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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  1. Rolex Rolex
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  4. Omega Omega
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  7. Tag Heuer Tag Heuer
  8. Hublot Hublot
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  13. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
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  1. A. Lange and Sohne A. Lange and Sohne
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  4. Ball Ball
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  6. Bell and Ross Bell and Ross
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  12. Carl F. Bucherer Carl F. Bucherer
  13. Cartier Cartier
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  15. Chopard Chopard
  16. Christian Dior Christian Dior
  17. Chronoswiss Chronoswiss
  18. Corum Corum
  19. Eterna Eterna
  20. F.P. Journe F.P. Journe
  21. Franck Muller Franck Muller
  22. Frederique Constant Frederique Constant
  23. Girard Perregaux Girard Perregaux
  24. Glashutte Original Glashutte Original
  25. Graham Graham
  26. Grand Seiko Grand Seiko
  27. H. Moser and Cie H. Moser and Cie
  28. Hamilton Hamilton
  29. Hermes Hermes
  30. Hublot Hublot
  31. IWC IWC
  32. Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre
  33. JeanRichard JeanRichard
  34. Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier
  35. Longines Longines
  36. Louis Erard Louis Erard
  37. Maurice Lacroix Maurice Lacroix
  38. Montblanc Montblanc
  39. Nomos Glashutte Nomos Glashutte
  40. Omega Omega
  41. Oris Oris
  42. Panerai Panerai
  43. Parmigiani Parmigiani
  44. Patek Philippe Patek Philippe
  45. Perrelet Perrelet
  46. Piaget Piaget
  47. Porsche Design Porsche Design
  48. Rado Rado
  49. Raymond Weil Raymond Weil
  50. Richard Mille Richard Mille
  51. Roger Dubuis Roger Dubuis
  52. Rolex Rolex
  53. Romain Jerome Romain Jerome
  54. Tag Heuer Tag Heuer
  55. Tudor Tudor
  56. Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Nardin
  57. Vacheron Constantin Vacheron Constantin
  58. Zenith Zenith
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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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Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 218183
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
HK$52,975
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00104 270406

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00104

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
HK$49,825
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00986 250472

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00986

Box
Papers
Year 2019
HK$92,475
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00382 244813
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00382

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
HK$143,700
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00441 265509

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00441

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$75,500
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM00188 277795

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM00188

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
HK$64,095
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00028 267484
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00028

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
HK$50,515
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 254691

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
HK$73,410
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR03-92 BR03-92-S 263243

Bell and Ross
BR03-92
BR03-92-S

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
HK$22,650
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00535 240209

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00535

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
HK$63,980
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 204197

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$91,620
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00346 276821

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00346

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
HK$53,800
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Manifattura Luminor PAM00270 270397
Limited Edition

Panerai
Manifattura Luminor
PAM00270

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
HK$75,500
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 243671

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
HK$94,590
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00024 252985

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00024

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
HK$37,490
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Power Reserve PAM00423 280730

Panerai
Luminor Power Reserve
PAM00423

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$61,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00531 265354

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00531

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$36,890
incl. import taxes & duties
Bell and Ross BR01-92 BR01-92 Carbon 275690
Limited Edition

Bell and Ross
BR01-92
BR01-92 Carbon

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
HK$39,635
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00614 274329

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00614

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$79,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00061 214333

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00061

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
HK$28,900
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00508 244007
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00508

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$87,645
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00425 239699

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00425

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
HK$43,645
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00615 244547

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00615

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$70,365
incl. import taxes & duties
Rado Captain Cook R32129158 272244

Rado
Captain Cook
R32129158

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
HK$21,140
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00563 272285

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00563

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
HK$41,370
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00104 258509

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00104

Box
Papers
Year 2013
HK$30,125
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM00335 279399

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM00335

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$105,700
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00362 274316

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00362

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
HK$54,160
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00671 259450
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00671

Box
Papers
Year 2017
HK$236,345
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00000 261566

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00000

Box
Papers
Year 2010
HK$29,690
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00390 256919
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00390

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
HK$35,620
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00396 215756
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00396

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
HK$851,985
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Regatta PAM00526 254343

Panerai
Luminor Regatta
PAM00526

Box
Papers
Year 2015
Product Location
HK$103,070
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00629 217876
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00629

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
HK$102,940
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00572 237115

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00572

Box
Papers
Year 2014
HK$54,425
Panerai Manifattura Luminor PAM00270 179375

Panerai
Manifattura Luminor
PAM00270

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
HK$88,310
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00376 239155
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00376

Box
Papers
Year 2012
Product Location
HK$123,710
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00193 244524

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00193

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
HK$64,065
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 246277

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
HK$45,165
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00391 244024

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00391

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$74,655
incl. import taxes & duties
Chanel J12 H3404 265559

Chanel
J12
H3404

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
HK$46,805
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor GMT PAM01176 270084
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor GMT
PAM01176

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
HK$110,245
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.