The Best “Professional” Dive Watches - Picked By An Actual Diver
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In this video, I share some of the top dive watches on the market for anyone looking to actually take their watch diving. I'm not a diver myself, so I enlisted the help of Ben Lowry, one of our team members and a former commercial diver, in creating this list of watches. What do you think of our picks?
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3:22 Scurfa Diver One Titanium $230
5:11 Seiko Turtle SRPE93 $495
5:38 Seiko Arnie SNJO25 $525
6:43 Seiko Samurai SRPE37 $595
7:47 Citizen ProMaster Diver $695
8:50 Citizen BJ8050-OBE $595
9:20 Citizen ProMaster Aqualand $750
10:20 Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional $1075
10:54 Mido Oceanstar 200C $1200
11:50 Certina DS Super PH500M $960
12:38 Marathon GSAR $1800
14:18 Doxa Sub 300T $1890
15:28 Longines Hydroconquest $1775
16:14 Sinn U50 $2520
17:22 Oris Aquis $3500
19:36 Tudor Pelagos FXD $4100
19:52 Omega Seamaster Professional 300 $5600
20:48 Rolex Submariner $10250
21:39 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms $15700
@menace you are very welcome
thank u
Thanks!! If you did this for all of his videos, we could become best friends! Hahaha
Agree with @island vibes 😂
Every content you update, i feel like spending money.
I am a Class IV commercial diver and ex military diver.For me the best dive watch at the moment is the Tudor Pelagos FXD.Why you may ask?Simple,because it doesn’t have watch pins,but rather the solid bars.Over the years I’ve broken and lost watches due to those thin pins.
Great point
I bought the nato adapter for my EcoZilla for the same reason, sold fixed bar for no worry strap attachment.
That's why you should always Dive with your Watch on a Nato Strap. Break One Pin. The Watch is Still Attached to the Strap. Both Pins Breaking at the Same time is *Almost* Impossible.
That is a nice watch. Plus it has a distinct color of blue on the dial.
I second this. The FXD is top class!
Im a Divemaster who always uses both a computer and a Dive Watch for redundancy purposes. A few years ago during a 90 ft. dive my computer fail and it was my Citizen Promaster Aqualand who did the job of helping me get to the surface safely, since then my advice is get in the water with both a computer and a capable dive watch.
i am also a dive master - i master my dive
Thanks for this advice of having a good dive watch as a backup to a computer. Makes very good sense.
will you try apple watch ultra?
As a retired STEM professional, I can vouch for this. If it's one thing I know, it's that technology WILL take a dump, and do do at the worst possible moment!
Citizen it's the best diver !!!
My dad was former Military and recreational Diver. He passed away about 25 years ago and wore a Seiko automatic turtle. It’s got heavy wear but still ticking and I wear it myself sometimes today, although I don’t dive.
As a recreational diver, I used to use an SKX, before they started becoming too valuable. I now use either a basic ProMaster EcoDrive, or a Casio Duro. When going into an environment where anything can, and does happen. wearing a multi-thousand dollar watch can be a big hit to the wallet, if it should get lost or broken.
The Duro has basically no lume eso I don’t know how you deal with that
It's more of a back-up piece, but I don't do night diving, and I keep a limit so there's some sort of light.
Love my eco drive pro master ! Especially when I bought a few years ago for $150 !
Commercial salvage diver and captain here, as well as a dive instructor. My everyday wear is a Glycine Combat Sub, just because it's both durable and accurate enough, but at an affordable enough price point it's replaceable should something go wrong, although it hasn't yet.
I have the bronze gmt version. Really like it, especially for the money…$550 from Costco. I wear it hiking a lot, which leads to many dings, dirt and water. Seems to keep time well, about 3 seconds fast a day.
Glycine is TOP watch for the Mony
Second that choice.
@@Tribalius
Who is Mony?
