33 Best Diving Watches For Men

Ultimate 33 Best Diving Watches For Men

Hey everyone today I decided to look through the best dive watches for men. It’s actually taken a few days of research to put this whole list together, but I’m really happy with the outcome. We have some of the most iconic dive watches available, and something for everyone no matter your budget.

From affordable dive watches from brands such as Invicta and Stuhrling. Mid-range watches like many of the best Seiko dive watches. To more serious expensive dive watches from brands like Omega, Oris, and Rolex. There’s something here to suit everyone’s budget.

Choosing the right diving watch

when it comes to ‘how to choose the right dive watch’ it really depends what you’re wanting to use it for. Some people just like the look and design of a dive watch, in this sense things like depth rating won’t matter so much for you, and you can probably consider going for a cheap dive watch.

But for many, you’ll want a dive watch that can withstand different depth levels. Let’s get one thing clear, a 200m rating doesn’t mean a watch can go 200m deep. These measurements are done in controlled environments with perfect temperature and zero movement, and movement will effect the depth a watch can go to.

For an in-depth explanation on how these work give our watch water resistance guide a quick read. There’s also a difference between a 200m rating, and a Diver’s 200m rating. I appreciate it can get a little complicated, it’s worth checking out this wiki article that explains it all very well.

This comes down to ISO rating which is an international standard that many dive watches are measured by. Do you need a helium valve? This is a featured that’s found in some of the more expensive watches in this list. A helium release valve, or helium escape valve is a feature found in professional divers watches that operate at great depths for prolonged periods of time or under saturation.

One last note before we begin

I’ll be continually updating this list as some watches go out of date and become unavailable I’ll replace them with suitable alternatives. If you happen to see a watch that’s no longer available, maybe you could suggest a great alternative for us to include. Over time we’ll continue to make this one of the best dive watches guides available. I hope you enjoy having a read through some of these best diving watches. Price are accurate at the time of publication, please note prices can fluctuate, to view the latest price on any model, just visit the details page using the relevant links.

Best Diving Watches Under £100

1. Invicta Pro Diver 8926OB

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The first watch we have featured today is this extremely popular Invicta watch. I’ve previously looked over the good and bad of Invicta watches in our ‘Are Invicta watches good? Best 8 reviewed‘ the outcome was that I’m a fan of the brand provided we’re within a certain budget.
As far as dive watches go, this watch offers some great value for money. This Invicta timepiece has a 200m water resistance rating with a Japanese automatic movement. Not bad for a Dive watch under £100.

You can read my full Invicta 8926OB review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £100

2. Stuhrling Original Aquadiver 417.02

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 This is another very affordable diver watch, this time from Stuhrling. We have a couple of Stuhrling diver’s watches featured today, they’re a great brand for people looking for an affordable timepiece with a decent dive build. It has a 200m water resistance rating and also features a Swiss quartz movement, all very impressive in a dive watch often available under £100. This watch was featured as one of our 21 best Stuhrling watches for men.

I’m yet to get a full Stuhrling 417.02 review on the site, I’ll be adding one in soon, though.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £100

3. Invicta Pro Diver Unisex Dive Watch 8928OB

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 This is another one of the most popular Invicta watches available that featured in our best cheap watches under £100. This model features this brilliant OB coin edged bezel that everyone seems to prefer. The blue and gold blend has a luxury element to it which gives the watch an expensive feel. With a 200m water resistance rating and luminous hands & hour markers, this watch has everything most people are after when it comes to a cheap dive watch.

You can read my full Invicta 8928OB review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £100

4. Casio G-Shock GD-120TS-1ER

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 Everyone’s well aware of the G-Shock range from Casio and how they offer some brilliant value for money when it comes down to durability and extra features. This watch is ideal for people looking for a sports watch that can also be used in the water, and with the typical 200m water resistance rating that many G-Shock watches feature, this model makes the ideal affordable dive watch. Extra features include a back light, multi alarm, stop watch, and countdown timer. With a 52mm diameter, this is a great choice for those of you looking for a large dive watch. You can view more of the best cheap G-Shock watches here.

I’m yet to have a full G-Shock GD-120TS-1ER review on the site but I’ll hopefully add one in here soon for you.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £100

5. Stuhrling Aquadiver Rubber Professional Diver 706.01

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 This Stuhrling timepiece is the perfect affordable rubber dive watch. We’ve still managed to keep to our minimum 200m water resistance rating with another dive watch under £100. It has a unidirectional gear edge bezel, luminous hands & indexes, a quartz movement, and a Krysterna crystal dial window. The high grade silicon rubber strap is extra comfortable and easy to operate.

