12 Of The BEST Heritage Dive Watches

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In this video, I'll take a look at some of the best "heritage-inspired" dive watches on the market. In terms of price range, we'll be looking at everything from Seiko and Bulova all the way up to iconic models such as the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
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[@sylinmino]

The 6105/Captain Willard/SPB151 series always looked awkward to me in videos, but on the wrist it's such a different story and feels soooo good. In particular, the SPB153, olive green on a rubber strap, is pretty much perfect.

[@dannyg6592]

After six months of researching luxury divers, reading and watching scores of professional reviews, and many trips to ADs to try them on, I recently purchased a Tudor BB58, black dial on leather strap. I am beyond pleased with it. An incredible watch and a great value for a luxury diver watch with real heritage. Thanks for the great channel!

[@CueBald]

Bought my first luxury watch 2 weeks ago. The Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue. Absolutely love it.

[@512TXSDIY]

Man, I’ve been hearing so much noise with ORIS. Love them!

[@actc6077]

Oris made me feel in love and appreciate and learn about watches.... They are so unique... I went down the rabbit hole... reading about their rich history, just made me respect them even more... Some people never watched basketball till Jordan or Lebron showed up, some people never watched futbol until Maradona or Messi showed up.. I dident care about watches until I saw an Oris watch.... that's the type of magic it brings...

[@tizombie]

Great video Teddy, thank you. At the risk of an eye roll, I’ll suggest the Vostok Amphibia 1967. A lot of watch for

[@HRM.H]

My personal favorites are the blancpain 50 fathoms and black bay 58.

[@divjan3990]

This Blancpain is really a PAIN when you see the price .

[@jamesblonde2271]

And it's a over polished hockey puck with an Invicta like case branding....

[@jessewhite751]

Teddy is a subject matter expert on the watch industry. I have learned so much. Not sure why he only has 370k followers...

[@kaarlows]

Disappointed to not see featured the Zodiac Sea Wolf. It fits this category of watches so well.

[@ashwinkumart8642]

Nice done. As usual. Very professional and exhaustively compiled Teddy.

[@michaelfierman3256]

I must love this sub-genre as I wish I had every watch you showed off today!

[@markikn3183]

Great video Teddy. FWIW the Seamaster is the cheapest; I saw it for $3800 at a grey mkt seller today and you won't lose a dollar on that if you treat the watch well. You could own that jewel 10 years, then sell it for 5k and nobody would bat an eyelid.

[@marcgirard7551]

Great video. Stand-0uts for me were: 1. Tudor BB 58 2. Omega Seamaster 300 3. Breitling SuperOcean heritage

[@lukerabin5079]

Wow. The Oris textured face is very cool. Mad props for their bravery with cool, coloured and textured faces.

[@markingli169]

i am new to the watch world, and i like the idea of having a nice watch and for me thats 500 -1200 dollar range,so what i did was bought a cheap watch that resembles what i want in a more expensive version ,to see if i actually will wear it before buying the good one. good or bad idea not sure yet. i really enjoy this channel . thanks for all the info!

[@fiona8312]

Heritage Divers are not usually my thing, but I love the Rado Captain Cook and the Breitling Super Ocean.

[@512TXSDIY]

I’m considering Rado CC in green…I have so many green watches already though…maybe I’ll do it anyways.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Agreed. I’ve come close to pulling trigger on the Breitling SO46.

[@mad0uche]

I love the BlancPain, I don't love the fact that is costs the price of a "cheap" new car.

[@512TXSDIY]

@@mad0uche Cheap car with terrible resell value. Get the watch if you want it ;-)

[@mad0uche]

@@512TXSDIY I heard the used car market is terrible right now, POS car with 60,000 miles being discounted only 4-6k, might as well buy new.

[@claudtalkz2194]

When you settle in to watch Teddy's Heritage Dive Watches and you're wearing the first one that pops up. Bought the Bulova while considering the DOXA - kinda forgot the DOXA - the Bulova looks great in that colorway, it's my beater now.... keeps great time, as well.... it's big, but that's part of it's appeal....

[@brianwarner44]

I love dive watches,what a great video. I always look forward to Teddy's videos,such a vast knowledge of watches.

[@BobGolob]

I would have add the Yema Superman Heritage.

[@enduringtech822]

One brand that is rarely mentioned in this channel is Certine, and for this video specifically, the Certina DS PH500M. I am really liking the black and white dial.

[@DylanTrekking]

You definitely need to check out the Ollech and Wajs Ocean Graph. Modern reinterpretation of a pioneer 60’s dive watch from the Swiss brand which produced the first 1000meters water resistant watch. And it’s a delight to look at

[@ridge_r4cer]

O&J is severely overlooked. I admire a lot of their catalog.