I have one as well, and a Instructor Trainer, been in dive industry full time since 95. I really like it but find using the bezel is a PITA when diving. not enough grip and too stiff to turn My go to for years when a resort instr has been a few Seiko divers as tough as heck but affordable. I see they are getting more expensive and hear quality is not as consistent.
Have Omega PloProf 600 (original) a Seamaster (1996) and have dived both but not at all my every day wear let alone every day dive. I also have a couple SeaStars 1000"s Tissot's ( 2003 and 2011 versions_ that have been good dive watches, however other than their bezel being better than the Gycine, I think the Glycine is slightly better quality . I am eyeing the new Tissot SeaStar 2000, it seems awesome value for what if offers, even a useless and silly Helium release valve (no folks, in water not needed, in chamber you just open your crown anyhow.. solved, plus most folks are NEVER going to dive saturation, far less than 1% of divers ever will, and even few commercial divers )
One word - “Tuna” - but I guess it didn’t make the cut because of being hard to find one now.
I have been wearing my Seiko Professional 600m “Tuna” every day since I bought it back in 1975 / 76. Both for initially sport and then part time commercial diving with a marine construction company for a few years and in heavy mining and construction work ever since..
It has survived quite a number of car and motorcycle “incidents” over the years, three aircraft crashes and numerous parachute jumps. Nearly fifty years of continual use (and abuse) - I have had seals changed regularly and it still is the watch I put on every morning - a bit battered around the edges (in a bit better condition than me though 😜) and the luminosity has “left the building”. I look forward to handing it on to my son when my time comes.
Great video and very real recommendations. I am a PADI MSD and always used a Seiko on rubber as a backup next to my computer. After ten years I updated and bought a second hand Pelagos from someone who did not wear it enough and its been on more than 200 dives already :)
Freaking loved this video! And of course the Sinn U50 HAD TO MAKE THE LIST! A watch I cannot stop thinking about! Excellent list as always! Probably the most comprehensive dive watch list I've seen! thanks Teddy!
you have exceptional Tudors...and sure you don't need more dive watches...you have all the best divers foreverrr...
I use an Oris Aquis Depth gauge for diving. The analog depth gauge is a brilliant "uncomplicated" complication which turned out to be an ACTUAL useful and important feature during my recent dives. Of course it does not replace a computer but I've used it as my main device during shallow dives and it's very reliable.
Hi Teddy its nice to finally see a review of dive watches for actual Divers , like any endeavour there are as many types of watches as types of divers . As for myself I got my certification in 1976 primarily for recreation though over the years I find myself doing more salvage ,rescue and boat repairs and maintenance than having fun exploring . At present I’ve got 7 dive watches , 2 Seiko turtles ,a Cousteau manta ,and a gold turtle , 2 Longines blue and a 2 tone , Certina D S titanium , as well as a titanium Sedna ti ,tantalum OMEGA ,and just for fun an Islander 18 that I affectionately call the snot master as a cheap nockaround yachtmaster alternative……one can never have enuff dive watches
Teddy. You talk the dive watch talk. Now, you "have" to take the plunge. Sign up for scuba school, and dive to about 50 meters. We all want to see that. You will be the first time piece vlogger to do this. Yes!!!
Yess!!!!!
Teddy this has to be your most comprehensive and inclusive review of dive watches to date. Very cool!
Glad to see Citizen get mentions. The upsized, uprated "Lefty" is of course up-priced, but you can still find NOS versions of the original 42mm "Lefty" (contemporary of the SKX and used for a time by the Italian Navy as their diver straight out of the box) very cheaply. I recently picked up the full lume version under $200. Grab one before they disappear. Admittedly never as iconic as the SKX but like that watch many will want them when they're gone. A very comprehensive list. Thank you.
Thanks for another great review Teddy. Owning 300-600m dive watches for most of us is like all the soccer moms and dads owning high capability, four-wheel drive SUV’s to pick up their kids after school. Not necessary, but highly desired. There is something about knowing you have the capability under you or on your wrist. I have many dive watches and have never strapped on a SCUBA tank in my life. I do love diving off the dock and working and playing around water though. Having a tool watch that I can keep on all day around the lake or beach gives me a great feeling.
The Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic in that exact green dial was my first watch when I started collecting about 4 months ago. I absolutely love it!
Love your videos. I bought a Seiko "Willard" 6105 in 1971 before shipping overseas and went through the entire decade in the US Army wearing it from the Far East to sub zero Alaska. If there was a torture test not given I can't recall, my only maintenance was replacing straps. By the mid 80s rather than refurbish it, it was a wreck, but still functional, that I should have kept in hindsight, I bought a replacement, one of their first Quartz divers in the mid 80s and got another hard decade out of it. A lot of scuba. Unable to just stick #1 inside a drawer forgotten I dove to a coral ledge off Maui and left it under the watchful eyes of a large moray eel. I suspect he's still guarding it today. Living in Kona, HI then, the most popular watch worn in the local scuba clan was the then new Casio G-Shock, an early poor man's dive computer around 40 bucks. And agreed, by the end of the 90s the dive computer had all but mothballed traditional dive watches. I worked in a dive shop before the Army and we sold the Doxa, marketed by US Divers with the Aqua Lung logo on it's face, it was pretty hot stuff along with the price. Orange incidentally at depth photographs black although your vision perceives the orange hue. ?? These days for old times sake I'm using a Casio Duro with an Uncle Seiko rubber strap reminiscent of my old 6105 band but a lot softer. The original 6105 was hard plastic. Still in Alaska, it handles -40F and some ruff stuff without a hitch. Who needs a Rolex Sub anyway?
I just bought my first Certina, specifically the DS PH200M. Love how it looks and it's pretty cool to have something a little more off the beaten path.
Fabulous review Teddy, some great content and advice
You are all looking at it the wrong way when it comes to dive watches. For a diver, not only the ability to measure the elapsed dive time and the duration of the safety stop, or even decompression stops, but equally important is the depth reading. So for me, only the Aqualand from Citizen ticks all the boxes, which I actually use every day here in the Maldives, where I work since 18 years as a Dive Instructor.
Wow! Thank you for the great content here. Truly focused on the tool's intent. You highlighted a few brands I've not tried and one I hoped to keep more secret (Certina, especially for ladies' watches). Cheers.
A great list… thanks Teddy. The only addition I would suggest is the Squale 1521, a true divers’ piece which punches far above its price point.
Wow Teddy. You covered the full spectrum! Fantastic video!
In my younger years I was a PADI divemaster. The choices the divers have today is remarkable, that being said my favorite brand is Citizen and I have several.
I own 2 Citizen Promaster Aqualands. I have to say my JP2000-08e is my favourite watch and such a crazy bargain for what you get. I am tempted to buy a second one because my first one is so darned good. My preferred variation with the original black dial and orange minute hand, with a steel bracelet is not widely available new. I’m concerned that it will not be available at all one of these days.
The Doxa’s bezel with the built-in US Navy air dive table is the perfect timer for a single non-decompression dive outing.
No need to have the dive computer and whatnot if you’re not doing multiple dives. Sometimes all I do is a single shore dive at night. SPG and Doxa are all you need to keep track of your bottom time.
Teddy, this is one of your better current videos. Thank you. Filled with interesting information and valid opinion. Well done and thank you.
I have been a commercial diver (HSEpt2, saturation) for over 30 years and always wore a promaster under pressure. That said, the watch I would wear above the surface is the Longines Legend Divers.
The most common divers watch I have ever seen on DSVs are G-Shocks
@@mell3109 That makes sense. The G Shocks are tough as nails tool watches and have useful dive features, especially the GWF-D1000, 200M dive rated WITH depth meters. The Citizen Promaster Aqualands such as the original JP2000-08e are also dive rated to 200 meters WITH depth meters. I wonder how deep they’ve actually gone and survived.
Thank you for another great video mate. I enjoyed every second. Please keep it coming. Thank you for another great video mate. I enjoyed every second. Please keep it coming.
