Best Dive Watches Under 500 Reviews

The Orient watch company has been manufacturing mechanical watches for over 65 years, and all the movements, in other words the timing device, are made in Japan.

This fashionable, all stainless steel watch combines the company’s mechanical quality with stylish design. It features a mineral crystal and a power reserve of about 40 hours. It does require hand winding. 

The watch specifications state that it’s water resistant to 200 meters or 660 feet, and also states that it’s suitable for professional marine activity and surface water sports. 

It has a three-hand analog display with day and date at the 3 o’clock position.

This watch features Citizen’s proprietary Eco-Drive technology, which harnesses the power of light from any natural or artificial light source and converts it into energy. This energy is stored in a permanently rechargeable power cell, which means your watch will never need its battery replaced as it uses renewable energy to keep it running forever.

That function is a bonus in a dive watch, because the case will never be opened, helping your watch to maintain its factory seal and water resistance.

It’s water resistant to 200 meters or 660 feet, and it’s suitable to wear in the shower, in professional marine activities like swimming and snorkeling, for surface water sports, and for scuba diving.

The mineral crystal window is anti-reflective, protecting the date indicator and luminous hands while providing a crisp time display that’s easy to read. It has a three-hand display (hour, minute and second) with quartz movement and a date indicator over the 4 o’clock position.

Comes with the renowned Citizen name, a pioneer in watchmaking and innovative technology for decades.

Victorinox made its name producing quality Swiss Army Knives but is now known for other top-notch products. This is a Swiss-made certified diving watch.

It’s  manufactured to stand up to 130 extreme endurance tests to guarantee resistance and functionality. That includes being shockproof and anti-magnetic, but the challenges it can withstand also include high pressure, vibrations, extreme variations in temperature, corrosion, UV, traction and torsion, aging and wear.

It’s made for diving, with an ISO 6425 certification, but suitable for wearing anywhere and using for other sports. The water resistance is to depths of 656 feet (200 meters), and it has a diver extension that fits over wetsuits, allowing users to explore open waters.

It’s also easy to read, particularly underwater. The diver indicators – the minute hand and the bezel marker – are Blue Super-LumiNova and the time indicators are green Super-LumiNova.

The case is crafted from anti-corrosion hypoallergenic stainless steel, and the watch itself has analog quartz movement. The scratch-resistant, triple-coated, anti-reflective watch face includes a removable translucent protective bumper and a removable magnifying glass. There are three hands (second, minute, hour), two displays for the hours including military time, at a date indicator between 4 and 5 o’clock.

The Evo Navy Seal from Luminox features durable polyurethane case and band, resists under 660ft (200m) of water, and glows 100 times brighter than other luminous timepieces on the market. This makes it the ideal design for people who need to tell the time in low-light or no-light conditions or for professional marine activity.  

The large face, durable mineral dial window, and white hands and markers make it easy to read the analog black dial with one date complication by the 3 o’clock position. The watch features both 12h and 24h formats and the unidirectional textured bezel is adorned with minute indexes for easier timing. 

At its core, the Evo Navy Seal is powered by a Japanese Quartz movement, which means it is highly accurate. In summary, this is a highly durable, comfortable to wear, reliable timepiece that can be used by professionals with demanding jobs like US Navy Seals, Air Force pilots, medical personnel and more.

The Invicta brand is well-known on the market for its gorgeous-looking watches that are both durable and easy to wear. In this case, the 1090 Russian Diver features a scalloped bezel with a skeleton dial without numbers. Still, this doesn’t mean it is difficult to read – it just sets the attention on the Skeleton dial, which charms you with the movements of all those tiny elements!

The case is big (52mm) and is made from a gold-tone stainless steel material with a synthetic sapphire dial. The system needs to be hand-wind, but this is not too much of an inconvenient once you get used to the idea. 

Since the watch is a bit big and heavy, the producer had it fitted with a durable polyurethane band that can hold everything in place. Furthermore, the watch resists in about 50m of water, which makes it suitable for a quick swim.

This Swiss made, stylish watch is perfect for a woman’s wrist, with a smaller case diameter of 1.54 inches. 

The black case and stainless steel black bracelet are highlighted with grey Arabic numerals and luminescent hands for second, minute and hour. Smaller military time indicators are on the face beside the regular hour numbers.

There’s also a date window at 3 o’clock. The bracelet length can adjust by removing links.

This watch is water resistant to 656 feet (200 meters), making it suitable for diving and other watersports.

A dressier option for ladies who want to use it for diving and more. It has a two-tone color scheme of gold and silver.

It features Japanese quartz movement in an analog style, with second, hour and minute hands and a date window at 3 o’clock. The design is helpful to read time underwater with a protective crystal window that’s anti-reflective, and hands that are luminescent. 

This watch is water resistant to 330 feet (100 meters).