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Old 7 July 2008, 10:57 AM   #1
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Old 7 July 2008, 10:59 AM   #2
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I am starting to love Ball- the only problem is i have not seen them in the UK! I have even just had a look on ebay and they are all in Taiwan and some in the USA.

Great watch
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Old 7 July 2008, 11:28 AM   #3
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That is a nice watch, thanks for posting the pictures
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Old 7 July 2008, 12:10 PM   #4
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That's a seriously nice looking watch. I love the history of Ball RR watches and am liking these modern wristies more and more.
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Old 7 July 2008, 12:20 PM   #5
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This is possibly one of the brightest Ball to date, rated at T100. It has BOTH superluminova and H3 lume, best of both worlds. However, its not a small watch, it has a case size of 46mm.
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Old 12 July 2008, 10:12 PM   #6
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This is possibly one of the brightest Ball to date, rated at T100. It has BOTH superluminova and H3 lume, best of both worlds. However, its not a small watch, it has a case size of 46mm.
Love the looks but 46 would knock me out of the game for this model.............however, they have others I find very tempting. Really nice and I would like to know if there are other makers using the tritium tubes.

I have wondered when someone would do this as they make fantastic night sights for firearms and I would think INCREDIBLE lume for watch markers.
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Old 13 July 2008, 01:21 AM   #7
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Yes, there are other brands with tritium tubes. Traser and Luminox are two brands that used tritium tubes for their watches. However, i dont think their lume is as bright.

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Love the looks but 46 would knock me out of the game for this model.............however, they have others I find very tempting. Really nice and I would like to know if there are other makers using the tritium tubes.

I have wondered when someone would do this as they make fantastic night sights for firearms and I would think INCREDIBLE lume for watch markers.
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Old 13 July 2008, 01:28 AM   #8
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Yes, there are other brands with tritium tubes. Traser and Luminox are two brands that used tritium tubes for their watches. However, i dont think their lume is as bright.
Marathon is another...
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Old 7 July 2008, 05:26 PM   #9
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I have a Ball Fireman which I enjoy wearing at night very much because it's so bright, and which I purchased from Jamie Houghton here on TRF about 8 months ago.
However, I think the date window is a bit small....has anyone seen the physician's watch...you can easily calculate pulse by looking at the sweep hand against a scale?
Very cool.
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Old 8 July 2008, 09:57 AM   #10
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That is a sharp looking Ball. I like the Ball watches. Their lume is fabulous.

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Old 8 July 2008, 12:11 PM   #11
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Looks well worth the wait. I can't wait to see more of this beauty!
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Old 9 August 2008, 04:30 AM   #12
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I have a Ball Fireman which I enjoy wearing at night very much because it's so bright, and which I purchased from Jamie Houghton here on TRF about 8 months ago.
However, I think the date window is a bit small....has anyone seen the physician's watch...you can easily calculate pulse by looking at the sweep hand against a scale?
Very cool.
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Dan, do you have the night train? I am looking for one of those.... Pics?
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Old 30 August 2008, 06:56 AM   #13
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GMT version will be in 44mm for those wanting a smaller pilot watch.


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Old 16 September 2008, 01:03 AM   #14
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Old 8 July 2008, 12:12 PM   #15
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Such a classy watch

I really like the lume pic
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Old 8 July 2008, 06:02 PM   #16
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Love it!

I am seeing real quickly that the Ball Watch Co. is going to cost me some $$

Between this one and the Chrono Limited that you posted I am going crazy deciding!
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Old 13 July 2008, 12:54 AM   #17
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Old 13 July 2008, 01:27 AM   #18
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Old 8 August 2008, 01:46 PM   #19
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I was at a Ball sponsored event tonight and I saw this Aviator in person. All I can say is WOW! I think I have found my next watch. The Aviator has 100 millicuries tritium gas tubes that make it so bright. Ball actually has a license from the NRC to handle and distribute these watches because of the amount of nuclear material used in these high lumed watches.
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Old 9 August 2008, 01:13 AM   #20
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wow! very nice!! love the way it looks...
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