Watch type
Vintage Swiss dive watches
Watches made for the water. Omega introduced the Seamaster 300 in 1957 as a watch for professional divers, and IWC added the Aquatimer in 1967. Longines' Super Compressor uses an EPSA case that presses its back harder against the gasket as the water gets deeper. Whatever the dial says, treat a vintage diver as not water resistant until it's been resealed and tested.
6 references we cover.
Omega · Seamaster 300
DiveOmega Seamaster 300 165.024
ref 165.024
- Caliber
- cal. 552
- Years
- 1963–1971
$7,525–$12,675 typical ask
23 on eBay
Longines · Super Compressor diver
DiveLongines Super Compressor 7042
ref 7042
- Caliber
- cal. 290
- Years
- 1959–1960s
$10,250–$10,675 typical ask
4 on eBay
IWC Schaffhausen · Aquatimer
DiveIWC Aquatimer 812
ref 812 / 812 AD / 1812
- Caliber
- cal. 8541
- Years
- 1967–1982
$10,200–$14,675 typical ask
2 on eBay
Tissot · PR 516
DiveTissot PR 516 Automatic
ref PR 516 (refs. 44544, 44622)
- Caliber
- cal. 786
- Years
- late 1960s–1970s
$260–$370 typical ask
52 on eBay
Tissot · Sideral
DiveTissot Sideral
ref Sideral / Sideral S
- Caliber
- cal. 784-2
- Years
- 1969–1970s
$270–$525 typical ask
49 on eBay
Zenith · Defy
DiveZenith Defy A3642
ref A3642
- Caliber
- cal. 2552 PC
- Years
- from 1969 into the 1970s
$1,675–$3,700 typical ask
25 on eBay