Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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With eyes that sharp, Mike should've been . . .
Oct 03, 2014,12:32 PM
. . . an ophthalmologist ;-) . . .
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Wristscan for 10/2: Show us your Lume
By: mkt33 : October 2nd, 2014-08:13
Application of lume has expanded quite a bit over the past few years. We see lume on bezels, on crowns, even on lugs (on more fashionable watch brands) Let me see your favorite application of lume! Here is my favorite. A very traditional pick. My Blancpai...
Big lollipop! :)
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2014-13:25
I am thinking the same for this week....! ;) HAGWE Blomman
OK, let's see some real lume ...
By: nilomis : October 2nd, 2014-10:07
Team, Here are some that I took yesterday and today. 1) First a MB. Discrete and elegant, as it should be on this type of watch. 2) On a diver. So bright as it's possible or reasonable. 3) The Dark Side of the Moon. Just enough. 4) Another diver. The fish...
Thanks Tim ...
By: nilomis : October 3rd, 2014-14:12
I was not hooked on the DSOTM but now I'm in love with it. Cheers, Nilo
Thank you very much ...
By: nilomis : October 3rd, 2014-14:10
I believe that Omega set a high mark with this one. Cheers, Nilo
In terms of lume, I have one question to all manufactures ...
By: nilomis : October 3rd, 2014-14:09
Why, considering that Super Luminova provider seems to be the same, some manufacturers have a lasting lume and others don't? I don't think that is the Luminova quantity or even the area. I guess that is something different. I understand that a more dressi...
You have different kind of luminova.
By: amanico : October 3rd, 2014-14:11
I had this discussion with JLC which chose Superluminova " C3 " for their diving watches such as the NSA; for its super luminous properties. Best, Nicolas
Now you see it . . .
By: Dr No : October 2nd, 2014-12:26
. . . now you don't. These pics are from my Seamaster Aqua Terra review, five years ago. A fresh image of vintage lume incoming tomorrow . . . ...
Sharp Art!
By: -RWK- : October 3rd, 2014-10:03
Best, -- Richard.
Enjoy Art!
By: -RWK- : October 3rd, 2014-13:06
Best, -- Richard.
Radiant!...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-06:15
;-) Cheers, pplater.
Activated....
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 2nd, 2014-13:15
by the light and Nilo's post I'll take my minion this time as well ;) D in the night HAGWE ...
Is that a Ninja Turtle ....
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2014-13:29
With a Japanese watch? Very matching, my friend! :) HAGWE Blomman
It's the...
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 2nd, 2014-13:54
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle trust me you'll know all about them soon :) Best my dear friend Damjan
ROFL! . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-11:56
. . . spoken like a man who knows what he's talkin' about. Our toys were quaint . . . . . . by comparison ;-) . . . ...
It could be arranged ;)
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 4th, 2014-01:20
Thank you for kind words dear Mike Sincerely Damjan
Tony ma friend
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 4th, 2014-01:24
Thank you very much for kind words actually your recent shot of Barakuda with diver & cosmonaut figurine got me inspired ;) Yours D
'Darko'...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-06:17
...becomes 'Brighto'! Great shot, D. Cheers, pplater.
I shot....
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : October 4th, 2014-09:50
;) Your Brighto
Very nice....
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2014-13:24
Watch and theme, Mike! :) HAGWE Blomman
Lume....
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2014-13:49
One of my favorite lume.... Here is another, even if there is not much glow left! :) HAGWE Blomman ...
H2O Kalmar
By: beel_lim : October 3rd, 2014-17:30
Dear Art, Ask and ye shall get... Lume-y rotor ...
Thank you, HS!
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 3rd, 2014-12:27
HAGWE, my friend Best Blomman
Why? [nt]
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 3rd, 2014-12:27
Blue Lume
By: SethRL : October 2nd, 2014-18:42
You left me standing alone.... Well, what may it be? ...
