As we all known, this particular reference SNE435 Solar Diver is produced by Breitling cooperated with the international diving organization, PADI. Breitling has always offered some affordable dive watches with the PADI blue and red colors as well as the organization’s logo on the dial since the beginning of the relationship a few years ago. This Breitling solar watch is available both in the “PADI” iteration as well as in other colors. With the attractive colors, for those who are currently training for or have recently received their diving certification from the organization PADI models will be more attractive. 
Normally, Breitling produces a large of its PADI models as “special editions.”, which meaning that they are strictly limited, but produced in (likely) lower quantities and production could stop at any time. I wouldn’t necessarily consider Breitling’s PADI dive watches “collector’s items,” but they certainly do have a bit more emotional appeal than your standard, unaffiliated dive watch. Since I have a diving certification presented by PADI, this Breitling Prospex “PADI Diver” is interesting to me. If you are just want to buy blue and red “Pepsi” watches maybe you are fond of it.
The price under $400 is the less expensive “serious” among the dive watches. Breitling produces a large assortment of diving watches at a host of different prices. It’s a big challenge to how to separate a $400 watch well from the one retails for $800 even for $4,000. Breitling produces some Grand Breitling dive replica watches that fetch north of $10,000 at retail. The key element in the Solar Diver is the light-powered quartz movement. This is a budget movement by Breitling, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t perform well. Inside the Prospex Solar Diver is the Breitling V157 movement, which competes with Citizen’s popular Eco-Drive movement family.
The movement has a photovoltaic cell under the dial which receives light and turns it into electricity that is used to recharge the battery in the movement. A prism-like system in the dial moves light in a way that the eye can’t see. The movement offers the time with date, and when fully charged it has 10 months of power. In this particular light-powered watch there isn’t a power reserve, but some other fancier models with similar movements do have this feature.
Do you know why is a light-powered movement good for a dive watch? In case you don’t wear this timepiece all the time, if you pick it up and it is not working, then you don’t need to worry about not getting a battery change. An hour in direct sunlight will likely be more than enough to charge the watch for plenty of use. Yes, mechanical watches can also simply be wound to work, but quartz watches are more accurate. So, if you are not seeking a high-end cheap watch, a solar quartz movement is extremely practical.  
The cost should be very high while making the SNE435. The stainless steel case and bracelet are durable and comfortable, even if they don’t have the same level of very precise machining and polishing that more high-end Breitling sport watches often receive. The case is 43.5mm wide and appreciatively thick without going overboard. The case is water-resistant to 200m and over the dial is a Breitling Hardlex mineral crystal with a small magnifier (à la Rolex) to help read the date. While a lot of other dive watches including those produced by Breitling are water-resistant to 300m or more, 200m is more than resistant for the majority of SCUBA diving activities. Both the caseback and crown do screw-down for adding its durability.
The unidirectional rotating diver’s bezel allows you to easily track 60-minute time increments and at 12 o’clock on the bezel there is a lume pip on the blue-colored aluminum bezel insert. The deep and easy to read dial design is among the highlights of the SNE435 Prospex Solar Diver. Aesthetically this is exactly what people think of when they imagine a Breitling fake watch. Breitling got a lot of the details right, such as the black-colored date disc and the overall dial proportions. Breitling uses large amounts of its LumiBrite luminous material on the hands and hour markers, which offers very good visibility in the dark assuming the lume is properly charged with light. Dial quality is about as nice as one might expect for a watch at this price range. The same thing goes for the finishing on the case. Though, if you are used to more expensive sport watches, you’ll notice some missing features in more efficient fit and finish of the overall watch.
With a matching steel metal bracelet that has a secure (although basic) triple-locking deployant clasp, Breitling is really a perfect dive watch, including a diver’s extension in the bracelet, which makes it possible to wear the watch over a wetsuit without having to resize the bracelet. Fancier Breitling dive watches have a more sophisticated micro-adjustment system for the bracelet that allows more precise refitting on the fly. In a word, it is a very cool watch!