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Old 17 June 2019, 12:13 PM   #1
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Later 90s t swiss t

Do some later 90s t swiss t subs have superluminova instead of tritium?

I thought I read that somewhere. I want to pick one up with real tritium, so I'm not sure if I should be leery of late 90s subs like '98-ish.

I was checking out this one on the 'bay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolex-Subma...kAAOSwFDBdAZyR
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Old 17 June 2019, 12:17 PM   #2
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Tritium was used until 97/98.
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Old 17 June 2019, 03:31 PM   #3
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Do some later 90s t swiss t subs have superluminova instead of tritium?

I thought I read that somewhere. I want to pick one up with real tritium, so I'm not sure if I should be leery of late 90s subs like '98-ish.

I was checking out this one on the 'bay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolex-Subma...kAAOSwFDBdAZyR
The ebay watch has a dial marked for tritium. It is also has a U serial number - circa 1997.

I've seen U serial numbers marked tritium that glow like luminova. I would check with the seller and see if the dial still glows very bright which would indicate that it is luminova.
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Old 17 June 2019, 03:54 PM   #4
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Wouldn’t they be “t swiss made t” ?
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Old 17 June 2019, 11:50 PM   #5
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Do some later 90s t swiss t subs have superluminova instead of tritium?
Yes, this happened to some of the dials during the cross-over period, although it would be luminova, not superluminova. Rolex didn't start using superluminova until 2000.
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Old 18 June 2019, 09:28 PM   #6
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What does the U serial number mean? Does it just start with a U or something?
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Old 19 June 2019, 12:57 AM   #7
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Yes, it starts with a U.

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