Our picks for the best and most iconic dive watches, are ones that we think sit on the hall of fame. Many dive watches are released yearly, but there are very few that have stood the test of time. Featuring Rolex, Omega and Blancpain.
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Diving watches are an extremely popular group of watches - something that many men want and oftentimes own, but few actually use for their intended purpose.
In fact, one will find a Submariner or a Seamaster inside the boardroom more often that they will at sea. So why are diver’s watches so popular?
The simple answer is that they are exceptionally well-made and versatile. Diver’s watches can get wet, take a beating, but also look good enough for more formal settings.
Are you in the market for a diver’s watch? We’ve chosen the ones that we think, sit in the hall of fame. Here are our picks, for the most iconic dive watches of all time.
First on our list is the Rolex Submariner. The Sub has been in continuous production since its launch in 1953, and remains one of the most recognizable watch designs today.
Rolex already had water-resistant watches since the 1930’s after they launched the waterproof Oyster case.
But René P. Jeanneret, a passionate diver and one of their directors, had envisioned something more: a diving watch that was not only robust, but also aesthetically pleasing and comfortable to wear.
Through his insight, the Submariner was launched with the distinct honor of being the first water-resistant dive watch, one that was waterproof up to 100 meters.
It has been updated with improved water resistance, new movements, and small cosmetic changes, but today’s models stay firmly in line with the original Rolex Submariner.
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was the first modern dive watch. Many people would give this title to the Sub, but the Fifty Fathoms actually debuted a year before.
Designed in 1952, it was borne out of a partnership between Blancpain and the French Navy division, who wanted to address the needs of intense underwater timekeeping.
Its most important innovation was the unidirectional bezel, necessary in helping divers determine their oxygen consumption and meet their surface time. It became the first to reach 300m water resistance, the maximum depth thought possible during its time.
Today, the Fifty Fathoms collection still embodies the brands passion for the marine world, and has expanded to include other features such as GMT and chronograph complications.
From Omega, we’ve chosen none other than the Seamaster Professional 300M. Part of Omega’s line of professional – spec diving watches, this model is best known as James Bond’s timepiece.
Seamaster watches weren’t always the sporty timepieces that Omega produces today. Its history began in 1948, making it Omega’s longest running line of watches, and also the most diverse.
Among the Seamaster models, it’s the emblematic blue wave dial that is most recognizable. It burst into the scene in 1995, when it was chosen as James Bond’s first Omega watch. The partnership continues to this day.
This particular model has a stainless steel case and bracelet, a unidirectional rotating bezel, an anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and runs on an automatic calibre. Of course, only a robust and stylish watch will do for James Bond.
And finally, we have the Rolex Sea-Dweller. It has become part of Rolex’s long history of exploration, and the discoveries of the planet’s most extreme frontiers.
In 1960, Rolex made horological history when it created a prototype Rolex Deep Sea Special watch to accompany the bathyscaphe Trieste as it descended to what was then the deepest-known point in the ocean.
The Seadweller was launched in 1967, to meet the need for a more technologically capable watch for hardcore, saturation diving and staying underwater for extended periods of time.
It also took an active part in the historic Deepsea Challenge of director James Cameron. He piloted the submersible Deepsea Challenger to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench and the world’s oceans, accompanied by the prototype Rolex Deepsea watch. #DiveWatches #RolexSubmariner #OmegaSeamaster
