External_Key_3515@alien.topB to Watches@style.landEnglish · 11 months ago[SeikoSRPD59] Not sure why other watchmakers don't look at Seiko, and think "we need good lume like them!" Am I crazy?alien.topimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image[SeikoSRPD59] Not sure why other watchmakers don't look at Seiko, and think "we need good lume like them!" Am I crazy?alien.topExternal_Key_3515@alien.topB to Watches@style.landEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareCTI_fan@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoSeiko lume is excellent, but a lot of micro brands are heaping on the BGW9 and C3 and give Seiko Lumibrite a run for their money. At the end of the day tho, Ball Watch tritium tubes bests them all
minus-squareahtoxa1183@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’ve got a diver like that with heaps of BGW9. Fully lumed bezel to top things off; thing glows.
minus-squareMilkshake_GP@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoTritium in fact doesnt glow as bright as phosphorescent lume, but it doesnt need to be charged and also dont fade (for at least 25 years lol)
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Seiko lume is excellent, but a lot of micro brands are heaping on the BGW9 and C3 and give Seiko Lumibrite a run for their money. At the end of the day tho, Ball Watch tritium tubes bests them all
I’ve got a diver like that with heaps of BGW9. Fully lumed bezel to top things off; thing glows.
Tritium in fact doesnt glow as bright as phosphorescent lume, but it doesnt need to be charged and also dont fade (for at least 25 years lol)