Divers watches are still amongst the top selling gents watch styles.

Even though seldom used for the purpose of diving; divers watches are a favorite choice of watch because of their stylish looks. Some are even actually usable when scuba diving, but you need to find one with a water resistant figure to a depth of 1000m for this to be really practical.

Men’s divers watches appeal because of their rugged good looks linked to their rugged construction. Plus the fact that they are suitable wear for most work situations. The styling of these watches is suitable for both the outdoors, or in the office, where it can hint at another part of your life as an outdoor active person.

A characteristic that easily identifies a divers style watch is the bezel, a graduated ring surrounding the watch face, which should be unidirectional. Unidirectional for safety reasons, so that elapsed timings can only easily be increased and not decreased, this is because it is safer to think that you have spent longer under water, rather than less time, which could cause problems if an error was made.

The professional’s watches are not suitable for everyday wear; they have much larger dials that are easier to read under water where visibility might be poor. Also because the watches are often worn over a diving suit the straps are made of rubber and much longer than normal as well. When compared next to each other a jewelry watch and professional divers watch are easily distinguished.

The water resistance figure quoted for jeweler divers watches is a guide to what it can be used for rather than what absolute depth it can be worn to. Professional divers watches differ in both appearance and the standards by which they are tested. A professional divers has to rely on his watch for sake of his health or even life, thus it must undergo some rigorous tests that a jewelry style divers watch will not.

Before plunging into water wearing your divers watch you should familiarize yourself with what water resistant figures mean. As the depth quoted for a watches' water resistance can't be easily translated into how it can be used, falling into the water when moving fast doesn't have the same effect as reaching into water to retrieve a golf ball.

For those who like to get into deep water and have deep pockets too premium brands such as Rolex and Omega offer some serious options, but there is a good choice of gent’s watches of similar appearance. You can find ranges of watches that offer style and good value for money, but don't have the same price premium, it depends on what you want from your watch.