I’ll be adding in a full Stuhrling 706.01 review soon.

 

 

Best Diving Watches Under £200

6. Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Divers Watch BN0151-09L

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 One of the best dive watches under £200 has to be this awesome watch from Citizen. As with most the Citizen range, it features their popular Eco-Drive technology. This means the watch charges up using the power of light, never requiring a battery. It featured in our 8 best Citizen watches under £200 which is always worth checking out. This watch has a Diver’s 200m water resistance rating, high visibility lume on the hands & hour markers, and a solar powered quartz movement.

You can view my full Citizen BN0151-09L review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

 7. Citizen Titanium Royal Marines Commando Titanium Dive WatchBN0110-06E 

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Coming in at under £300 is this interesting timepiece from Citizen. As I’m sure you expected it features their popular Eco-Drive technology that means the watch never requires a battery as it charges via light. The titanium watch is lighter and tougher than stainless steel making it the ideal material. The watch features a high quality 2.5mm thick sapphire glass and a kevlar strap. All in all a very durable dive watch with a 300m water resistance rating.

I’m yet to have a full Citizen BN0110-06E review ready, I’ll add it in when it is.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

8. Nixon Descender Dive Watch A959-1258

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 First divers watch from Nixon now. This is a superb Swiss made timepiece with the use of a 9 o’clock crown placement that’s a little rare. The dial has a clear easy to read design with a great use of lume for extra visibility in darkness. It has a quartz movement, mineral glass featuring anti-glare treatment, and an impressive 300m water resistance rating. You can check out more of the best Nixon watches here.

You can read my full Nixon A959-1258 review here once it’s ready.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

9. Seiko Solar Prospex Solar Diver’s Watch SSC021P1

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 This is the first of many Seiko dive watches to be featured today. This model is part of the Seiko Prospex collection which is very well known in the dive watch community. This watch featured in our top 100 best watches under £500. It has this very clear display with lots of useful features. One of the key aspects of this timepiece is the solar powered movement, it will never require a battery change. Extra features include a Hardlex glass, thick rubber strap, and a 200m water resistance rating.

I’ll add in my Seiko SSC021P1 review once it’s complete.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

10. Seiko SKX007 Automatic Diver’s Watch

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 One of the most popular Seiko Diver watches available is the Seiko SKX007K2, it comes with either a metal strap or rubber strap (SKX007K) depending what you prefer. The watch focus on high visibility and quality craftsmanship. The watch features a double-locking clasp, Hardlex glass, unidirectional bezel, automatic movement, and a Diver’s 200m water resistance rating.

You can read my full Seiko SKX007 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

11. Seiko Solar Diver Watch SSC017

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 Yet again another legendary timepiece from Seiko that’s under £300. I love the design of this watch, the blue detailing on the seconds hand and the bezel really give this piece some extra appeal. Not that it needs it being one of Seiko’s most popular dive watches. It featured as one of our 7 best Seiko Solar watches for men, it’s worth checking out the whole list sometime. The watch features a solar powered Japanese movement, Lumibrite hands and markers, Hardlex crystal, and a diver’s 200m water resistance rating.

You can read my full Seiko SSC017 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

12. Seiko Kinetic Dive Watch SKA371

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 You’ve probably worked it out already but Seiko seem to own the best under £300 section. It’s very fair though, their watches in this price range are extremely good value for money, so it would be silly to miss any of them out in my opinion. This iconic Seiko Kientic Diver’s model has a solid, heavy stainless steel case and functions as a true diver’s watch. It features a 60 click unidirectional bezel, luminous marker at zero, wetsuit extension, diver’s 200m water resistance rating and a kinetic powered quartz accuracy.

You can view my full Seiko SKA371 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £300

13. Seiko Pepsi Bezel Diver Watch skx009

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The Seiko Pepsi SKX009 has earned its place as one of the best affordable dive watches available. You can either go for this model with the stainless steel strap or if you prefer a rubber strap then go for the SKX009K. For many watch snobs this is the go to timepiece for those seeking a serious dive watch. Features include a diver’s 200m water resistance rating, lume, automatic movement, Hardlex crystal, and an INOX case.

