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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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Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech PAM01664 280166
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Marina Carbotech
PAM01664

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 11’030
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 254263

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 6’425
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Pangaea PAM00307 240036
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Pangaea
PAM00307

Box
Papers
Year 2011
CHF 7’740
Panerai Radiomir 1940 PAM00627 245541

Panerai
Radiomir 1940
PAM00627

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 6’425
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Tre Giorni PAM01334 267403

Panerai
Radiomir Tre Giorni
PAM01334

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
CHF 5’935
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00619 253490
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00619

Box
Papers
Year 2016
CHF 5’965
Panerai Submersible PAM01074 202353
Limited Edition

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01074

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 10’535
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00736 242585

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00736

Box
Papers
Year 2017
CHF 4’780
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 192263
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 11’765
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662 215222
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00662

Box
Papers
Year 2016
CHF 445
Panerai Radiomir 10 Days GMT PAM00323 242191

Panerai
Radiomir 10 Days GMT
PAM00323

Box
Papers
Year 2013
CHF 4’405
Panerai Submersible PAM02223 268782

Panerai
Submersible
PAM02223

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 7’860
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00620 254953
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00620

Box
Papers
Year 2019
CHF 4’330
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00391 240445

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00391

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 8’825
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM01683 276731

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01683

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 8’490
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 213501

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2020
CHF 11’615
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254268

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 7’105
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM02692 276392

Panerai
Submersible
PAM02692

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
CHF 12’820
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Chrono PAM01297 267245
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Chrono
PAM01297

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 13’170
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM00661 276493

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM00661

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 6’880
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Submersible PAM00508 215220
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor Submersible
PAM00508

Box
Papers
Year 2014
CHF 1’620
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01314 279230

Panerai
Luminor Marina
PAM01314

Box
Papers
Year 2023
Product Location
CHF 6’825
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Left-Handed PAM01075 252342
Manufacturer's Warranty

Panerai
Luminor Left-Handed
PAM01075

Box
Papers
Year 2020
CHF 6’385
Panerai Submersible PAM01616 277166

Panerai
Submersible
PAM01616

Box
Papers
Year 2019
Product Location
CHF 10’565
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir California PAM00448 269640
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir California
PAM00448

Box
Papers
Year 2013
Product Location
CHF 6’770
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir GMT PAM00238 258138

Panerai
Radiomir GMT
PAM00238

Box
Papers
Year 2007
Product Location
CHF 11’710
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00375 235624
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00375

Box
Papers
Year 2017
Product Location
CHF 9’265
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00992 278826

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00992

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 7’485
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 8 days PAM00190 242189

Panerai
Radiomir 8 days
PAM00190

Box
Papers
Year 2005
CHF 5’965
Rado Captain Cook R32127152 269221

Rado
Captain Cook
R32127152

Box
Papers
Year 2022
Product Location
CHF 1’885
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Submersible PAM00968 187494

Panerai
Submersible
PAM00968

Box
Papers
Year 2021
CHF 11’765
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00361 255798

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00361

Box
Papers
Year 2011
Product Location
CHF 5’995
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Automatic PAM00214 242201
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir Automatic
PAM00214

Box
Papers
Year 2008
CHF 6’935
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00663 186574
Limited Edition

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00663

Box
Papers
Year 2018
CHF 3’325
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254246

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 7’105
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Luminor Base PAM00114 265233

Panerai
Luminor Base
PAM00114

Box
Papers
Year 2014
Product Location
CHF 4’900
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir Manual PAM00514 214739

Panerai
Radiomir Manual
PAM00514

Box
Papers
Year 2015
CHF 3’985
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00532 220056
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00532

Box
Papers
Year 2013
CHF 4’740
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 245546

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 7’105
incl. import taxes & duties
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00532 195370
Limited Edition

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00532

Box
Papers
Year 2014
CHF 560
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM00372 235561

Panerai
Luminor 1950
PAM00372

Box
Papers
Year 2011
CHF 4’650
Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00658 254294

Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days
PAM00658

Box
Papers
Year 2020
Product Location
CHF 7’105
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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