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Old 11 April 2014, 02:25 PM   #1
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Lume Bubbles on SubC

Im not too OCD about things on my watches however I noticed something a few days ago on my SUBC and I am more curious then bothered to know whether this is something most/all SubC's have or mine is just a fluke.

When shining a flashlight (works best with a LED) sideways, as if you were trying to read the serial number on the inside ring of dial, I noticed that each lume marker has what appears to be a tiny bubble in the center of each marker. They are all the same size, same location and only noticeable when a flashlight is shined sideways on them. If i shine a light directly on the markers they are invisible. Is this something anyone else notices or just me?

I would take a photo but it's hard to capture.
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Old 11 April 2014, 02:30 PM   #2
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Mine has the same thing.
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Old 11 April 2014, 02:33 PM   #3
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Never saw bubbles but sometimes dimples as if the lume dried in center faster than edges.
And only saw it under loupe which nobody else would do...
Is that what you saw?
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Old 11 April 2014, 02:36 PM   #4
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Dimples or bubble, hard to tell the difference. It's basically a single bump/imperfection that is only visible with certain lighting and at a certain angle. I wouldn't be surprised if they all had this because it seemed to consistent on each marker to be a mishap, it almost looks like an application process result.
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Old 11 April 2014, 02:38 PM   #5
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This is as close as I can get. Need a nice macro pic from someone. Looks like is all banged up though
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Old 12 April 2014, 05:04 AM   #6
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Old 12 April 2014, 08:26 AM   #7
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