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Old 25 October 2021, 05:30 AM   #1
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How bright is your lume ?

I have been playing around this evening and took this shot whilst playing about.




How bright is your lume ?


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Old 25 October 2021, 05:31 AM   #2
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Yours is bigger than mine... I mean brighter...
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Old 25 October 2021, 05:34 AM   #3
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I wondered what you meant for a second. I almost blushed !

Another shot with the lights on in the room ….




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Old 25 October 2021, 05:58 AM   #4
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I wondered what you meant for a second. I almost blushed !

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Lol.. I never been a fan of the explorer 2 until I saw that white dial in person. It is gorgeous!
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Old 25 October 2021, 06:03 AM   #5
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Lol.. I never been a fan of the explorer 2 until I saw that white dial in person. It is gorgeous!

I was the same. I always preferred the black dialled Submariner date.

Suddenly I felt the need for a white dIalled watch.
The Explorer II (226570) just fitted the bill perfectly for me.

I still have my Submariner Date but it’s my Exp II that gets all the wrist time now.


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Old 25 October 2021, 06:32 AM   #6
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Great lume shot OP!

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Old 25 October 2021, 06:41 AM   #7
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That’s amazing. Mine don’t hold a candle to that!


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Old 25 October 2021, 06:51 AM   #8
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My husband has an ex 2 sitting on our counter amongst some others and my SLA019 and several of his Seiko dive watches. The Seiko lume is much better. You would think Rolex could do a better job with their lume. The Omegas sitting with the group beat out the Rolex’s as well.
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Old 25 October 2021, 07:30 AM   #9
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When my eyes have become dark adapted, the fat lumes on the Professional models I have renders the dial perfectly legible for more than 12 hours. When first charged they glow bright, same as most lumes. Once dimmer they stay lit well enough to read in darkness and semi darkness for long periods.

Intense UV burst:


In the morning, before going into direct daylight to recharge:
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Old 25 October 2021, 08:06 AM   #10
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Old 25 October 2021, 09:04 AM   #11
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When my eyes have become dark adapted, the fat lumes on the Professional models I have renders the dial perfectly legible for more than 12 hours. When first charged they glow bright, same as most lumes. Once dimmer they stay lit well enough to read in darkness and semi darkness for long periods.

Intense UV burst:


In the morning, before going into direct daylight to recharge:
Hmmm......

Interesting that the whole of the bezel of your GMT is red.

Great shot, BTW.
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Old 25 October 2021, 09:12 AM   #12
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Hmmm......

Interesting that the whole of the bezel of your GMT is red.

Great shot, BTW.
Yep, it’s the reason the color is not perfected and has that pastel quality.
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Old 25 October 2021, 09:29 AM   #13
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To be honest, Rolex lume aint that fantastic. Not that I need nor miss it, but expected to be better.
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Old 25 October 2021, 09:40 AM   #14
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In my experience Rolex lume is maybe not the brightest but it is plenty bright, and more importantly, it stays bright and lasts through the night.
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Old 25 October 2021, 10:12 AM   #15
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