Blue Lume vs. Green Lume

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It seems that we get more and more threads and posts about folks who seem to think that the blue lume (Chromalight) is something desirable and a potential deal breaker if a watch doesn't have it..

I'm baffled. Lume is hardly ever seen, and even when it is, the color shouldn't make any difference in it's intended purpose. I will admit that the blue is pleasing to the eye, but that isn't why it's there. ..

My view is that Rolex only went to the blue so they could give it their own name, Chromalight, and market it along with their other proprietary names so people would think that it was somehow superior to anything else.. Or at least everybody else would still be using Luminova but Rolex uses Chromalight as if there was something different about them besides coloring.

It's likely the last thing that I would ever think about when I was looking at a potential purchase..

Maybe you feel differently ? What say you ?

Blue Lume by LarryDPhotography, on Flickr