[@denniskai2331]

Would love to see a video or series focused on brands producing highly accurate watches with long power reserves

[@antonhallergren588]

Anything with a powermatic 80 for budget and then it's probably baume et Mercier baumatic, Oris cal 400s and longines l888 variants in the next tier. After that it's more or less anything, well almost anything at least.

[@davids.2317]

CW sh21..cosc certified and 120 hr power reserve.

[@stephen9609]

That's known as quartz...

[@dellwright1407]

Casio Oceanus; accuracy +/- 0 seconds per day... perpetual calendar, power reserve about 15-20 years until you need to replace the capacitor.

[@dannysimenauer5745]

Keep focusing on value watches versus your he hyped ones. Much appreciated.

[@stevenv.surawski1178]

Hey Teddy, thanks for the great video. Love these Dive Watches

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

The legend diver and the Super Ocean are sooooooooo great!

[@ljf1113]

I would love to hear what you think of the New Tag Aquaracer. It’s a bolder look, def suitable for ppl with larger wrists but seems like a really good watch for the money, would love to hear about it

[@Gobekadam]

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor series is still my favorite. I wish JLC was still producing them in 2021.

[@Max.Effect]

Huge fan of a lot of these... I would love to hear more about Certina and their retro or new divers 😉

[@lonewolfemcquade8133]

The Certina new heritage chronograph is really nice

[@yz8096]

Very informative. At least a few of these are on my wishlist, particularly the Doxa and the Breitling Super Ocean knocks it out of the park! Very much looking forward to you video covering microbrands in this niche.

[@rodrigogutierrezreyes4702]

I thought you were going to mention the new Bulova MIL-SHIPS dive watch. It definitely has design cues from Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms. I would also add the new Tornek Rayville and the Hodinkee released Benrus Type I

[@jim_bocho]

From a value proposition, I liked that you started with Seiko in general, however I think the briefly mentioned SPB143 (and its versions) are the better choice (tried them both).

[@jackevans9615]

JLC Polaris?

[@zappagood6961]

I do agree that I would have mention the Polaris, as it is a very clean super compressor inspired piece (and God I love super compressor)

[@jb6027]

Great selection of watches. I love Breitling, but the the Super Ocean's miserly use of lume makes it a never-go for me. On the other hand, the SeaMaster's lack of the ugly and useless helium release valve carbuncle makes it much more attractive than the standard Seamaster.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

That Bulova is very left-field. And I love it!

[@MrCornpalace]

I really like anything from Lorier. Really cool vintage pieces.

[@deejay1534]

2:04 it's pronounced "Ocean-ah-grapher" not "Ocean-grapher". This was my field of study in university lol

[@geofftrivers5078]

Me2

[@donquique1]

Ok language nazis no one cares.

[@jerperderp]

I've been wearing the SPB143 for the last couple of weeks and I think it accidentally became my Grail.

[@leath25]

How about a 70s dive watch video ?love to see the Hooper jaws watch.

[@cheehee808_]

Pulled the trigger on a used tudor BB after lusting after it since I got into watches about 6 years ago and i couldn't be happier. Such a nice watch for the money (paid about $3k for mine)

[@davidwarburton8890]

I had the Superocean in hand recently and was surprised just how nice it is.

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Good video, thanks. Some watches in there that i wasn't aware of (that Alpina is really nice) and a useful discussion.

[@waterfordrs22]

Loved the look of the Alpina the first time I saw it, minus the date placement. I still find it odd, but surprisingly find myself warming up to that feature, see it more as a quirky kind of feature. Took some balls to go forward with that design, the easier thing would have been to play it safe. Maybe.

[@jonwill674]

I have the bb58. I can definitely recommend if you can find one

[@robertdunn9117]

Have you ever reviewed the Raymond Weil brand of Swiss watches? I have watched hundreds of watch videos and have never seen them mentioned. Any thoughts?

[@RedwoodAggie]

Excellent list!

[@appaloosa2121]

I am close to buying a Doxa Sub 300. Though a 38 hour power reserve in a Sub 300 is like putting a four cylinder into a Ferrari SF90 Spider. You agree?

[@christopherjohnson4276]

Wonderful list. My savings and stock holdings are giving this video the stink eye, but the Seiko SPD143 is coming soon. Happy birthday to me. 😃

[@sreeharimnair585]

MY FIRST WATCH ordered from your shop. Love yr vedios . Hope it will arrive before my birthday 🥳

[@dcc2176]

Squale 1521. My choice over any of these for sure. Absolutely fantastic watch that should not have been missing.

[@TRUYORK718]

Shitter!!!

[@grale78]

Affordable option is Certina PH200.

