Different watches have different names in different markets.
The standard among dive professionals worldwide for many years was the Citizen Aqualand 2, in titanium if you didn't like the weight of the steel one. I still use one.
This was gradually replaced by the Suunto Stinger which is pretty much standard instructor/diveguide wear in many places now. Once again it is available in tianium.
Some professionals are upgrading to the Suunto D9 but it costs a lot of money for a diving instructor.
Citizen have recently replaced their Aqualand range with Ecodrive models which don't need battery changes. However these will never be as popular as the original models because there is now so much competition from watches with computer functions.
If I was buying now I would go for the Aladin Tec which has the best balance of features including a stopwatch which is really useful in gauge mode for deco stops.
As for high end "dive watches" , I have several from brands such as Zenith and Omega and would never even get them wet. They are masterpieces of jewellery and lack the functionality of the watches mentioned above.
The standard among dive professionals worldwide for many years was the Citizen Aqualand 2, in titanium if you didn't like the weight of the steel one. I still use one.
This was gradually replaced by the Suunto Stinger which is pretty much standard instructor/diveguide wear in many places now. Once again it is available in tianium.
Some professionals are upgrading to the Suunto D9 but it costs a lot of money for a diving instructor.
Citizen have recently replaced their Aqualand range with Ecodrive models which don't need battery changes. However these will never be as popular as the original models because there is now so much competition from watches with computer functions.
If I was buying now I would go for the Aladin Tec which has the best balance of features including a stopwatch which is really useful in gauge mode for deco stops.
As for high end "dive watches" , I have several from brands such as Zenith and Omega and would never even get them wet. They are masterpieces of jewellery and lack the functionality of the watches mentioned above.
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