Dive Watches for Men (5 Of My Favorites)

what's up guys i'm brian Sakawa you're watching he spoke style and today we're talking all about dive watches [Music] so today's video is the first in a series of watch videos that we're doing with crown and caliber a brand new awesome partner of ours if you haven't heard of crown and caliber they are the number one place to buy and sell pre-owned luxury watches online and they are going to do he spoke style viewers of solid and offer you $150 off your first watch purchase all you have to do is use code HSS 150 and all this information will be down below in the description all right so dive watches probably one of the most popular watch Styles out there and I think their appeal especially to American men has to do with their style they are very sporty they're typically on the larger side and they just have a very very cool look to them so one thing I really like about dive watches is actually something that I think is really interesting in men's wear as well and that is that they were developed for a very practical purpose dive watches our tool watches they're called dive watches for a reason and that is because they were made for underwater diving now to be classified as a dive watch the watch itself has to adhere to several different standards it has to have a minimum depth rating of 100 meters it has to have a unidirectional bezel that means the bezel that can only turn one way with minute markings and five minute increments it has to have clearly distinguishable minute markings on the dial you need to be able to read it at 25 centimeters away in total darkness and you need to be able to tell in total darkness that the watch is actually running so what that means is that you're going to have a running second hand with some loom on it it's got to have a certain amount of magnetic shock and chemical resistance a solid strap and for dive watches that are battery-powered it needs to have an end-of-life indicator alright so although dive watches were made for actual underwater divers the good news especially if you like sporty watches is that you do not have to be a diver to wear one there's actually a term called desk divers which refers to guys who don't dive for a profession which is most of us but you know sit behind a desk and wear a dive watch nothing wrong with that dive watches are very cool and next I'm going to talk about five of my favorite dive watches which are also some of the most recognizable dive watches out there first up we have an all-time classic the Rolex Submariner it is iconic it is unmistakable I mean what else can you say bow to the crown the Rolex Submariner is just an awesome watch it was developed in 1953 shown at Basel in 1954 and there's just so much out there about the Submariner that contributes to its status and mystique that is honestly kind of overwhelming especially when you get into the vintage side of the summer I mean there are tropical dials spider dials meters first feet first all these little minor variations that get watch geek super turned on and can really drive up the price of vintage models now I have to say that for me when I was first getting into watches and especially thinking about the first luxury watch that I was going to purchase the Samara was not really a contender mostly because it's a sports watch and although it's definitely possible to wear it with a suit because I have and I tend to be more on the dressier end of the spectrum it didn't have quite the amount of versatility that I was looking for but I do have to say that having this watch in my possession for a few weeks and being able to try it out and wear it in various situations that I get it I understand I mean having it on the wrist it really is perfect you can see that this one which is a reference one four zero six zero doesn't have a date window and a lot of submariners you do see quote-unquote in the wild do have a date window but I think if you're more of a purist you would want to go with a no date version because if you're underwater do you really care what the data is that's what I would say so price brand-new Submariner is going to run you between eight and nine thousand dollars but you can pick up a quality pre-owned one for around 66 hundred dollars next we have the Omega Seamaster 300 master coaxial 41 millimeters steel bracelet no crown guard and you can see on the dial that there is luminous material on the hour minute and second hands as well as the hour markers and one thing that's kind of nice is that it has a little bit of a brown fade to it giving the illusion of patina which is sometimes referred to purge or ative Lee as fauxtina the rotating bezel is not quite as wide as the Samara and the price is much different than the Samara as well now this version of the C master will run you about the same as a pre-owned Submariner but if you find one pre-owned it can be had for about 4600 dollars or so there are many different versions of the C master and you can definitely get a pre-owned C master dive version for about 1800 dollars which is a great watch for that price next up is the Breitling super ocean heritage 42 millimeter steel case no crown guard rubber strap with a deployment clasp now this watch to me of the two previous watches that we've looked at is the dressiest of the bunch and that is due in large part to this particular watch having a white dial I mean even with the rubber strap it still has that dressier and more clean kind of look to it then I honestly really like this watch even though it is maybe the least dive Watchi of the watches that we have here it does have a date window which also might contribute to its a dressier look I mean it feels really great on the wrist even at 42 millimeters I don't think it wears that large and the price isn't bad either pre-owned for this particular watch are going to be paying about 30 to 50 next we have a super super serious dive watch this is the doxa sub 6000 T now doxa is one of the quintessential dive watch brands the watches are this one is 45 millimeters they are thick they are heavy they are chunking love the orange dial extremely recognizable you are not going to confuse this for any other kind of watch and you are likely either going to love it or hate it now now this is truly a tool watch this is a watch for divers and doesn't really transfer to an everyday we're definitely not something I would call versatile this is not a watch that anyone could wear with a suit convincingly I mean holding it in my hand I can tell you that this is an awesome watch if if I was a diver I would totally have a doxa but for me this isn't a watch that I could justify owning even at a $2,500 online price point finally we have a watch that is not technically a dive watch it doesn't have a rotating bezel for one but it is descended from a dive watch and that is the Panerai lumen or do a three so this would be considered the dress version of the lumen or submersible which does have your typical rotating bezel and dive watch look now the do a is 42 millimeters steel case leather strap and display case back which is really nice it's thin and because it has a leather strap instead of a steel bracelet it is much lighter than any of the other watches that we've looked at here it's sporty and dressy at the same time I would say that because of the leather strap that it leans more towards the dressy side even more than the Breitling however even at 42 millimeters I would say it does wear larger mostly due to the crown guard but also because it doesn't have a bezel the dial appears much larger which which contributes to the overall look on the wrist this is a cool watch if you want something that it's in the dive watch realm but that is maybe a little dressier and has a little bit more versatility I would definitely recommend the do way price pre-owned you're looking at about four thousand dollars which for a Panerai isn't that bad at all alright so there you have it if you are looking for a dive watch you are a dive watch fan those are five watches that I personally really really like and not are and that are a great value thanks again to our friends at crown and caliber for providing these watches for this video and remember that if you are looking for a pre-owned luxury watch that you can save $150 with crown and caliber just by using code HSS one and fifty so let me know in the comments what your favorite dive watch is if you liked this video give it a thumbs up and be sure to subscribe to the channel that's all for now guys thanks for watching and stay tailor you [Music]