Have you already booked vacation? Time for anticipation: we’re going to pick out a new diving watch! Because a beach holiday with activities such as snorkeling and diving is a nice diving watch. What is a good diving watch? And what should you pay attention to when purchasing? In this blog we have highlighted five of our favorite diving watches under € 500. Whether you are looking for a functional diving watch, or are cases for the sporty charm, with the tips from this blog you are stylish and well prepared for vacation.
What is a good diving watch?
At Horle.nl we speak of a diving watch if the watch is at least 20 ATM waterproof, has a rotating diving bare, clear hands and hourly indexes with lumen.
What a good diving watch is depends on the type of water sports that you are going to practice. For snorkeling or recreational holiday diving you need a simple, analogue diving watch – as described above – enough. Deep sea divers choose a traditional diving watch less often, but use a specialist diving computer.
What to pay attention to when you buy a diving watch?
The characteristics of a diving watch are:
– water resistance; Choose at least 20 ATM. Only when you go deep -sea diving is a water resistance of at least 50 ATM recommended.
– functions; First determine what you need and compare different watches. It is advisable to choose a bezel that turns in 1 direction so that it does not accidentally turn in the wrong direction and you get into trouble with your diving time or oxygen supply.
– readability and lighting; Under water it is often dark or the view is limited, so it is important that the watch remains easy to read. Choose a dial with high contrast. Large indexes and hands with lumen and any lighting are essential.
– Bertrustability; Choose a watch with an accurate quartz or solar timepiece so that you always have the correct time indication.
– Band and closure; A ‘work watch’ as a diver should also be in the right place. The tire must be easily adjustable in size to wear over a wetsuit. With some diving watches, an extra tire extension piece is therefore included.
But the most important thing is of course that the watch matches your style and you like to wear.
You can read more tips for choosing a diving watch in our blog ‘How do you choose the diving watch that suits you?’
Our top 5 diving watches under € 500
Citizen Promaster Marine Godzilla
We kick off the top 5 with a monster of a diving watch; The Citizen Promaster Marine Godzilla. This powerful diving watch is no less than 30 ATM waterproof, ISO6425 certified and looks brutal.
Citizen is a brand anyway where you can go for a large selection of (professional) diving watches for women and women in the Promaster line.
Lip Grande Nautic-Océan Watch
The Lip Grande Nautic-Océan Diving watch is a very stylish retro watch that is at the same time very functional. It is a remake of the lip Nautic-ski from 1967; The first French watch that 20 atm was waterproof, and was worn by the team of the world -famous captain Jacques Cousteau.
The watch has an internal rotating bezel that is operated through the extra crown, and a thick, big glass. The excellent watertightness is due to the ‘compressor’ cabinet that clamps tighter increasingly as the water pressure increases.
Tissot T-Sport Seastar 1000
The Seastar 1000 watches from the Swiss watch brand Tissot are ideally suited for (business) travelers. The watch is 30 ATM waterproof, for recreational diving, but it also fits perfectly with a business casual outfit due to the refined finish, ceramic bezel and the rubber band with loom structure. A second time zone can be set with the GMT Wijzer.
Orient Mako Solar
The diving watches of the Japanese Orient are among the bestsellers of HOOGE.NL. Not only are they very stylish, the price-quality ratio is also excellent. This Solar diving watch, for example, is available in different colors and for less than € 300. Nevertheless, the Mako watches feel very solid and are certainly not inferior to watches from more expensive brands.
Seiko Prospex Sea – Padi
And finally we tip this ISO-certified diving watch from the Prospex series by Seiko. It has been developed in collaboration with PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). This way you are assured of a diving watch that not only looks great, but that also meets the highest safety requirements.
Cheaper alternatives
In this blog we opted for diving watches just below € 500, but there is much more choice at Horlte.nl. For example, in the Timex collection you will find various excellent diving watches for less than € 200! Or take a look at the Festina Diving Watch collection; Choose from many different colors and straps for a price between € 129 and € 179.
