"Dive watches are a perennial favorite of watch collectors for good reason: Built to survive the ocean's depths, they're highly legible, thoroughly water resistant, made from excellent materials, and available in a wide array of designs and price points. As an added bonus, they're often inherently good-looking, too. While we've covered excellent divers at the sub-$1,000 mark, we thought it was about time to do the same at a wider price range."
"Once you rise above roughly $500, sapphire crystals (as opposed to mineral or acrylic) are commonplace. All modern dive watches should have a screw-down crown and caseback to ensure sufficient water resistance, and while bezel insert materials vary - aluminum or sapphire is more common at the lower end of the spectrum, while ceramic is often seen on higher-end fare - bezel action should always be unidirectional so that one doesn't under-calculate bottom or decompression time."
Dive watches are engineered for underwater durability, featuring strong legibility, water resistance, and durable materials across a wide array of designs and prices. Lower-cost dive watches often use less accurate mechanical movements, frequently Japanese, while Citizen Eco-Drive and quartz movements can be more accurate than many mechanicals. Mid-tier and high-end pieces typically employ Swiss third-party or in-house movements accurate to a few seconds per day. Sapphire crystals become common above roughly $500. Modern dive watches should include screw-down crowns and casebacks; bezels should be unidirectional, and bracelet material does not reliably indicate overall quality.
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