The best dive watches

Dive watches are the most popular watch style, and the most likely to wear large: thick cases, wide bezels and long lugs.

These picks run from under $100 to five figures. Each one lists its lug-to-lug, so you can see before buying whether it will overhang your wrist.

Our picks

RolexSubmariner Date$11,350
The reference dive watch: 300 m, a ceramic bezel and a 47.6 mm lug-to-lug that suits most wrists.
Lug-to-lug
47.6 mm
Fit
Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
Specs
41 mm case · 12.5 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 300 m
TudorBlack Bay 58$5,350
Tudor's 39 mm diver with a 47.8 mm lug-to-lug, sized like a vintage Submariner.
Lug-to-lug
47.8 mm
Fit
Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
Specs
39 mm case · 11.7 mm thick · automatic, 65 h reserve · 200 m
OmegaSeamaster Diver 300M$6,700
Omega's 300 m diver. At 42 mm it wears large, with a 49.9 mm lug-to-lug.
Lug-to-lug
49.9 mm
Fit
Fits 7"–8.25" wrists
Specs
42 mm case · 13.6 mm thick · automatic, 55 h reserve · 300 m
SeikoProspex 1970 Diver's Modern Re-interpretation$900
A modern Seiko diver with a 46.9 mm lug-to-lug, short for a 41 mm case.
Lug-to-lug
46.9 mm
Fit
Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
Specs
41 mm case · 12.3 mm thick · automatic, 70 h reserve · 200 m
Christopher WardC60 Trident Pro 300 40mm$1,320
A 300 m diver from Christopher Ward with a 47.5 mm lug-to-lug.
Lug-to-lug
47.5 mm
Fit
Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
Specs
40 mm case · 11.3 mm thick · automatic, 38 h reserve · 300 m
CitizenPromaster Dive Eco-Drive$450
Solar-powered, 200 m, and under $500.
Lug-to-lug
48 mm
Fit
Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
Specs
44 mm case · 11.5 mm thick · solar · 200 m
DoxaSUB 200T Professional$1,790
Doxa's 200 m diver in a short case, at 41.5 mm lug-to-lug.
Lug-to-lug
41.5 mm
Fit
Fits 6"–7" wrists
Specs
39 mm case · 10.7 mm thick · 200 m
CasioCasio Duro MDV-106$85
The Casio Duro: a real 200 m diver for under $100.
Lug-to-lug
48.5 mm
Fit
Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
Specs
44.2 mm case · 12.1 mm thick · quartz · 200 m

