Best Scuba Diving Watches

With all of the dive gear in your kit, your dive watch is the only piece you can wear 24/7 — a badge of honor to remind you of diving even when you're stuck at your desk. Our 2019 scuba diving Gear Buyers Guide will help you find the one that's right for you.

From its rugged, 48 mm stainless steel case to its finely machined bezel, the Professional Diver is a capable underwater tool. Rated to 300 meters, it has a 6 mm non-reflective curved crystal and bold markers and hands for easy legibility. The watch comes with a hard case and extender for the reinforced polyurethane band.

This Eco-Drive-powered diver is rated to 300 meters and loaded with details. The second hand and quarter-hour markers of the unidirectional rotating bezel share the same splash of blue; the radial starburst highlights of the black dial shift as if dancing with every change of viewing angle; and the brushed and polished stainless of the case contrasts with black crown and bezel.

With its uncluttered face, 44 mm stainless case and rotating bezel with alternating smooth and machined edge, this watch presents a trim profile. The luminous coating and the distinct hands, 12 o'clock marker and bezel marker make it easy to track time or elapsed time even in full dark, and the polyurethane band is secure and comfortable.

This 200-meter Promaster Diver reflects the colors of the sea in its rich blue dial, bezel and band. Its Eco-Drive light-powered movement means there's no need to open the 44 mm case to replace its batteries. The locking crown is located at 4 o'clock to avoid snags, and the rotating bezel has grooves machined into the edge for easy setting.

This 300-meter diver has a bold look and a robust design, with a 48 mm stainless case treated with a shimmering black DLC (diamond-like coating) to resist scratching and the wear of diving. The wide rotating bezel is secured with contrasting set screws, and the thick hands and markers are luminous for high visibility against the black dial.

This bold, eye-catching timepiece is powered by any light so you never need to change its battery. The unidirectional elapsed-time bezel makes it easy to keep track of your bottom-time and matches the black dial. The stainless-steel case is water resistant to 656 feet and features a black polyurethane strap that provides plenty of adjustment.

The azure blue dial of this dive watch features a clean, easy-to-read design. The hands and markings have been coated in a luminous material for low-light environments. The matching aluminum bezel functions as a one-way elapsed-time bezel and the stainless case has a screw-down crown. With Citizen’s light-powered Eco-Drive technology, it doesn’t need a battery.

You’ll never need to open up this slick-looking dive watch to change a battery because it is powered by any light. Depth-rated to 656 feet, this black ion-plated watch and bracelet are ready for any underwater excursion. The hands and markings are coated in a luminous material and stand out easily against the matching black aluminum one-way rotating bezel and dial.

The Citizen Promaster Diver BNO198-56H watch’s grey aluminum bezel matches its grey dial with luminous markings, three hands and a date window. The grey ion-plated stainless-steel case is depth-rated to 656 feet and features a screw-down back and crown. The stylish timepiece doesn’t need a battery because it is powered by any light.

This watch tells you more than the time, with an auto-start auxiliary depth meter that displays current and max depth up to 70 meters. It also has an audible rapid-ascent alarm and a power-reserve indicator to show the charge level of the light-powered Eco-Drive movement. Depth can be reset with the buttons at the 10 and 8 o'clock positions.

This Super Titanium dive watch is built to withstand depths in excess of 3,000 feet and has a helium relief valve. The unidirectional elapsed-time bezel features a bezel lock, and the luminous hands and markers glow for over five hours. The watch is powered by any light and has a reserve indicator. The polyurethane strap has an extension band.

The ISO-compliant Super Titanium Promaster Diver runs with Citizen’s light-powered Eco-Drive technology so you’ll never change a battery. The case and bracelet are complemented by an aluminum one-way rotating elapsed time bezel and black dial. The face is protected by anti-reflective crystal and features luminous hands and markings.

Strap on the eye-pleasing Cressi Echo quartz watch and hit the water. Water-resistant to 98 feet/30 meters, the watch’s analog display includes hour, minute and second hands and large, easy-to-read numbers and time ticks. This keep-it-simple timepiece is available in three colors: white strap with black face; red strap with white face, and black strap with black face.

