Best Lume

[Edwin25]

Hi,

I was wondering if this Topic item is already discussed?

i can't find it

Tnx

Edwin

I like to know which lume is stronger ( for a deepsea)

[panerai153]

Edwin Look at this, Post by The Zigmeister Superluminova lume on a DeepSea

DeepBlue lume

[Watchmeister]

I am not familiar with the material used by Lume-Tec but the gen Deep Sea uses the same Super Luminova sold by Tritec SA as do 99% of high end sport watches.

[Toadtorrent]

According to the Lume-Tec site...they use a "6 layer application of Superluminova applied over a chemical coated white base."

Zig uses the same material as Lume-Tec...the blue being the RC Tritec BGW9 Superluminova product...and the same product used on most high end sport watches ...SL that is...not BGW9 specifically (Seiko being the exception who have their own product which is by all accounts outstanding as well).

The only issue is, that Lume-Tec having their own brand, are not doing after-purchase lume application so are prepping dials and indices from the start and applying the lume on top.

Zig is after purchase lume...applying the lume on top of whatever else is there. He can apply a white base where possible depending on the base colour of the lume and what the desired result is.

Strength of glow will depend on the base (ie. it will be brighter with a white base on an indices vs. a black base)...but the product Zig uses is the best available...and his application of course speaks for itself in the posts on this site.

[RWG Technical]

According to the Techinical Litterature from RC Tritec, the variables that decides how bright lume glows are the:

1. thickness and

2. width.

More lume = a brighter glow.

The only important factor is the actual thickness of the lume, if that thickness was achieved with 1 or 101 coats it makes no difference to the brightness.

I use RC Tritec reflective base paint on the dial before applying the lume (when possible), and on the back of all hands.

If Super Luminova is good enough for Rolex, Breitling, Panerai, and the rest, it's good enough for me.

I have never seen an independent comparison of the two side by side, it needs to be done by someone with no interest either way, it's so easy to cheat on lume pictures...

[Edwin25]

Tnx guys!

E.