The dive watch: that rugged, manly man’s tool meant for exploring the harrowing depths on the ocean, all while maintaining precise time and mechanical craftsmanship. This image, perhaps solidified by everyone’s favorite drunken, brooding secret agent, is why the high-end dive watch has become a go-to casual timepiece for quite some time now.
But, it’s a little asinine to think we need the engineering of something like the Rolex Submariner — a 300-meter dive watch, COSC certified and costing thousands of dollars — in our daily lives, when it’s likely to spend more time paired with a suit or on a watch winder than it will in the ocean blue.
That said, there’s merit in wearing a chunky dive watch on a daily basis; thanks to those big cases meant to withstand meters upon meters of abyss, few other timepieces are as inherently tough and can take the same beating. And if you forget to take your watch off when doing the dishes, it is kind of nice knowing it’s beyond prepared. The best part? You don’t have to spend a lot to get a great diver swiss replica watches. Just $500 ought to get you something more than capable of daily wear and tear, while maintaining a classy-enough edge to feed those 007 fantasies.