Nice list. I think having a power reserve indicator would be a plus for mechanical dive watches.
Thanks again Teddy. I bought a Tissot Seastar 2000 yesterday in Calgary, so it was nice to hear you talk about it.
Excellent. Loved this one
Excellent work! This is my favorite content you have produced. As a Professional Diver I wear a watch on my left and a computer on my right. I'm wearing either my Seiko Samurai or my Citizen Eco-zilla in the water - I save my Submariner for the bar after the dive. Cheers, John
I just purchased a submariner. Just a rec diver. Any apprehension in taking it out. At least once?
None! I've worn my Rolex Diving, doing what it was designed to do. But, I beat up my Dive Watches pretty hard - banging them on just about everything. So I just wear the beaters while diving. @@migueldlf1926
Glad to finally see Certina on here!
I bought a Certina action DS diver back in October and I love it. It’s a reputable brand with history and used by divers.
I am balancing between DS Action Diver and DS Super PH 500m. Both models seems great.
Amazing as always. Thanks Teddy.
Great vid, like always. I missed the Longines visit video! Going to watch it now haha
Omega Seamaster Professional 300m
The 300 is actually very hard to see in the dark because of the lack of lume on the hands. Not practical.
@@Vox-Populi bro what they have lume on the hands😂
@@MattyPreacts Very little lume. Almost impossible to see underwater.
@@Vox-Populi you are delusional 😂
@@rickjason215 delusional 😂
Another solid comparison post, keep up the good work. Also I was glad to see you're a fellow Delta guy 👍
Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowlege.
Super content, precise and insightful.
Thank you so much TEDDY for this great video. With your analysis and the data from professionnal divers , you help us to keep our mind opened to all the opportunities . Discover new watches, understood the requirements for professionnal watches, see the luxury divers watches. I am glad to learn about all these watches from 450 $ to 15 000 $. See you soon.
Commercial diver as well as recreational instructor , the first few mins of this video actually make it stand out from the rest of the die hards on you tube who spend a life telling folk they need a dive watch ,,, for that alone , well done.
I wear a rather old but still serviceable Citizen Promaster Automatic and will replace it with another should it ever pack it in. As much as I love the Citizen I thought I should mention my other Dive watch my Zodiac Super Seawolf 75, and think Zodiac deserved to be on your list for their contributions to Dive Watches. In fact there are so many brands with really top quality watches it would be really hard to put them into a list but some other inclusions might have been Squale, Bremont, IWC and Edox but, you guys did an admirable job constructing this list!!
Great video. Thanks Teddy!
Awesome vid, nice work!
Nice review! Thank you!
In 1981 I was in the USCG, on board the Cutter Point Bridge. Most of us wore a cheap Timex. Our rescue diver wore a DOXA. A few years later when G-Shock became a thing, we all bought those.
I’m surprised Teddy, that you didn’t include the SeaQ from Glashütte. Fantastic watch!
I was today years old when I realised this guy's name isn't Teddy Bulbasaur 😭😭😭
maybe it's Fushigidane?
Super nice reviews! Thanks
Super video Teddy, I am scuba diver and own 5 of the watches on your list and have dived with them all, great watches that you really don't ever need to take off your wrist.
Love the arnie being featured here and there in your videos, rebought this watch after losing it while freediving, softspot in my heart for this one.
Great list!!! Thoughts on the Panerai Submersible line?? I think they certainly have some interesting heritage!
A lot of options, I personally snorkeled with watches that I am comfortable beating :) Usually go for Victorinox inox diver, Seiko SKX or Casio duro. Surprised that there is no mention of the Gshock frogman in this video :)
Great video. Thank you, Teddy
Good video. So many divers to cover, but thought you might mention Squale and Panerai.
Active diver here, actually did 4 dives today…Ive got many dive watches ranging from $50-$4000 but seldom wear any of them diving (I use a diver computer), the only ones I’ve taken diving are my citizen pro master diver and my Luminox Deep Diver. What’s funny though is along with my dive computer I do wear a watch every time I dive but it’s almost always a GShock, they can handle the abuse without worry.
