Rob1 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 (edited) A couple of my recent replica purchases have good lume on them (the Steelfish and my Navitimer Serie Speciale). When recently exposed to a light source the glow from the lume is very impressive, but obviously it starts to fade after some time. How long after the last exposure to light should we expect a good lume to be visible in a darkened room? Edited February 23, 2007 by Rob1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tracy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Out of 100+ watches I have only had two which glowed all night,... An Omega Smp and a Jlc Compressor,... I have never gone for the re-lume service however,.. and also am curious to know how long it lasts .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Genuine Super Luminova, with a full charge, will last 8 hours and be visible all night in a dark room. Once applied, unlike Tritium, it's permanent and never needs replacing. The quantity of the lume is directly proportional to the glow, a PAM with large markers is going to glow brighter than a Rollie sub with small ones... C3 glows the brightest, C1 not as bright, but still visible all night. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Genuine Super Luminova, with a full charge, will last 8 hours and be visible all night in a dark room. Once applied, unlike Tritium, it's permanent and never needs replacing. The quantity of the lume is directly proportional to the glow, a PAM with large markers is going to glow brighter than a Rollie sub with small ones... C3 glows the brightest, C1 not as bright, but still visible all night. RG Thanks very much for that. Is there a definition of a "full charge"? Would regular wearing of the watch in daylight or artificial light fully charge the lume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Exposure to direct sunlight for 15-30 seconds, or a bright lamp for the same time, is as charged as it's going to get. Charge it just before turning the lights out, and sit back and enjoy the show...going from a bright sunny day to an elevator with a Super Lumed watch, is always a treat... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Exposure to direct sunlight for 15-30 seconds, or a bright lamp for the same time, is as charged as it's going to get. Charge it just before turning the lights out, and sit back and enjoy the show...going from a bright sunny day to an elevator with a Super Lumed watch, is always a treat... RG Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Is Seiko's "Lumibrite" really just Superluminova? I have an Orange Monster and another Seiko Diver that will light up a room after lights out. They have by far the most luminosity of any watch I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Wow, I didn't realise it lasted that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Charge it just before turning the lights out, and sit back and enjoy the show...going from a bright sunny day to an elevator with a Super Lumed watch, is always a treat... RG I've actually had a total stranger comment on it in an elevator while wearing a davidsen pam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rower Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 If you want a watch to glow all night and then some you need to send it to Kent Parks at Everest Watch Works Everest Watch Works I have had 8-10 watches lumed by him and I am extreamly pleased with the work. Recently he has made this his full time job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Ken is not the only game in town, some of us here can do lume work... Here's some of mine... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 i would be remiss if no one stepped in and vouched for ziggy's lume work -- it is top notch. i couldn't be happier with the watches he has lumed -- i really do get a lot of extra enjoyment out of the pams i have sent in for luming. deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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