You can read my full Seiko SKX009 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £400

14. Citizen Promaster Solar Powered Dive Watch BN0175-19E

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 Stepping up to the next price bracket we have this awesome Citizen Promaster Diver watch. It’s solar powered with Citizen’s Eco-Drive technology, meaning it is fuelled by light, any light and never requires a battery. Key features of this watch is the ISO compliant water resistant rating at 300m diver’s. The helium release valve is required for people seeking a scuba diving watch and the one-way rotating elapsed-time bezel are also desired features.

You can read my full Citizen BN0175-19E review here once it’s ready.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £400

15. Seiko Turtle Prospex PADI Special Edition Automatic Dive Watch SRPA21

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We couldn’t do a list of the best dive watches without featuring a Seiko Turtle. The Padi is a special edition Seiko Dive watch with a Pepsi bezel that people absolutely love. The timepiece features a Japanese automatic movement, lume, Hardlex glass, and a diver’s 200m water resistance rating.

You can read my full Seiko SRPA21 review here soon.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £400

16. Luminox Navy Seal Colormark Blackout Watch A3051.BO1

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 This is one of Luminox best selling watches. The Luminox 3050 has been designed to withstand the demands of the US Navy Seals, and with that comes an extremely durable, impressive timepiece. At the heart of the watch is a Swiss quartz movement, protected by a mineral crystal glass, with tritium gas tubes on the hands and markers. This watch is lightweight and uses a carbon reinforced resin casing to achieve its durability. This model has a 200m water resistance rating. This model was featured as one of our 10 best Luminox watches for men.

You can read my full Luminox 3051 Blackout review here.

 

 

Best Diving Watches Under £400

17. Seiko Prospex Gmt Dive Watch SUN019P1

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 Finishing off our selection of the best dive watches under £400 is this oversized dive watch from Seiko. It’s also part of the popular Prospex series, as with many of the other Seiko dive watches featured today. I wouldn’t be surprised if this goes up in price as it can fluctuate a lot so I think it’s lucky that it’s current;y at this lower price. The watch features a Japanese Kinetic movement, 3d LumiBrite, Hardlex crystal, and a diver’s 200m water resistance rating. It also featured as one of our 100 best watches under £500.

You can read my full Seiko SUN019 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £500

18. Bulova Precisionist Chronograph Dive Watch

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 The first watch in our best dive watches under £500 tier is this stunning Bulova watch. It’s part of their precisionist series, these watches are extremely accurate with a 262kHz quartz movement that uses a 3 prong torsional resonator crystal. This gives the watch that desired sweeping second hand which is a show of good quality. This brilliant Bulova watch featured in our ‘Are Bulova Watches Good, 9 best reviewed‘ post that’s well worth having a read. Extra features of this watch include a sapphire crystal glass, luminescent hands, stop watch, and a 300m water resistance rating.

You can read my full Bulova 96G175 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £500

19. Tissot Seastar Chronograph Dive Watch T0664171705700

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This attractive Tissot dive watch is part of the Seastar series that focuses on diving timepiece. It’s made from stainless steel and has a comfortable black rubber strap. The watch features a Swiss quartz movement that’s extremely accurate and reliable, as well as a sapphire crystal glass for great scratch protection. As for water resistance, it has a 300m rating that’s impressive. Why not check out my 9 best Tissot watches under £500 next.

You can read my full Tissot T0664171705700 review here once it’s complete.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £500

20. Certina DS Action Precidrive Dive Watch C0324101105100

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This is the first watch from Certina to make it into our list today. Certina did very well in our best watches under £1000 that I suggest checking out sometime. The Precidrive series ensures the utmost accuracy at Certina, the quartz movement achieves real chronometer precision with a rate deviation of +/- 10 seconds per year, making it 10 times more accurate than a traditional quartz timepiece. The watch features a Swiss quartz movement, sapphire glass, and a 300m water resistance rating.

You can read my full Certina C0324101105100 here soon.

Best Diving Watches Under £600

21. Bulova Precisionist Chronograph timepiece 98G229

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One of the best dive watches under £600 has to be this Bulova Precisionist timepiece. It has a black carbon fibre dial and the casing is made of a gunmetal PVD. It features Bulova’s UHF super quartz movement that gives you a sweeping second hand and accuracy to within seconds per year. The chronograph functions to record up to 1/1000th of a second on an analogue dial. Extra features include the sapphire crystal glass, and a 300m water resistance rating. This watch featured as one of our best luxury Bulova watches.

