Bigger. Brighter. Deeper.Hublot Oceanographic 4000 watch

High readability is ensured.  Everything that you need to see has a liberal coating of SuperLuminova including the internal rotating flange which counts down the dive time.  Otherwise the dial is uncluttered, clean and clear.

At 48mm it’s big and chunky, but it’s not unwieldy thanks to super-light case construction.  Two versions are available, titanium case edition limited to 1000 pieces and All Black carbon fibre edition, limited to 500 pieces.   Inside is the automatic winding HUB 1401 movement with power reserve of 42 hours.

The King Power 48mm Oceanographic 4000 comes with two lengthened tongue and buckle straps, a style rare for Hublot, but more manageable while wearing diving gloves.How boring the watch industry would be without Hublot’s charismatic Jean-Claude Biver.  He is simply unstoppable. 

His knack for forming business partnerships where previously there were none ensures that his list of “friends in high places” continues to grow and grow – which must leave the CEOs of other brands more than a little perplexed. 

For Hublot’s latest release, the Oceanographic 4000, the brand form an alliance with the prestigious Oceanographic Museum in Monaco ( – ingenius!) and the watch is, of course no ordinary diver’s watch.

 It is capable of withstanding the pressures of a recorded depth of 4000 metres.  And it’s quiet a looker.