[@Valera_Scotland]

Great vid thanks Teddy. I would go Omega Seamaster 2254.50 or 2255.80 from early 2000s. Under 12mm thick, elegant and classic looking Bond era watches. Arrow hands too, and a steel case-back which I always prefer. These are gorgeous and I hope to get one some day (probably the aluminium bezel one). Omega really need to work on getting their watches thinner - ideally around 12mm, or thinner. That would make Rolex obsolete for me personally

[@gmshadowtraders]

The Omega kicks the shit out of any Rolex, that's why it's thicker. Much more tech goes inside.

[@Valera_Scotland]

@@gmshadowtraders the ones I'm mentioning are thin. So I'd go with those instead. More elegant. But I'm sure omega can develop thinner movements.

[@gmshadowtraders]

@@Valera_Scotland What I'm saying is by going thinner you will sacrifice on the features. Nothing is for free. But I get why you would want a thin diver. I have a fondness for 1960s and 1970s skin divers which are to this day remain some of the thinnest watches ever produced. I don't really know why companies can't deliver that style anymore.

[@Valera_Scotland]

@@gmshadowtraders very true. I hope that by the time I save up , they'll release a vintage looking thin diver with black bay 58 proportions. If they do then I won't be looking at 15yr old watches which of course are less technically and have the downside of wear and tear. We shall see. My g shock and F91W casio are doing a great job for now. And they cost what normal people would consider fair .. most people I speak to think it's mad to spend thousands on a watch! They are right...but this hobby defies all logic

[@chrishennemeyer7276]

Bulova would sell tanker loads of their Devil Diver if they dropped it to a 42 or even a 40mm. As for the Alpina, that 4 o'clock date window is a deal breaker.

[@mariog7213]

I think they’d sell more if they used the miyota 9000 series instead of the crap it has

[@typebflieger]

I know there have been some complaints about QC issues, but this list really should include Yema. They’ve expanded their diver lineup dramatically (possibly leading to those QC issues), and they’ve also added in-house movements to many of their pieces. Very attractive watches in-person as well.

[@jewelstd]

Milus Archimedes (this year’s GPHG nominee), Yema Superman. You are welcome.

[@brianshubert1333]

I'm with you on the Seamaster 300. I really like the Diver 300m, but I prefer the 300. Maybe someday. Oh, and that Fifty Fathoms... 😍 Can't imagine ever owning a watch that expensive, though.

[@Furniture121]

No Christopher Ward? They make a real super compressor, and make a "skin diver" style, that comes in well under the cost of an Oris.

[@cr144mc6]

I was hoping to see a CW. I really want to make the c65 super compressor my next watch

[@davids.2317]

@@cr144mc6 ironically the brand with no real history have made the most historical watch with the c65 super compressor..great watch 👌

[@jim_bocho]

The only thing that puts me off is the branding itself. It still seems a bit like they just copy&pasted „Christopher Ward“ on there and it just looks out of place.

[@TRUYORK718]

Shiitttaah !!! - Archive Luxury

[@deejay1534]

@@davids.2317 Tons of military history though in the last few years. High profile names like Geneal Austin Miller wore an early Trident when he was working in Afghanistan during Operation Resolute Support and commanding JSOC, and they're well used by a lot of UK SBS and SAS guys because they're officially approved for usage and wear by the MoD

[@lonewolfemcquade8133]

The Doxa sub 200 chronograph is awesome 👌 aswell. I would love if Longines brought back the no date version of the Legend diver like they did in the mid 2000s

[@brianmsahin]

Excellent list of watches, lots of history and heritage with these brands. For heritage style, definitely a good idea to leave out the microbrands and the new kids on the block who don't have the history. 👍👍

[@watchwanted6580]

Thanks for fantastic examples of really watch icons. 👍😎🙏 I think on this list you can add Pelagos LHD yes is a modern watch but on my thoughts is quintessentially of legacy brand Tudor 🤔

[@robertocaballero1640]

Any video on Square watches?

[@peterblomme2007]

The Doxa SUB 300 is just incredible!

[@MatteoTortello_com]

Submariner 41mm no date ref. 124060...just the best in class!

[@renedelapaans647]

Indeed , it is the benchmark for subs

[@DavidDatura]

I have an original vintage Doxa Sub 300, it was my father’s (may he RIP) and it still works too, despite never having a service as far as I know. But of course it’s rather flaky as a result. One day I’m going to get it sympathetically restored…funds allowing.

[@modelandrei6599]

Very expensive watches (as expected). But what about vostok amphibia, zodiac skin diver, squale, yema superman, ollech & wajs, lip nautic sky?

[@TheVuducha]

The Seamaster and the Breitling are the clear winners

[@Gumby56]

Please review the Vaer Navy Swiss when producing your micro brand video.

[@DCTag]

Bought a Doxa thanks to you. 👍

[@danielcanizales731]

Teddy I recently bought a 34mm Tissot with a Chronometer certification and the 80 hour power reserve for $350 on Amazon. What dod you think value wise?