I picked up the Seiko Turtle a few months ago at the Marine Corps Exchange at Marine Corps Base Quantico a few months ago. I love it!
some very nice surprises on this list, and some welcome old favourites
Great video as always Teddy -THANK YOU! My love affair with watches began in '76 when I bought my Seiko 6309 for my high school diving class and dive trips. In 1990 I replaced it with an Omega Seamaster 200M pre-Bond, which was replaced in '02 by a Rolex Submariner. All are still in my collection. Along the way, I have acquired many other divers including Certina, Vaer, Lorier, and several other Seikos. This past week, I broke out the 6309 that started it all and it was a pleasure having it on my wrist again. Keep up the great work.
Actual Diver made a nice list of watches. Well done Actual Diver! 👏👏
Thank you for the great reviews and great cinematography. Can you do a video of dive watches with countDOWN bezels (like the Tudor)? (CountUP bezel examples would be the Sub and Seamaster)
Love your videos man
I love the Bremont Supermarine S2000 and have it in my collection. It is ISO certified and different to the more standard dive watch brands. An extremely well made watch.
A friend of mine is a professional diver and he has a dive computer. But like you said, his backup of a Citizen dive watch.
Great video teddy! Wish you could’ve also included the zodiac sea wolf, as it’s from the same year as the submariner and the fifty fathoms
That was great, thank you.
Great!!! nice to see this video .
For general use I have a Citizen Titanium Promaster. It isn't the best watch in the world but I got it relatively cheaply and I don't want a heavy watch if I am out doing an activity, like Kayaking, swimming, etc. Most important of all, I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a dive watch, which could break, if I accidently smashed it against rocks or something. The one downside is it doesn't have sapphire crystal but that isn't a massive issue. Also I am aware that a G-Shock maybe more practical but I prefer a less busy dial, where I can see the time easier.
I still will always love and have traditional dive watches, even though I always wear my garmin dive computer. And there's something about that Seamaster, just detailed enough but still very simple looking, I will get it one day 🙂
Really good video im new to watches excellent
Excellent video. Some absolutely stunning watches but yeah the Blanpain wins it for me. It just has superb style and hits the nail bang on for a great looking dive watch. Somehow can’t see me ever owning one though.
Sinn U50 and Doxa 300T are top of my list
I am a recreational diver. I liked how you started the video. Yes, we divers do not need a watch as we wear air integrated dive computers now.
I have owned a Rolex Sea Dweller, the classic Seiko Automatic and currently own a Seiko LX Spring Drive Prospex SBDB021.
Spring drive sets Seiko apart from all other brands.
You can always buy a fake Rolex Submariner, Sea Dweller but not a Seiko or Grand Seiko spring drive.
Tudor Pelagos has had some serious quality issues.
The Tudor is amazing! Thanks Ted!
Teddy I love the fact they you mentioned Sinn regulating it’s movements and not saying a word. That’s kinda the best watch makers they just do it and don’t really make a huge fuss about it brands like Sinn and honestly helm also are just two brands going for the same space at different price points and in different ways. Helm with Japanese nh seiko movements and a iso 6425 test and a real personal touch and distinct build quality. While Sinn just does it lil German amazingness with eta movements. Honestly that’s a amazing thing. That’s how Rolex started there’s no reason sinn, oris, helm, etc etc etc etc couldn’t replicate that exact thing. But then again the oyster case is perfect. Omega genially payed doctors to come up with the best fitting wrist watch for the largest percentage of humans. That watch, the dynamic is genuinely a oyster case by omega with a abnormally large protruding crown. My Theory is that the doctors came back and said you won’t like this but all watch makers have underestimated how big we can make normal crowns and omega ran with it. So do that again Sinn/helm and you’ll be forever written in history.
Scurfa is amazing! Went swimming on a recent trip to Danang, Vietnam. When i got out of the water my Seiko solar PADI was dead. Thankfully it was still under warranty.
