| The world's first scuba watch is the Omega "Marine", | | | | Waltham. Again these watches were made for the |
| developed in 1932 and designed for military and | | | | Navy and were not intended for the public. |
| professional use only. At this stage scuba diving | | | | Only when the Fifty Fathoms was developed by |
| watches were only sophisticated and expensive | | | | Lip-Blancpain's that scuba watches reached a much |
| scuba diving tools and not intended for mass | | | | wider audience when in 1956 was worn by Jacques |
| production. | | | | Cousteau and his divers during the underwater film |
| This was just the beginning stages of scuba diving | | | | "Le monde du silence". |
| and therefore still virgin ground for scuba diving gear | | | | Eventually was the Rolex Submariner introduced in |
| manufacturers and developers. | | | | 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair that brought the "Sub" |
| Inspired by the Omega "Maine", Panerai - a supplier to | | | | to an iconic status as it became the watch used by |
| the Royal Italian Navy - manufactured his own scuba | | | | 007 in the first ten James Bond movies. |
| watches which were not only waterproof at 650 | | | | Today with so many brands and models on the |
| feet (200 m), but also luminescent allowing the divers | | | | market it might be a bit challenging when choosing a |
| to read even in darker surroundings. | | | | watch but as a rule of thumb look for water |
| World War II increased the need for more | | | | resistance greater than 10 ATM=100 meters (330 ft). |
| underwater time devices and a large number of | | | | Though the values for an good scuba watch will be |
| "canteen" style watches were developed by | | | | around 200-300 meters (660-990 feet) and higher. |
| manufacturers such as by Hamilton, Elgin and | | | | |