Breitling
Chronomat B01 42
AB0134

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Year 2024
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$7,385
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech PAM01664 387235

Panerai
Luminor Marina Carbotech
PAM01664

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Year 2021
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$11,915
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00799 387589

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00799

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
$13,590
incl. import taxes & duties
Bremont Supermarine SM40-DT-BI-BR-L-S 377066

Bremont
Supermarine
SM40-DT-BI-BR-L-S

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Papers
Year 2024
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$3,905
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01068 380853

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01068

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
$8,660
incl. import taxes & duties
Breitling SuperOcean Heritage Chronograph 44 M13313 376176

Breitling
SuperOcean Heritage Chronograph 44
M13313

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
$4,780
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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