A MASTER DIVER CREATION: OCEANOGRAPHIC 4000 BY HUBLOT

We decided to dedicate this article to a diver watch that has revolutioned this segment by his design and technology. The Oceanographic 4000 by Hublot is the only watch ever to be associated with the Oceanographic museum of Monaco and the Institute Oceanographique Fondation Albert 1^st Prince of Monaco.

Presented this past June 6^th in the main aquarium of Monaco in the prescence of HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco, and other personalities the watch was a complete success. The Oceanographic 4000 was meant and created to push  the limits of the imagination and creation in the divers watch segment, it took 18 months of development and testing to achieve this incredible goal.

To be describes as a  “ Montre de plunge” (divers Watch) this pieces had to meet the exact specifications of the international standards of Swiss watchmaking (NIHS), it might seems that this is like any other divers watch but with a more sophisticated technology just to achieve the depth limit, but this pieces really dazzles with the materials and construction on it, his 6.5 mm synthetic sapphire crystal, the 52 screw down crowns,  case back screw down and titanium 2 grade case are just some of the amazing features in this watch.

The available models are in titanium and all black in carbon fiber limited to 1000 and 500 pieces for this model, in both  designs the dial is  treated with Super Luminova material, witch give a luminescent  green color legible from a distance of 25cm to provide a clear vision in diver`s scenarios of a clean and bright lecture of the watch.

The helium valve is also present in this model at 10 o’clock  to provide the safely scape of the gases that gets infiltrated in the watch during descent  during the ascent, this models also come with two straps  (“town” and “diver”) the town strap in black rubber and the diver strap is a blend of rubber and nylon and longer that the town strap to provide comfort using the diving gloves.

This piece have 180 components and 23 jewels with a power reserve of 42 hours, and the price for this great watch is 20,000 CHF for the titanium version and 25,500 CHF for the carbon fiber version, so if you want to go for the real thing in divers watch here is your choice.

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