A no-nonsense quartz dive watch that’s waterproof to 328 feet/100 meters, the new Manta offers everything you need in an underwater timepiece, including a unidirectional rotating bezel, screw-down crown and luminous time ticks. Featuring a mineral glass display and stainless-steel casing, the Manta comes with an extra-long strap to accommodate exposure suits. Included: user-replaceable battery.

The sun does the work of keeping the Seiko Prospex SNE498 solar diver running — and also accents the gold highlights on the bezel, crown, buckle and strap keeper. The flash of color contrasts with the deep black of the face, case cover and rippled band, which remains comfortably snug even as you descend. The watch has a 10-month power reserve when fully charged.

This PADI special edition solar watch celebrates the endless movement and colors of the ocean, with a wave-patterned black background and deep blue band, case cover and bezel. With second hand and date window, this watch is powered by Seiko's V157 solar movement, which recharges the watch via natural or artificial light.

Light and water are the elements that are home to this solar-powered special edition with its blue whale/wave patterned dial. The solar-powered movement runs for up to 10 months on a full charge. The 47 mm stainless steel case is surrounded by a protective ring with insets for easy access to the rotating bezel, and the locking crown is positioned at 4 o’clock.

The dial design of this watch is aimed at maximum legibility, no matter how deep you are. The large hands and distinctive hour markers are well-coated with Lumibrite for high visibility, as is the index mark on the rotating bezel. The locking crown is placed to be unobtrusive, and the push-button clasp on the stainless bracelet has an extender for simple adjustments.

Restrained gold highlights on the face, bezel and hands contrast with the deep black background to give this watch a refined, boardroom look, but make no mistake: It's a rugged dive tool. The tough-as-nails automatic movement can be manually wound and set to by-the-second precision, and the Lumibrite coating on hands and markers makes for easy reading in all conditions.

The rotating bezel is marked in red from zero to 20 minutes and blue from 21 to 60 for easy differentiation. The dial is black for maximum contrast with the white markers and hands, which are coated with Lumibrite. The movement is self-winding but can be manually wound, and stops the second hand when the crown is extended, allowing to-the-second time setting.

Function and style are a buddy team in this PADI Special Edition with automatic/manual winding capability and day/date display. The blue-outlined hour hand and red-trimmed minute hand make for instant differentiation and look right at home with the blue face and blue-and-red rotating bezel. The stainless steel bracelet with triple-folding clasp makes for secure comfort wet or dry.

Understated style and practicality are the essence of this automatic diver, with a waffle-patterned black dial and a black and gray bezel set in a 44 mm stainless case. The rotating bezel and the locking crown are delicately knurled for a sure grip. The bold hour and minute hands and the red-tipped second hand, all coated with Lumibrite, are easy to read day or night.

There's no ignoring the rich orange face of this 200-meter automatic diver, with the color carried over to the 0-to-15-minute markings of the rotating bezel where it contrasts with the deep black of the 16-to-60-minute segment. With manual winding and date display, the watch has a stainless steel 44mm case and bracelet with a security latch.

Eye-catching gold tones decorate the case, crown, bezel, buckle and strap keeper of this automatic diver, and even the Lumibrite-coated markers are adorned with delicate gold-tone surrounds. But don't let the decorative flourishes fool you: this is a workhorse diver, rated waterproof to 200 meters and powered by Seiko's rugged self-winding/manual movement.

The shaded blue and shimmering waves on the face of the SRPC91 dive watch reflect the constantly changing hues and motion of the sea. The 45 mm cushion-style case lies comfortably on your wrist, whether it's bare or in a thick wetsuit, and the screw-down crown is located at the 4 o'clock position where it won't interfere with movement.

The colors of the sea are boldly displayed in this "Save the Ocean" special edition automatic diver. And like the ocean, the colors reflect the ever-shifting hues of blue, with a two-tone bezel and a deepening blue face with whale/wave pattern. The comfortable stainless bracelet is brushed and polished for shimmering highlights, and has a security clasp.