The Venturer is the dive watch of the Aikon range and it has a water resistance rating of 300 meters. The first thing that will catch your eye when you come across the Tudor Pelagos is probably not even the watch itself but its specifications. Featuring a precision 25 jewel automatic movement, neatly packaged inside a 41 mm stainless steel case, this watch also has a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal that will survive wear, tear, and the general ravages of time. The Aquaracer was first introduced by highly-regarded luxury watch manufacturer Tag Heuer in the 1980s. Lug-to-Lug: 47mm, Water Resistance: 200m, Movement: Auto Glashütte 39-11, Crystal: Sapphire In the crowded heritage-reissue market, there are modern watches that incorporate a brand’s iconic design elements, such as the Tudor Black Bay, and there are watches which are near-pitch-perfect replicas of historical pieces, such as the German-made Glashütte Original SeaQ, a watch that looks like it traveled to the present day in a time machine.

Lug Width: 20mm, Water Resistance: 200m, Movement: Auto Miyota 821D, Power Reserve: 42 Hours, Crystal: Sapphire If you like your watches with funky vintage charm, few watches on this list can compete with the Bulova Devil Diver. Lug-to-Lug: 47mm, Lug Width: 22mm, Water Resistance: 300m, Movement: Auto SW300, Power Reserve: 42 Hours, Crystal: Sapphire The Formex Reef Automatic Chronometer has a 42mm stainless steel case with ears on its flanks that resembles the Patek Philippe Nautilus. There are three dive modes, a location feature so you can map your dives, and users can also transfer their dive logs over Bluetooth afterwards. Delma Quattro, automatic divers’ watch with date, helium valve, and Delma Rapid Bracelet Exchange System. Nevertheless, the Duro’s solid build quality and handsome looks are comparable to much more expensive Japanese divers from Seiko, Citizen, and Orient.

What’s more, the titanium material sits effortlessly on your wrist regardless of its solid 49mm display size. Overall, the Formex Reef is a very thoughtful, refined dive watch from a brand that deserves more attention that it gets. It uses the co-axial 8800 automatic movements by Omega and is a worthy option for deep scuba divers going down up to 300m.

Where the first modern Panerai watches were powered by (extremely) inexpensive pocket watch calibers, many of the newest models come with fully in-house calibers, such as this P. It also features a helium escape valve – a safety feature that prevents helium gas from blowing up the crystal from a watch case when the diver reaches the surface after a deep dive.

Lug Width: 21mm, Lug-to-Lug: 50mm, Water Resistance: 1,220m, Movement: Auto Rolex 3235, Crystal: Sapphire While the Rolex Submariner was originally designed for scuba diving, the Sea-Dweller was developed in collaboration with the US Navy for its SEALAB experiments in the 1960s with a critical difference compared to the standard Submariner, a helium escape valve. You can get all the rugged glamour of the best dive watches with a bit of high fashion flamboyance thrown in too with this Ulysse Nardin luxury dive watch. As it’s only water-resistant up to 100 meters, it’s not a good option for avid scuba divers, but if you’re more into water sports like surfing, snorkeling, or sailing, then this is the perfect aquatic companion. Finally, dive watches are culturally associated with a strong sense of cool, from James Bond’s Omega Seamaster, to Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner, all the way to the military watches worn by U. Like all the best sports watches, the Instinct Solar has different apps for different activities (including swimming and surfing) and provides heart rate data and information on your blood oxygen levels.

Attracted to dive watches more for their unique aesthetic than their capacity to survive submersion? With a handsome, glossy dial and a range of colorways/strap combinations, this true do-it-all watch is equally suitable for the beach or a dinner party. For anyone in the least bit familiar with the world of diving, Jacques Cousteau will need little introduction. Known as the transitional Submariner, this specific edition offered watch-wearers totally new features while also retaining aspects of the original.With this analogue sports watch, you’ve got a 12/24-hour function, a day and date display at 3 o’clock, a bi-directional rotating bezel, and large indexes so you can read the time with a quick glance.

With its 300-meter water resistance and screw-down crown too, you’ll have no problem taking this timepiece out on your underwater explorations. And at 42 millimeters wide and 14 millimeters thick, this Aquatimer is a solid but wrist-friendly size too. Not only is it more accurate, but it is also more durable in terms of shock and magnetic resistance.The Baltic Aquascaphe is a watch designed for enthusiasts by enthusiasts, with refreshingly moderate sizing at just 39mm wide and 12mm thick. Even though the changes are subtle, even the smallest moves by Rolex tend to influence the entire watch industry to some degree, so it’s important for enthusiasts to keep their ear to the ground where the Crown is concerned. Inside beats a Soprod C125, which is a clone of the ETA 2893-2 and it offers similar specifications like a 4Hz beat rate and 42-hour power reserve. The modern Superocean dial has large markers, equally large hands, and a prominent date window at 3 o’clock, everything you need and nothing superfluous.