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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 116234 273901

Rolex
Datejust
116234

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
HK$77,160
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126231 280849

Rolex
Datejust
126231

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
HK$94,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116200 265498

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
HK$85,880
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16234 274178
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16234

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
HK$67,195
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116200 271292

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
HK$71,730
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116200 275726

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
HK$48,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69173 230214
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69173

Box
Papers
Year 1984
Product Location
HK$45,770
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79174 251123

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79174

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$56,625
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126233 250780
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Datejust
126233

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
HK$186,075
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 269426
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
HK$49,120
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126233 278807

Rolex
Datejust
126233

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
HK$147,230
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16220 277285
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16220

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
HK$34,270
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 79179 254574

Rolex
Datejust Lady
79179

Box
Papers
Year 2003
Product Location
HK$104,190
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16238 275953
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16238

Box
Papers
Year 1989
Product Location
HK$179,090
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 269721
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1989
Product Location
HK$58,915
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 78240 231334

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
78240

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
HK$86,010
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 196404
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1987
Product Location
HK$48,220
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 282126
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1986
Product Location
HK$38,295
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 270350
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1989
Product Location
HK$72,025
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 69174 272886
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust Lady
69174

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
HK$44,540
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 116719 BLRO 218499

Rolex
GMT Master II
116719 BLRO

Box
Papers
Year 2018
Product Location
HK$468,450
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 179160 267927

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179160

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
HK$47,565
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust II 116333 269114

Rolex
Datejust II
116333

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
HK$123,815
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16014 263755
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1978
Product Location
HK$57,340
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 236869
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1991
Product Location
HK$91,715
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68274 276533
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68274

Box
Papers
Year 1987
Product Location
HK$62,890
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 116710 BLNR 274361

Rolex
GMT Master II
116710 BLNR

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
HK$128,965
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116233 270864

Rolex
Datejust
116233

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
HK$79,105
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126231 274675

Rolex
Datejust
126231

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
HK$89,360
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 1601 275671
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
1601

Box
Papers
Year 1976
Product Location
HK$32,135
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16233 275807
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16233

Box
Papers
Year 1990
Product Location
HK$56,295
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 280245
Vintage

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
HK$91,770
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust Lady 179174 198907

Rolex
Datejust Lady
179174

Box
Papers
Year 2006
Product Location
HK$45,325
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 16014 281627
Vintage

Rolex
Datejust
16014

Box
Papers
Year 1986
Product Location
HK$47,395
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 251394

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 2002
Product Location
HK$138,930
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68240 273624
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68240

Box
Papers
Year 1993
Product Location
HK$40,695
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 126200 269868

Rolex
Datejust
126200

Box
Papers
Year 2021
Product Location
HK$78,745
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116233 275240

Rolex
Datejust
116233

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
HK$119,240
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Mid-Size Datejust 68273 280822
Vintage

Rolex
Mid-Size Datejust
68273

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
HK$48,845
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Datejust 116200 274772

Rolex
Datejust
116200

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
HK$60,395
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 265993

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$117,780
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex GMT Master II 16710 251620

Rolex
GMT Master II
16710

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
HK$136,385
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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