Rolex lume needs to be updated.

[Henry F.]

Sorry to say that for watches at that price point the lume of Rolex is just not on the level...Am I the only one thinking that Rolex should update their lumes ?

I have a pelagos and it looks straight stunning at night...makes me wonder if I even should trade it and add some cash for a Rolex. Once I'll do this, I will definitely miss the lume...

[Rolexsd4000]

It’s not just ROLEX I collect and enjoy all
But the Marinemaster has great Lume


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[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Henry F.

Sorry to say that for watches at that price point the lume of Rolex is just not on the level...Am I the only one thinking that Rolex should update their lumes ?

I have a pelagos and it looks straight stunning at night...makes me wonder if I even should trade it and add some cash for a Rolex. Once I'll do this, I will definitely miss the lume...

Do you have a Rolex to compare?

[Henry F.]

Originally Posted by Devildog

Do you have a Rolex to compare?

here's a lume shot of the sub I used to have...

[padi56]

Lume is mainly about total lume surface area the more lume surface area the brighter the lume will seem to glow.Most Rolex watches have quite a small surface area in hands and hour plots compared to many other manufacturers.

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Henry F.

here's a lume shot of my sub...

I would agree its not as bright, but as is often sad on here, the brightness is also a function of surface area, and your Pelagos has significantly more lume material than, say, your sub

[Henry F.]

Originally Posted by padi56

Lume is mainly about total lume surface area the more lume surface area the brighter the lume will seem to glow.Most Rolex watches have quite a small surface area in hands and hour plots compared to many other manufacturers.

Originally Posted by Devildog

I would agree its not as bright, but as is often sad on here, the brightness is also a function of surface area, and your Pelagos has significantly more lume material than, say, your sub

Thanks lads

I understand that surface is proportional to brightness. Don't you think that for the price point and luxurious top notch fabric watch that Rolex is claiming, the lume should be reconsidered ?

Rolex built their watches very well don't get me wrong please. It's just that the lume could be more mind blowing imho...but on the other hand...it could also be looked at decent classy maybe ? not sure what to think...

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Henry F.

Thanks lads

I understand that surface is proportional to brightness. Don't you think that for the price point and luxurious top notch fabric watch that Rolex is claiming, the lume should be reconsidered ?

Rolex built their watches very well don't get me wrong please. It's just that the lume could be more mind blowing imho...but on the other hand...it could also be looked at decent classy maybe ? not sure what to think...

Lume would be far down my list in priorities with any watch the term Luminover was first introduced to the Rolex line up around 1998 when they changed from radioactive Tritium lume. Today Luminover is made by Nemoto a Japanese luminous paint maker they moved a part of its factory to Switzerland in 1998 in Joint-ventured with RC-Tritec AG.This was to establish Luminova AG Switzerland for supplying Luminova to all the Swiss watch industry including Rolex and most all of the other major brands.Later around 2001/2 the name was changed to super-luminover and many other names for basically the same product under the various brand made up names. But it's mostly all basically the same paint with a slightly different colour pigments plus today its surface area that gives the glow more surface area the brighter the glow.And now we have Chromolight which is more of a blue/green colour again depending on person's eyes and viewing condition,charging conditions etc will effect the glow. Chromolight is a Rolex trademark made up name now, but again this could be a special colour blend of luminous paint by Nemoto for Rolex, I would doubt if Rolex or Tudor themselves would make the lume paint.

[peterpl]

Lume on Rolex's have never been their strong point. Go try on a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms - that lume is amazing

[Brew]

I don't want more lume splashed all over my watches. They don't have to shine; just be bright enough to read at night. Too much lume, and they look like kids' glow-in-the-dark toys.

[SearChart]

Rolex lume is fine and bright enough.

[Onikage]

I don't know I'd prefer something along Omega Seamaster lines. Similar sort of hand/plot size so we know it's possible.

[1William]

I agree. It would be nice to see better lume on Rolex watches that need lume.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Brew

I don't want more lume splashed all over my watches. They don't have to shine; just be bright enough to read at night. Too much lume, and they look like kids' glow-in-the-dark toys.

That's exactly where i land as well. This looks good enough to me

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[superdog]

I would definitely prefer if these watches had better lume.

My SMP is superb. My YM is pretty good. Surprisingly, even the sub has less lume than the YM.

[Oxfordian]

I think that lume is overrated, after all the vast majority of watches with lume are only ever glanced at in the dark occasionally, very very few would actually do a job where superbright lume was required

It is nice to have lume on a watch as it does have its uses from time to time but it isn't a major feature on a watch spec sheet for me.

In fact I would guess that most of the time that the lume on a watch was was glowing brightly the owner would be snuggled under the duvet fast asleep.

[xrole]

Originally Posted by Henry F.

Sorry to say that for watches at that price point the lume of Rolex is just not on the level...Am I the only one thinking that Rolex should update their lumes ?

I have a pelagos and it looks straight stunning at night...makes me wonder if I even should trade it and add some cash for a Rolex. Once I'll do this, I will definitely miss the lume...

For what purpose do you want ultra-bright lume? Interested to hear why you feel you need it. I have a Pelagos and it is actually too bright and annoying/distracting in a dark sleeping room.

Originally Posted by Brew

I don't want more lume splashed all over my watches. They don't have to shine; just be bright enough to read at night. Too much lume, and they look like kids' glow-in-the-dark toys.

Ditto on this... why would you want crazy brigth lume in your bedroom at night? In practical use my OP39mm is bright enough to see the time in the dark and that's all that matters.

[Onikage]

Lume is only crazy bright immediately after exposure to bright light. I want apepoo Omega lume. Just because.

[SkyJuice]

Do consider Seiko if lume is your priority when buying watch.

[HogwldFLTR]

I say Balls!!! I like that they still use tritium for their lume!!!

[othertbone]

Whatever you do don't trade it, you will regret it in the end! Everyone does...

[dxbtousa]

The Pelagos lume is on another level due to the surface area and the lumed bezel. Not really comparable.

It has been my daily for the last week and enjoy it more than any of my rolex collection at the moment, only for daily use. Will be a comparison between this and my Polar EXP2 when it comes in next week

[Ricky Rolex]

Pretty bright on the Explorer




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[Mystro]

Rolex lume is better but about average. Rolex has never been known for strong lume and most know this going in.

[Jona]

I wear a cheap Isobrite when I need constant lume.

[quadraaa]

I wish the lume on my SubC was better. It is fine the way it is, but compared to many other features of the watch I find not just fine but great it is lacking a bit.

[Henry F.]

Originally Posted by peterpl

Lume on Rolex's have never been their strong point. Go try on a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms - that lume is amazing

I am actually considering it right now...need to try one on asap and hope they don't have the same delivery issues as Rolex.

[Edward leef]

I own a Submariner 116610, when i drive and need to go trough a tunnel i'm amazed about the brightness of the lume. For me it is perfect, if it was any brighter it would be overkill for me.

[TreiseKL]

I dislike the Bezel lume. I have that on my SKX007 custom and it is annoying to look at night

[Jim Smyth]

For me the lume is good for when you just come inside from being outside. You can really see it glowing. But it doesnt last long and I think the idea is as your eyes adjust to indoors it works out the lume fades fairly quickly. Ya you can see it at night for hours if you look hard enough but I have a digital clock if I need to see the time. If you want one to glow all the time the Ball watch is the way to go.