Dive Watches

Dive watches are very popular watches with sports fans, divers and aquatic collectors. Made specifically for diving, the best dive watches boast high water-resistance and ultra-resistant cases, sometimes with highly illuminated dials and features specifically made for ambitious divers. Among the leading divers watch models are the Rolex Submariner, Omega Seamaster, Kobold dive watches, UTS diving watch and many other models.

The Second Debut, the Aquastar Deepstar II

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In 2020, Swiss dive watch specialist Aquastar was relaunched with the simultaneous return of a slightly larger version of the Deepstar chronograph from the ‘60s (see February 2021 issue). Since November 2021, the brand’s first three-hand watch is offering a much...

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Aug 10, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Reaching New Depths: A History of the Dive Watch

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. For many collectors, the history of the dive watch starts in 1953 with the introduction of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and Rolex Submariner. Divers, however, already had to rely on water-resistant watches, decades before the commercialization of two of the...

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Aug 8, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Pro: Putting the Seiko Prospex to the Test

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Seiko celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2021 with a number of special models. In addition to a modern reinterpretation of the Prospex Diver’s watch from 1970 created for the adventurer Naomi Uemura, there was also an unlimited edition of the...

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Aug 6, 2024 by Martina Richter

FEATURE

Tools for the Depths: The Dive Watches of Rolex

Dive watches from Rolex are highly sought after. And it’s no wonder with such an exciting history, a number of noteworthy collaborations, unique designs and robust, accurate in-house movements. We explore the various models in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Rolex currently produces four different dive watch models: the Submariner and Submariner Date, the...

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Aug 4, 2024 by Jens Koch

Competition in the Sea: Rolex vs. Omega Dive Watches

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally digitally published in July 2022. Rolex and Omega are renowned and admired for their dive watches. In direct comparison, which one of the two leading brands dives deeper, offers more value for the money and performs better? The Submariner divers’ watch has been one of...

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Aug 3, 2024 by Jens Koch

Blue Lagoon: Testing the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. Tudor has expanded its popular Black Bay Fifty-Eight series of dive watches. One of the latest additions is a blue version with a manufacture caliber and a moderately sized 39-mm case that won the “Challenge” watch award at the 2020 Grand...

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Jul 29, 2024 by Jens Koch

License to Dive: Omega Dive Watches

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Underwater explorers and frogmen play as prominent a role in the history of Omega’s dive watches as do the seahorse and the world’s most famous secret agent. The history of Omega’s dive watches not only begins at an extremely early date,...

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Jul 28, 2024 by Jens Koch

Ambitiously Sporty: The Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro eSteel

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Panerai’s Submersible QuarantaQuattro eSteel, launched in 2022, is an appealingly robust companion for sports and in daily life. It owes its special character to the use of recycled materials and to a new dial with a color gradient that transitions...

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Jul 21, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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Jul 5, 2024 by Martin Green

Citizen Promaster Dive “Orca:”Designed for Pressure

This article was originally published in the Design 2023 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Launched in 2006, the Citizen Promaster Dive — whose case and dial were directly inspired by the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family (Orcinus orca) — quickly became a fan favorite, having successfully redesigned the design elements of a dive...

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Jul 5, 2024 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Dive Watches in Depth: A Dive Watch FAQ

"How water-resistant does it need to be?" "How does a depth gauge work?" We answer your FAQs about dive watches: learn about water resistance, diving bezels, depth gauges, and more in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Jul 2, 2024 by WatchTime

The Carbon Cool Dive Watch: Squale’s T-183

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. In terms of materials, a lot has changed in the last couple of decades concerning watches. It was first titanium that asserted its place next to precious metals and stainless steel before ceramic became a more common material. Then there was carbon....

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Jun 29, 2024 by Martin Green

Blancpain Goes Full Ceramic With the Bathyscaphe

Blancpain has just unveiled a new Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de lune, featuring a blue sunburst dial and – a first for the collection’s most complicated model – a black 43.6-mm ceramic case (Ref 5054-0140-01S). The green (Ref. 5054 0153 01S) and black dial versions (Ref. 5054 0130 01S) are also available with black ceramic...

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Jun 27, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Green Rambles: Being Sustainable Ain’t Easy

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. The environment is a hot topic. Quite literally, as life for us will become far less sustainable as the earth is heating up. It will make the oceans rise, the weather far more unpredictable and volatile, accelerates desertification, and the list goes...

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Jun 26, 2024 by Martin Green

PORTFOLIO

Transitional Solutions: Six Watches with Gradient Dials

All of a sudden, they’re everywhere — watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights.

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Jun 15, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Metropolitan Inspired: Hands-on with the Maen Greenwich 38 GMT

This article was originally published in April 2022. Years ago, when I first began writing for WatchTime, I penned a weekly column dubbed “Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy.” I wrote the column for several years early in my career, looking at the many vintage re-editions and inspired watches which in-part help define the industry...

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Jun 5, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

Grand Seiko: A Constant Force in Watchmaking

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. During the past six decades, Grand Seiko has constantly been pursuing the creation of the world’s most accurate wristwatch, pushing the development of quartz, mechanical and Spring Drive movements. Now, the Japanesegiant is ready to finally enter the haute horlogerie segment. In...

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May 29, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Green Rambles: Are You Already Part Of A Tribe?

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. It is no secret that there are brands in the watch industry where the demand for their timepieces is far greater than the supply. Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Richard Mille are often the ones mentioned in relation to this. The focus was...

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May 28, 2024 by Martin Green

Rolex Turns to Precious Metal for Latest Deepsea Dweller Yellow Gold (with Live Images)

If the launch of the latest GMT-Master II by Rolex— with its quiet new colorway and small green details— was a demonstration of the brand’s subtlety, then the release of the Deepsea Dweller in yellow gold is an act of ostentatious balance. Presented at Watches & Wonders 2024 as the reference M136668LB, the new “professional”...

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May 28, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

The Perfect Wave: Seven Watches with Nautically Engraved Dials

Since the introduction of the Omega Seamaster 300 in 1993, watches with wave patterns on their dials have become increasingly popular. Here’s a closer look at some more recent models in our latest visit to the WatchTime Archives. Tissot Seastar 2000 ProfessionalTissot’s very large and robust dive watch is water-resistant to 600 meters and impresses...

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May 17, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

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