You can read my full Bulova 98G229 review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £800

22. Casio Men’s G-Shock Frogman Radio Controlled Dive Watch GWF-D1000-1ER

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The G-Shock Frogman is Casio’s biggest bad baddest dive watch available, this timepiece means business. It features both their Tough solar and Waveceptor technology. This gives it perfect timing synchronizing from 6 transmitters around the world, as well as never needing a replacement battery thanks to its charging using solar and light. As for dive features, there’s a depth meter with digital readout, dive time log, countdown timer, flashing LCD and dual illuminator dial, 5 daily alarms, moon and tide display at a glance, and world time display in 26 world cities. The watch has an impenetrable DLC steel case, the case back and bezel are finished in a diamond like carbon (DLC) finish for super hard durability. The case itself is massive at 47mm but that’s offset by the comfortable rubber strap. It also features a ISO rated 200m water resistance rating. Overall it’s a watch that’s designed to withstand anything you can throw at it, a superior dive watch for sure.

You can read my full G-Shock Frogman GWF-D1000-1ER review soon.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £1000

23. Hamilton Khaki Froman Automatic Dive Watch H77705145

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 One of the best dive watches under £1000 has to be this beautiful Hamilton Khaki Frogman. The watch was originally created for the US naval “frogmen” teams and featured in the smash-hit 1951 movie The Frogmen. The new diver easily meets the demands for most divers. The watch features a Hamilton H-10 Swiss automatic movement with an incredible 80 hour power reserve. A good use of lume on the hands and markers gives the watch maximum visibility in any condition. It also features a sapphire crystal glass with anti-glare, and a 300m water resistance rating. Have a look at more of our best Hamilton watches here.

You can read my full Hamilton H77705145 review here soon.

 

 

Best Diving Watches Under £2000

24. Victorinox Swiss Army Professional Divemaster Watch 241355

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 One of the best dive watches under £2000 has to be this brilliant Victorinox Swiss Army watch. This is a serious diver’s watch from a prestigious brand. The Victorinox Dive Master Mecha model has a Black Ice PVD treatment, sapphire crystal front and back, as well as a screw down crown, and 500m water resistance rating. It’s powered by a Swiss automatic movement, calibre ETA 2892-A2, very impressive. Overall a very impressive watch that should definitely be checked out.

You can read my full Victorinox 241355 review here soon.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £2000

25. Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500 Dive Watch WAK2110.BA0830

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Another one of the best dive watches under £2000 has to be the Tag Heuer Aquaracer. The watch is built to an extremely high quality, as you’d expect from a Tag Heuer timepiece. It features a Swiss automatic movement Tag Heuer Calibre 5, this has a 38 hour power reserve. There’s a unidirectional black ceramic bezel, luminous hands and hour markers, sapphire crystal, and a 500m water resistance rating. Check out more of the Best Tag Heuer watches here.

I’ll add in a full Tag Heuer WAK2110.BA0830 review here once it’s complete.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £2500

26. Oris Men’s Aquis Automatic Chronograph Diving Watch

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Next up we have this stunning Swiss made watch from Oris. Oris are a well-known luxury high-end brand, the Aquis is their take on a diving watch. The Oris Aquis in equipped with a unidirectional revolving top ring bezel with black ceramic divers inlay. It also features a Swiss automatic chronograph 25 jewel movement 774 – SW500 calibre. There’s high-quality lume coating the hour markers and watch hands, all this protected by a thick sapphire crystal glass. As you’d expect from a luxury diving watch, this model has a 500m water resistance rating, extremely high quality.

You can read my full Oris 0177476554154 review here soon.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £2500

27. Muhle Glashutte Seebataillon GMT Automatic Dive Watch M1-28-62-KB

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 Another brilliant Dive watch under £2500 is this Seebataillon Gmt from Muhle Glashutte. If you’ve shopped for watches in this price range before then I’m sure you’ve heard of the brand, the focus on luxury well built timepiece and have featured in our best watches under £1000 before. This model is powered by a Swiss made automatic movement and featured a sapphire glass crystal, and 300m water resistance rating. The watch itself is a German dive watch, Germany build a great selection of timepiece, one of my favourites after Switzerland.

