Those with blue lume.....

[kyle L]

Originally Posted by turboBB

Hi guys,
New to this forum. Thought I'd start off by looking up one of my favorite topics... lume.

I've been fortunate enough to be in the company of a Deepsea at the moment (on loan from friend), so I decided to take some comparo shots to see how the Chromalight is vs. a few other different luminous compounds (sorry not the best pics since I'm without a tripod at the moment). It's really an apples to oranges comparo since the surface area and amount of luminescent compound vary between these watches, however the Seiko Orange Monster is a good reference since it's known for it's lume quality.

From left to right; Ball Diver COSC (tritium tubes), Breitling Montbrillant Olympus (Super luminova), Deepsea (Chromalight), Omega Chronoscope GMT (Super Luminova), Seiko Monster (Lumibrite):


Here is a shot right after initial charge from fluorescent lamp:


And here they are after about 15 min:


As you can see, the Chromalight holds up quite well, especially considering there is less of it (in terms of raw surface area) vs the Seiko Monster. However, if you want even-keeled light that is able to maintain its brightness 24/7 for roughly the next 25 years after its initial manufacture, it would have to be a Ball watch with the enhanced tritium tubes.

Tim

I love the lume on your ball!