Everything else that qualifies

Watch	Case	Lug-to-lug	Thick	Fits	Retail
Timex Q Timex 1979 Reissue 38mm	38 mm	45 mm	11.5 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$229
Orient Mako II	41.5 mm	47 mm	13 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$285
Orient Ray II	41.5 mm	47 mm	13 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$290
Dan Henry 1970 Automatic Diver 40mm	40 mm	45.7 mm	14.8 mm	6.5"–7.5"	$320
Seiko 5 Sports SKX Sports Style	42.5 mm	46 mm	13.4 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$350
Spinnaker Bradner Automatic	42 mm	50 mm	14 mm	7"–8.25"	$370
Orient AA08 Diver	41.8 mm	46.8 mm	12.8 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$390
Islander Greenport 39mm	39 mm	47 mm	13.5 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$395
Islander Northport Automatic Dive Watch	40.5 mm	47 mm	12.5 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$449
Seiko 5 Sports SKX Sports Style GMT	42.5 mm	46 mm	13.6 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$495
Seiko Prospex Sea Turtle	45 mm	47.7 mm	13.4 mm	6.75"–8"	$525
Orient Kamasu	41.9 mm	47 mm	12.8 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$580
Lorier Neptune (Series V, no-date)	39 mm	46 mm	11.4 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$699
Halios Seaforth IV	41 mm	46.5 mm	12.4 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$765
Traska Freediver	40.5 mm	48 mm	11.9 mm	6.75"–8"	$795
Bulova Oceanographer Devil Diver 41mm	41 mm	—	14.5 mm	—	$825
Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver	41 mm	—	12.3 mm	—	$875
Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 40mm	40 mm	46 mm	12.5 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$875
Mido Ocean Star 200C	42.5 mm	—	12.3 mm	—	$1,360
Squale 1521 Militaire (bracelet)	42 mm	48 mm	12.5 mm	6.75"–8"	$1,510
Christopher Ward C60 Trident GMT 300 40mm	40 mm	47.5 mm	11.7 mm	6.75"–8"	$1,675
Longines HydroConquest 41mm	41 mm	51.1 mm	11.9 mm	7"–8.5"	$2,000
Doxa SUB 300T Professional	42.5 mm	44.5 mm	13.7 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$2,190
Oris Divers Sixty-Five 40mm	40 mm	48 mm	12.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$2,300
Doxa SUB 250T GMT Professional	40 mm	42.9 mm	10.8 mm	6"–7.25"	$2,790
Oris Aquis Date 36.5	36.5 mm	—	12.2 mm	—	$2,800
Oris Aquis Date 41.5	41.5 mm	—	12.9 mm	—	$2,800
Oris Aquis Date 43.5	43.5 mm	51 mm	13.1 mm	7"–8.5"	$2,800
Longines Legend Diver 42mm	42 mm	52.6 mm	12.7 mm	7.25"–8.5"	$2,850
Doxa SUB 300 Professional	42.5 mm	45 mm	13.4 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$2,890
Oris Divers Sixty-Five 38mm Cotton Candy (steel)	38 mm	48 mm	—	6.75"–8"	$2,950
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Date 42	42 mm	48 mm	12 mm	6.75"–8"	$4,350
Tudor Black Bay 54	37 mm	46 mm	11.2 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$4,725
Tudor Pelagos FXD	42 mm	52 mm	12.8 mm	7.25"–8.5"	$5,025
Tudor Black Bay GMT	41 mm	50 mm	14.6 mm	7"–8.25"	$5,275
Tudor Black Bay	41 mm	50 mm	13.6 mm	7"–8.25"	$5,325
Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT	39 mm	47.8 mm	12.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$5,525
Tudor Black Bay 58 925	39 mm	47 mm	12.7 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$5,600
Tudor Pelagos 39	39 mm	47 mm	11.8 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$5,625
Breitling Superocean Automatic 42	42 mm	47.7 mm	12.6 mm	6.75"–8"	$5,700
Breitling Superocean Heritage B20 Automatic 42	42 mm	—	14.3 mm	—	$5,800
Tudor Pelagos 42	42 mm	50 mm	14.3 mm	7"–8.25"	$6,025
Tudor Black Bay Ceramic	41 mm	—	14.4 mm	—	$6,125
Omega Seamaster 300	41 mm	48 mm	13.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$8,000
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M 42	42 mm	47.5 mm	13.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$9,200
Rolex Submariner	41 mm	47.6 mm	12.5 mm	6.75"–8"	$10,050
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition	42 mm	49.6 mm	13.5 mm	7"–8.25"	$11,300
Rolex Submariner Date	41 mm	47.6 mm	12.5 mm	6.75"–8"	$11,900
Rolex Sea-Dweller	43 mm	51 mm	15 mm	7"–8.5"	$14,550
Rolex Deepsea	44 mm	51.5 mm	17.7 mm	7.25"–8.5"	$15,550
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42	42.3 mm	—	14.3 mm	—	—
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date	42 mm	—	—	—	—
Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm	44 mm	—	13.4 mm	—	—
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 40	40 mm	—	—	—	—
Baltic Aquascaphe MK2 37mm	37 mm	45 mm	12.9 mm	6.25"–7.5"	—
Rado Captain Cook Automatic 39mm	39 mm	45.5 mm	12 mm	6.5"–7.5"	—
Serica 5303-1 Dive Chronometer	39 mm	46.5 mm	12.2 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Baltic Aquascaphe GMT MK II	39.5 mm	47 mm	13.8 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Baltic Aquascaphe MK2 39.5mm	39.5 mm	47 mm	12.9 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Sinn U1	44 mm	47 mm	15 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Certina DS Super PH1000M	43.5 mm	48 mm	14.2 mm	6.75"–8"	—
Certina DS Super PH500M	43 mm	48.2 mm	14.9 mm	6.75"–8"	—
Certina DS Super PH2000M	43 mm	50.2 mm	16 mm	7"–8.5"	—
Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Ceramic	41 mm	51 mm	13.2 mm	7"–8.5"	—
Certina DS Action Diver 43mm Powermatic 80	43 mm	51.4 mm	13.1 mm	7.25"–8.5"	—
Certina DS PH200M Powermatic 80	42.8 mm	52.1 mm	11.9 mm	7.25"–8.5"	—
Seiko Prospex Diver's 200m	45 mm	52.6 mm	12.9 mm	7.25"–8.5"	—
Seiko Prospex Diver's 200m	45 mm	52.6 mm	12.9 mm	7.25"–8.5"	—

How we picked

We considered every current watch in the almanac tagged as a dive watch and picked across price levels, favoring cases that wear well for their size. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.