You can read my full Muhle Glashutte M1-28-62-KB review here once it’s complete.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £2500

28. Ball Engineer Master II Skindiver Chronometer Dive Watch

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Reimagining a design from Ball from yesteryear, the Skindiver is a high-specced diver’s watch with the DNA of the original. This watch uses a Chronometer rated Swiss automatic movement with COSC certification as well as a date function. The movement is a Ball RR1103 calibre which has a reserve of 38 hours and a vibration at 28.800 A/h The unidirectional rotating bezel allows you to measure elapsed time underwater. It actually comes with an extra strap, this one made of rubber so you can switch out between the two depending what you prefer. With a 500m water resistance rating, this should suit most people looking for a high end Swiss made dive watch.

You can read my full Ball DM3108 A SCJ review here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £5000

29. Oris Men’s Prodiver Titanium Dive Watch

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We’re reaching the highest of some of the most expensive dive watches available now. This model from Oris is ultra high quality. The innovative Rotation Safety System is the safest there is. Also equipped with a 25 jewel Swiss automatic chronograph, super visible counter displays and an automatic helium valve, it’s the ultimate professional divers watch: a super-sized action hero 51mm in diameter and a 1000m water resistant rating. The case itself is made of titanium that’s lightweight and tougher than stainless steel. The glass is made of sapphire crystal that offers the best scratch resistant available. If you’re serious about scuba dive watches, then do check out this model.

You can read my full Oris 0177476837154 review once it’s available.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £5000

29. Omega Seamaster Professional Co-Axial Chronometer 212.30.41.20.03.001

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 The Omega Seamaster collection are a top tier choice for people seeking luxury diving watches. The sporty Seamaster collection is a tribute to the brand’s maritime legacy. This is a high end model that’s powered by a Co-Axial calibre 2500 automatic self winding movement with a 38 hour power reserve. Key features of the watch include a chronometer, date display, helium escape valve, screw-in crown, and a unidirectional ceramic bezel. With a 300m water resistance rating it should be ideal for most situations.

You can read my full Omega 212.30.41.20.03.001 review here soon.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £5000

30. Bell & Ross Marine Automatic Swiss Dive Watch

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The next luxury dive watch we have featured under £5000 in this professional marine timepiece from Bell & Ross. As a professional diving watch this Bell & Ross timepiece is the perfect accompaniment to any budding diver. The outstanding 500m water resistant rating is extremely impressive. The watch is designed to meet all the needs of a diver within an intense underwater environment. The dual chronograph can measure several diving or decompression times at once. The watch is Swiss made and uses a Swiss automatic movement, unidirectional internal bezel, and a sapphire glass. Perfect for any underwater adventurer.

I’m unlikely to have a Bell & Ross BR-02-94-CARBON review coming any time soon, but if I do, I’ll add it in here.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £5000

31. IWC Men’s Aquatimer Automatic Diver Watch

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Are last dive watch under £5000 to be featured is from another top high end brand, IWC. IWC are known for their classic Swiss style. This watch is part of their Aquatimer series that’s full of luxury dive watches. The watch features a Swiss-made automatic movement with a 42 hour power reserve, luminescent hands and markers, and a sapphire crystal glass. Boasting a 300m water resistant rating and incorporating IWC’s SafeDive technology this durable watch is well worth considering if you have the budget for it.

At present, we don’t have a full IWC IW329001 review available.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £10000

32. Breitling Aeromarine Superocean Sport Dive Watch

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When we get to the best dive watches under £10000 mark we start to see some of the most prestigious brands available. Breitling have the Superocean Heritage that’s part of their Aeromarine collection. This timepiece has a Heritage 46 caliber automatic chronograph movement, sapphire glass, and a 200m water resistance rating.

 

Best Diving Watches Under £10000

33. Rolex Submariner Dive Watch

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 One of the most desired iconic dive watches has to be the Rolex Submariner, a great choice for our final watch in this best dive watches list. For in depth details on this watch I suggest checking out the Rolex page here. There’s in depth description about the timepiece and it includes some great images that I think you’ll appreciate.

Hopefully, I’ll get a full Rolex Submariner review available for you in the future.

 

Thanks for reading

Thanks for taking the time to read through my list of the ultimate 33 best diving watches for men. I enjoyed doing all the research for this article, even if it did take nearly a full week to put together. I really hope you found this useful in some way. If you have any suggestions for iconic watches that you think should be added to the list, have your say in the comments section below.