Why Are Dive Watches So Popular?

September 05, 2021

We're spending the last long weekend of?summer underwater, and we invite you to jump in with us. All the way through Labor Day, we'll be filling the site with?the best, most hard-core HODINKEE dive watch stories from the past 10 years. This is one. What is it about dive watches that seems to capture the heart of so many watch enthusiasts? From PADI instructors to casual desk-divers and all of us in between, the appeal of the dive watch has not faded with the diminishing reality of its usefulness as a tool for diving. In this thought-provoking piece from Jack, take a look into the historical appeal of the diver's watch.?Click here to read: Editorial?The (Almost) Inexplicable Popularity Of The Diver's Watch