Dive Watches — Built for the Deep
Originally professional tools for underwater exploration. Today, the most versatile and popular watch category.
📐 ESSENTIALS
- Water resistance: Minimum 200m (ISO 6425)
- Unidirectional rotating bezel
- Luminous hands and markers
- Screw-down crown
🌊 DEPTH RATING GUIDE
- 50m — Splashes only
- 100m — Swimming, snorkeling
- 200m — Recreational scuba
- 300m — Professional diving
- 600m+ — Saturation diving
🏆 LEGENDARY DIVE WATCHES
- Rolex Submariner — THE dive watch. Defined the category
- Omega Seamaster 300M — Bond's watch
- Blancpain Fifty Fathoms — The first modern dive watch (1953)
- Seiko Prospex "Turtle" — Best value diver under $500