YOUR NEXT WATCH: These Watches Will Go As Deep As You Want

I spend so much time out of the day looking at watches anyway, so why not share them with you. It's also a reflection of my tastes, as well as a nice way to maybe catch a deal. Oh, and while I do love watches and write about them every day, I would never call myself an expert. Therefore, please do your own research before buying any of these watches as getting a used/vintage watch can result in a lot of tears if the watch is fake, frankensteined or otherwise modified

Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Polaris E859, €21,900
An alarm on a dive watch sounds like a gimmick, but it's incredibly cool. This 1967 example has the LeCoultre-signed dial, a 2024 service from Jaeger-LeCoultre and an archive extract, which is how you justify the price.

Vulcain Nautical Cricket ref. S2322B, €3,000
Same idea as the Polaris, an alarm you could hear underwater, for roughly a seventh of the money. It’s 42mm, hand-wound, and already marked down from €3,490.

IWC Porsche Design Ocean 2000 ref. 3504, CHF 5,300
Built for the German Navy’s combat divers, rated to 2,000 meters and made of titanium when that was still an unusual choice. Box, tool and original bracelet are included, though the lume triangle at 12 has given up.

Enicar Sherpa Super Dive ref. 144-35-02, €3,800
A super compressor case, which seals tighter the deeper you go, with a cream inner bezel run off the top crown. Never polished, 40mm, and Enicar’s own calibre AR1145 inside.

Favre-Leuba Bathy 50 ref. 53243, €9,200
The first diver’s watch with a mechanical depth gauge, a red hand on the dial reading down to 50 meters. This one has an unpolished case and its original Corfam Navy strap, which is about as good as these get.

Citizen Seven Star Parawater APSS-2812-Y, $389
A 1968 compressor-style Japanese diver with an internal bezel and a freshly serviced calibre 5270, for less than some brands charge for a strap. The acrylic has marks on its underside, and at this price you can live with that.

Jenny Caribbean 1000 ref. 702, €5,800
A 38mm watch rated to 1,000 meters in the 1960s, with an orange dial you could read at the bottom of anything. Jenny gets far less attention than it deserves, and this is the reason to start paying it.

Aquastar Benthos 500, $1,400
The Benthos counts your dive time on a totalizer right on the dial. The seller tells you straight that the orange timer hand doesn’t reset properly, a common fault on these, and that kind of honesty is worth something.

Certina DS-2 Super PH 500M, $4,650
Rated to 500 meters and worn by the aquanauts who lived on the seabed during the Tektite experiments in 1969 and 1970. The original signed bracelet is still here, but the crown has been swapped for an unsigned push-in one, so keep it out of the pool.

Yema Superman ref. 55 001 6, $2,750
A faded blue dial, a stoplight seconds hand and 39mm of steel on its original-style bracelet. The case has been polished, which the price reflects.