Diving Watches
The term diving watches are allocated for the category of wrist watches that are made with exceptional resistance to water. These watches are mainly used for purposes of diving and underwater exploration that needs to sustain extreme depths of water pressure.
Each watch comes with a specified limit of water depth that it can sustain as mentioned by the manufacturer seal at the back of the watch.
There are several famous watch manufacturing companies of the world that have ranges of diving watches in various designs and special features. They need to have underwater visibility for the diver. It is important for the different hands of the watch to be readable by the diver and thus highlighted or illuminated watch designs are vital in dive watches. The watch case is shock proof and also resistant to chemical and magnetic reactions. These will keep the watch from rusting and fungal growth.
Some of the noteworthy diving watch manufacturing companies of the world are:
- Seiko
- Rolex – Rolex Sea Dweller
- Longines
- Citizen – Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive
- Omega – Omega Seamaster
Scuba Diving Watches
The foremost feature of a scuba diving watch is it being waterproof resistance to water. The depth is usually specified by the manufacturer in the watch about the extent to which a watch can sustain the depth and pressure of water. There are several famous names in the world of watches that are into the manufacture of scuba diving watches. There are watches that are available in separate ranges for men and women. Popular manufacturers are as the following.
- Casio
- Citizen
- Seiko
- Omega
- Rolex
Ladies Diving Watches
The one thing that sets apart a ladies diving watch from that of a man is its design. Ladies diving watches are a range that is manufactured keeping in mind the different style that will be attached to it when worn by a woman.
The size of the watch dial may be comparatively less than that found in a dive watch for men even though the basic features of illuminated dial hands and numerical design will have to be similar. Other aspects of a dive watch like that of water resistance and shock proof will also have to be present.
Men’s Diving Watches
There are dive watches that are classified as Men’s watches more because of certain features that make them different from those worn by women. Primarily the watches that are worn by men are bigger in their dial size and visibility as well. This is owing to the fact that the physical buildup of men is oftentimes bigger leading to a wider and broader wrist formation. This would need bigger sized watch dial that would enhance underwater visibility for male divers.
Some of the best watch manufacturers are engaged in the manufacture of men’s diving watches that are not only useful with advanced features but are equally fashionable in design too.
Some of the noted names of Men’s diving watch manufacturers are as follows.
- Breitling
- Casio
- Omega
- Rolex
Digital Diving Watches
There are watch lovers who apart from functional qualities also love to own classic watches. But for others who are only concerned with the functional approach of a diving watch a digital diving watch will be a suitable choice for them. The digital diving watch that has a water resistance of at least 200 meters under water and comes with an affordable price tag is a good choice for regular divers.