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DIVE TIME GREAT WATCHES FOR DIVING AND LIVING
The qualities that make a great diver’s watch also make a great everyday watch with a minimalist, readable dial. It should have an uncluttered dial, large numerals and markers, an adjustable strap, lots of luminescence, at least 50-meter water resistance, and a reliable movement. The dive watch was developed in the 1960s as an essential tool for professional divers who wanted to survive plunges into the ocean depths. Once diving became a recreational pursuit in the 1970s and ’80s, watch companies made dive watches a part of their regular production. It has transcended the tool watch aesthetic with new designs, materials, and sizes, and today, it is as much a style statement as it is a reliable tool watch.
Tudor 42 mm titanium Pelagos with titanium bracelet. $4,575
TAG Heuer 36 mm stainless steel
Aquaracer with black ceramic bezel. $2,800
TAG Heuer 27 mm stainless steel Aquaracer. $2,150
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