Such a great vid Teddy. Almost makes me want to stray from my original Seiko 7548 (Pepsi) and 6306 (Third Diver).
Glad to see Doxa, Seiko Arnie and Sinn mentioned
That Scurfa looks very interesting. Do you have a link to purchase it? I don't see it on your list of links.
Cool series Ted. Should do pilots watches by jet pilots and bush pilots. Be interesting to see how they stack up.
One of my cousins is a commercial airline pilot. He wears a Citizen Skyhawk that his wife gave him as a gift. He told me he doesn't know how to use most of the stuff on it. Just "looks cool". :D
can you do a casio dive watches video? i don't mean any specific casio dive watch or dive style just maybe from the old poseidons to the oceanus
Brilliant Teddy, the vast majority of the Submariner shown was the no date 124060.
Hi Teddy,
Quick question, what about tag heuer aquaracer, don't you think it deserves to be in same diving line?
"The Best “Professional” Dive Watches - Picked By An Actual Diver".....The video we really needed 🤿🐟. Thanks Teddy 😉👍
Hey Teddy. Take a Look at the *TITONI* (SEASCOPPER 600M) Chronometer (COSC). I picked up One as a Beater, but mainly just to See if What I had heard about it's Fit & Finish and Bang for Buck, wasn't Just Hype. Well When I received it (Direct from TITONI), The Presentation was Way More than it's $1800 total Cost. Seriously, A Bit, even More, Better than Rolex's Presentation (Not an Exaggeration).
Love my Arnie and Citizen Promasters, eying up the Oris Aquis next for all that diving I do 😆🧢
Love the helium escape. My favorite Omega
That Seiko turtle with a lume at the 3 o'clock is my perfect watch. Blue sat red sun 4 o'clock crown. Thank you Seiko.
Phenomenal video. Thank you Teddy, and to your crew,👍🏼
I seen an SLA019J green marine master , apparently there’s only 1968 made , beautiful green dial .
Great video! What about the Tuna though?
Is something like the Casio Frogman even in this league or at least an honorable mention? I’m just curious. I’m not well versed in dive watches.
I use a my dive watch as backup and I set the bezel before every plunge. A Longines Hydroconquest (old version) gave me company the last 750 dives an served me well with no problem. There are maybe better quality, more luxurious and functional watches around, but I can really recommend this one, especially at the reasonable price point.
Hi Ted, what is your advice between Longines Hydroconquest and Spirit?
Great review. I am surprised you did not review ORIENT or SQUALE which are established, professional brands very comparable to the watches you featured.
Scurfa is class! Love mine!
Great video.
Did Teddy do a similar episode for military watches, like Marathon? Lots out there, but get the vibe military guys just wear Casio G-Shocks.
10:21 OMG! The Tissot is so Amazing!!! I need this one in my collection!!!
If you have 8 inch wrist then it is actually a good watch for the price orelse dont even bother with the Seastar lineup.
It does, I have Seastar 1000 and I love it so I planned to have the 2000 in next year
@@Nightfury0695 do you suggest anyway other choice then?
I love my tissot 2000 beautiful watch great function. I'm not a professional diver, just recreation
@@robertjuniordorval9982 they also have Seastar in Quartz and it's smaller, I have 6 inch wrist I still own Seastar Powermatic because why not
I used dive back in the 1980s. There were dive computers, but they were expensive. I planned out a dive and used a dive table and a watch. One thing that always bugged me was that the bezel on dive watches was backwards. If I were diving for 20 then I'd set the bezel so that it was 20 minutes ahead of the minute hand. When the two lined up while I was diving, I knew it was time to go back up, and I could use the watch to time my decompression rests. However, when used this way the numbers on the bezel are all backwards. I always thought this was strange. I guess most people line up the bezel with the minute hand when they start their dive and then come up when 20 minutes have passed, but if you can't see the numbers then you have to estimate the time between the glowing hands and the bezel dot. I much preferred my way of doing it, even if this meant the numbers on the bezel were useless.