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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 Explorer 124270 275134
Manufacturer's Warranty

Rolex
Explorer
124270

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
HK$71,010
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 256514

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 2002
Product Location
HK$74,740
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 217667

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
HK$364,960
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 275695
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
HK$170,105
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 233764

Rolex
Sea-Dweller
16600

Box
Papers
Year 2007
HK$76,655
Rolex Daytona 116503 271490

Rolex
Daytona
116503

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
HK$226,505
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 14060M 245932

Rolex
Submariner
14060M

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
HK$121,480
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 14270 281640
Vintage

Rolex
Explorer
14270

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
HK$61,720
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116508 215952

Rolex
Daytona
116508

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
HK$1,083,490
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 116610 LNXXTEST 273667

Rolex
Submariner
116610 LNXXTEST

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$130,615
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 279387

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$316,265
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 233361

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2009
Product Location
HK$422,050
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 14060 245883
Vintage

Rolex
Submariner
14060

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
HK$99,865
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Explorer 114270 232181

Rolex
Explorer
114270

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
HK$61,910
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 227714

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
HK$298,970
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116500 LN 217825

Rolex
Daytona
116500 LN

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
HK$644,190
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 269801

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 2002
Product Location
HK$166,095
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Submariner 16610 265490

Rolex
Submariner
16610

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
HK$129,580
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 277343

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
HK$226,505
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 228117
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
HK$149,480
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14010 265154
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
HK$50,195
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 274562

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$240,850
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 221780
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1994
Product Location
HK$228,595
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 261674

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$189,540
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16523 227887

Rolex
Daytona
16523

Box
Papers
Year 1998
Product Location
HK$186,570
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 252175

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
HK$219,710
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14010 276084

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$50,590
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 217212

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2005
Product Location
HK$357,350
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 246210

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2004
Product Location
HK$369,950
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16520 189092

Rolex
Daytona
16520

Box
Papers
Year 2000
Product Location
HK$234,730
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14010 262786

Rolex
Air-King
14010

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
HK$60,155
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 16520 230049

Rolex
Daytona
16520

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
HK$202,205
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 268534
Vintage

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 1997
Product Location
HK$181,920
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 256653

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
HK$241,600
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116523 275138

Rolex
Daytona
116523

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
HK$181,200
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114234 266121

Rolex
Air-King
114234

Box
Papers
Year 2008
Product Location
HK$49,490
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14000M 262699

Rolex
Air-King
14000M

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
HK$42,385
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 114200 271248

Rolex
Air-King
114200

Box
Papers
Year 2010
Product Location
HK$57,985
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14000 275342

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1999
Product Location
HK$56,410
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116520 214179

Rolex
Daytona
116520

Box
Papers
Year 2016
Product Location
HK$274,240
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Daytona 116528 224030

Rolex
Daytona
116528

Box
Papers
Year 2001
Product Location
HK$501,495
incl. import taxes & duties
Rolex Air-King 14000 275201
Vintage

Rolex
Air-King
14000

Box
Papers
Year 1996
Product Location
HK$57,055
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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