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Diving watches are characterized by five characteristics
Diving watches represent a very unusual segment among luxury watches. Every world-famous manufacturer of high-quality, top-class watches has naturally included various diving watches in their model collections for decades. Like hardly any other model, such a sporty watch for use underwater embodies the urge for adventure without sacrificing elegance and style. However, these watches for professionals and amateur divers must meet high requirements below the water surface. In order to be able to survive in their particular location, they should have special features when it comes to equipment.
What makes a diving watch special
There are five basic things that a high-quality diving watch should have so that sporty customers buy it for diving. Water resistance of at least 20 bar is one of the most important properties for these underwater watches. Diving watches like the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M and the Omega Seamaster Ploprof 1200M go far beyond this standard. They have water resistance up to 60 bar and even up to 120 bar. The watches from other manufacturers also impress with their extraordinary water resistance.
The second feature that is extremely important for safety underwater is a unidirectional rotating diving bezel. It prevents misunderstandings when measuring diving time underwater. The most famous watches with such a bezel include the Omega Seamaster 300M and the Rolex Sea-Dweller. Reading the time correctly while diving is made easier by notches on the Officine Panerai Submersible, which also has a unidirectional rotating bezel.
The third feature of the sporty luxury watches is luminous material on the hands and indices to ensure additional safety when watches are taken to great depths. It guarantees that the time can be read even under optically adverse conditions. On the TAG Heuer Aquaracer, for example, the hour and minute hands have blue and green luminous markings.
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Strong protection against challenges
An important point when deciding to buy a diving watch is excellent resistance to environmental influences. Because salt water is particularly damaging to leather, the fourth property is that watch straps should be made of rubber or metal. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver, for example, can be equipped with a rubber strap for diving. The models in the Breitling Superocean collection impress sporty wearers with bracelets such as Ocean Racer or Diver pro.
The fifth feature of the diving watches is a screw-down case and a screw-down crown to ensure good protection against the ingress of water. The Rolex Submariner, for example, is completely waterproof. With this model, the traditional Swiss company Rolex launched a model back in 1953 that is an example of high-quality watches for use under water. This watch still has cult status to this day. Like all luxurious diving watches from internationally renowned watch manufacturers, it also shows off its style and elegance in everyday life.
For sporty and elegant watch lovers
Diving watches are no longer just popular with men. Women also like to buy these watches as an unusual accessory. The models from the world's most famous watch manufacturers look good on every occasion. They work quickly for sporting activities in and on the water. In business they impress with their elegance. The watches look stylish in your free time.
