![]() ![]() The Fifty Fathoms Automatique features a steel strap with a folding clasp and a crisp, black dial adorned with luminescent hands and hour markers. The watches of the Fifty Fathoms collection are rugged yet stylish, crafted for both the diver and the discriminating watch lover. Breitling SuperOcean Automatic 48 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique The yellow dial is highlighted with luminescent hands and indexes and the look is finished with a bold black rubber strap. This watch features a titanium case with a black ceramic bidirectional rotating bezel and a glare proof convex sapphire crystal. OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300m Breitling SuperOcean Automatic 48īreitling created the classic SuperOcean dive watch in 1957 to equip professional and military divers, but it was soon discovered by leisure divers and watch enthusiasts. ![]() The grey ceramic dial features an engraved wave pattern, blue ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel and blued hands and indexes with white Super-LumiNova. The Seamaster takes design cues from the waterproof watches of the British military. The watches of the OMEGA Seamaster collection are justly celebrated as chronometers of strength, style and sophistication, crafted for discriminating watch enthusiasts. Seiko Prospex SLA043 OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300m Ceramic Rhodium Grey Dial – Bracelet The Lumibrite hands and hour markers boast state of the art luminescence. This watch features an ever-brilliant steel case and anti-reflective box sapphire crystal, deep blue dial and coordinating extra-silicone black strap. The watches of the Seiko Prospex collection were developed for sports lovers and adventurers, ideal for both recreational and professional divers. Tudor Pelagos LHD 42mm Titanium and Steel Seiko Prospex SLA043 – 1965 62mas Diver’s Re-Creation The look is finished by a titanium bracelet with a steel folding clasp. The black ceramic dial features beige luminescent graduations on the bezel, and white, angular luminescent hands and hour markers. The Pelagos from Tudor is a classic all-in-one mechanical divers’ watch, waterproof up to 500 meters and powered by the Tudor Manufacture calibre. Here are some of our favorites at Feldmar: Tudor Pelagos LHD 42mm Titanium and Steel Watch brands today are continually striving to create new technologies to make luminescent watches better, with brighter, longer lasting luminescent capabilities. What are the benefits of lume?Ī luminescent watch provides legibility in all lighting conditions, which can prove incredibly useful, especially for diving, camping or other low light sports and hobbies. Ultraviolet light can deteriorate it over time, and water and humidity could also damage the pigment. Yes, the lume could get dimmer but it will take a very, very long time-usually decades. The brightness can also depend on other factors such as the size of the lume powder particles (the bigger, the brighter!), the properties found in the binder and how many layers of paint are applied. And depending on how those pigments are mixed, they can either glow more brightly or for longer duration. The reason most luminescent watches have a greenish glow is because of the particular phosphorescent pigments used, usually strontium illuminate and zinc sulfide. Phosphorescent materials release their stored energy slowly, so they essentially “glow in the dark.” Most modern luminescent watches today (such as those with Super LumiNova) use materials called phosphors, which absorb energy from light (basically, they are “charged” by the light), and then release that energy as photons, emitting light back. Luckily, radium hasn’t been used in watchmaking for a long time. Lume, short for luminescence, is the glowing solution often applied to a watch’s bezel, hands, hour markers and sometimes the actual dial itself. Let’s take a look… First off, what makes a dial glow? ![]() Luckily, they have come a long way since the 1920s. Believe it or not, watches with dials that can be seen in the dark have been around for a while and they used to be made with radioactive (yep, radioactive!) radium. Captivating and intriguing, luminescence is arguably one of the “coolest” features a watch can possess. ![]()
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