[@danielcanizales731]

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[@csigouin1]

Seiko SLA series, especially the MM300'S in their various colourways are the ultimate 1968 throwback. Value, quality, heritage. Just picked up a SLA047.

[@jh-il5sb]

i agree with you, but opted for the discontinued sbdx017 mm300. with it's alumium bezel and hardlex crystal it definitely has a heritage vibe

[@bootneck4514]

Agree, I have SLA043, 033, 021. All purchased with a heavy discount. Value and design trump everything in the price range although regulation out the factory has been hit and miss for me.

[@smittysmitty481]

Solid list Teddy

[@trinity3422]

Liked that you brought up the Seamaster 300 but they make a couple of those and although I like the lollipop second hand, the black dial version has a slightly bigger bezel I think. Also I know the super ocean might not have as much heritage but minus the case size on it I think it’s a beautiful watch especially the black dial with the grey bezel

[@apereeira]

Would like to get your take on the Helson shark diver, although being very tudor-ish seems pretty cool.

[@davidmeddows6074]

Also: Christopher Ward Super Compressor. #RealDeal

[@wallytangofoxtrot4721]

Seiko should come out with a model called the QC. Features include aligned bezels and dial printings.

[@grady60]

Rado Captain cook looks sooooo good

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

11:00 You say that the Black Bay is the design that is "really theirs" for Tudor? I don't know hoss. It looks a lot like a 6538 Big Crown homage to me. And, not fer nuthin' but... The 6538 Big Crown that Connery wore...well...that was a 1958 year model. Tudor even named this watch to let you know what they were going for.

[@andywilliams4887]

Rolex Submariner Date 16610 (I've had it since 2002) and the marvellous Tudor BB58 in black or blue for me. Fortunately I'm the proud owner of all three.

[@KCTimeShare]

BB58 for sure (for me)! No questions asked!

[@martinsailjocasta9399]

Lust after Cpt cook....but did he get the recipe from the early superocean.....(inverted bezel)....who was first??

[@nikolasmakr]

What about the glashutte sea q panorama date??

[@jh-il5sb]

you beat me to the punch, that watch definitely has design cues from the GO"spezialist" from the 1960's

[@nikolasmakr]

@@jh-il5sb and probably the best one...

[@haping1]

Great review Teddy. But I want to add the Yema Superman Divers to your list...

[@propblast82nd]

We love dive watches !

[@jeremy8891]

Plans on reviewing or stocking in the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster?

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Good choices and not insanely expensive. Submariner is now a luxury watch that NOBODY EVER dives with. EVER

[@evkoum]

I was wondering why not squale? They were making the cases for blancpain....

[@neilpiper9889]

I dive with my Sea-gull Ocean Star diver, and shower and build ponds and break concrete wearing it too. I used to have a Vostok Amphibia Scuba dude for all the same purposes. A guy on the building site liked it so I gave it to him. Well, it only cost me $70 Back to basic watches instead of the fancy expensive cxxp on here.

[@TomaszSkwarek83]

I think Seiko 62 mas reissue SPB143 suits this list much better then captain Willard does

[@sepp540]

The Omega is stunning… But why the lollipop hand????????

[@spiritofadventure8767]

Oris' 100m wr is unforgivable though

[@Mik01ist]

Reading the comments.... Thank God Teddy said "I'm not going to talk about microbrands..." 🤪

[@greggeorgiou52]

Already have bb58 so I would go for the brietling blancpain

[@eliaslugo6933]

I’m curious about what you think about Gucci watches. Their watches are relatively inexpensive but Gucci is considered a luxury brand. I want to get into watches but is going to Gucci a wrong move ?

[@davids.2317]

Don't do it...they are cheap fashion watches with throw away movements..look at brands like tissot, CW, certina, mido and longines for decent entry level watches.

[@koz72]

Ted,what do you think of czapek watches?

[@demu001]

Captain Cook 🤩

[@phantpwr]

Seeing a lot of dislike on the oris aquis upcycle. I like it.

[@djordjejovic1819]

Nice video as usual. Sinn should be included too.

[@maretyawan]

Dear Teddy, a new subscriber here, but can you please give me or us advice between Seiko Presage (particularly the green one) Vs Junghans (the cheaper options)? Which one is better? Or maybe anyone here can give me inputs? will be highly appreciate it. I am starting to build my watch collection in a bit highly priced watches (for me). I owned Casio watches so far, coz I love vintage. But I am so into simple but expensive look watches (dress watches). Thank you!

[@simonegaiano3179]

Great list! But where is Squale??? Is it considered microbrand???

[@wolffo999]

the inside case back of my new turtle is stamped made in china……and it only tested to 5 bar………which is no where near 200 meters