Or a student of folklore...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-06:22
...given the time he dedicates to looking into old wives' tales. (Sorry!) Cheers, pplater.
Right
By: SethRL : October 3rd, 2014-17:09
And, just to make it a bit less obvious, I did rotate the bezel so the bezel dot wasn't at the top.
Lume.
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : October 2nd, 2014-20:55
Ya'll don't know me but besides being a strap whore I'm also a BIG TIME nut job for LUME, I use to collect micro divers in my earlier yrs (still do ) & they have some killer lume. I don't know if these types of pieces are excluded here but I thought I...
Thanks HS
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : October 3rd, 2014-07:34
:-)
No watches are ever excluded...
By: mkt33 : October 3rd, 2014-06:16
That is an excellent shot of the lume on the Remora but that photo of the Junhans is exceptional! Amazing that microbrands can get it right but much larger companies can't Cheers, Mike
Thanks Mike
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : October 3rd, 2014-07:41
:-) Never understood that either,but big brands have much better if not most of the micro brands are very reliable pieces, good for everyday beaters,diving & alot are very appealing to me.
Not sure that we get the name...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-06:27
...of that second watch, William - what is it? That is a dazzling collection of lume. Forget "Mr PAM" or "Mr Micro-brand diver": you are henceforth officially "Mr Lume". Cheers, pplater.
Thanks Amigo
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : October 5th, 2014-10:03
Mr Lume is okay w/ me. I've been called worse :-)...Benarus, I don't know how to write the pronunciation.. Be-nar-us :-)
Nicely done!
By: -RWK- : October 3rd, 2014-10:04
HAGWE, -- Richard.
I can only get the two obvious ones
By: mkt33 : October 3rd, 2014-14:54
a JLC Reverso and a PAM, the others are really hard :-) Thanks for the riddle, Can't wait to see what the others are! HAGW, Mike
Thanks for your kind looking !.. Now, let's solve the little riddle..
By: hs111 : October 3rd, 2014-22:54
1/ Top row: left: TT Polaris '68, right: Rolex Milgauss ( short light exposition) 2/ middle row: left: Reverso TT 1931, right: Rolex Milgauss = redundant to top/ right , but ( longer light expo to highlight the different lume color @ 3,6,9 ..) - difficult...
My contribution to this great thread. Hagwe
By: 4Js : October 3rd, 2014-06:37
I just really love this watch. It is the lightest I have ever worn. I get excited just thinking about it, even if I am not wearing it. Best Joe ...
and another interesting picture, ...
By: only5402 : October 3rd, 2014-07:32
we can see the development of lume colour where it comes from and where it seems to go in the next 50 years regards Stephan ...
FPJ?
By: CaliforniaJed : October 3rd, 2014-20:37
A very interesting theme for this week W/S for sure!! And great...
By: Subexplorer : October 3rd, 2014-07:59
... shots of not less great timepieces to enjoy! With little time to take some special photographs for this W/S I had to search in my H/D and found some pictures of this watch which I bought a few years ago because: 1) It is a Submariner (do I need a bett...
One of those rare examples that can generate a reaction . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-14:08
. . . from folks who aren't necessarily into watches. A recognizable Rolex, to be sure, but the cobalt dial and two-tone canvas make for an especially arresting appearance. One of the guys that hangs out at the seaside dive bar has one; he's always gettin...
Kinda like . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-14:01
. . . Salma, before . . . . . . and after. The non-AC dial and handset mod makes a good 'un even better ;-) . . . ...
I knew . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-14:21
. . . you'd get my drift ;-) . . .
Awwwww, c'mon Art...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-07:14
You're not really saying that, are you??? You're a man with a keen eye for the finer detail; for the subtle, elegant line. An aesthete if ever there was one. You have shown us the contrast between a fine scalpel and a blunt chainsaw; surely you're not a c...
It could've been . . .
By: Dr No : October 4th, 2014-13:28
. . . worse. :-) Next time, I'll listen to my better judgement and use a more appropriate analogy. How's this? Regular . . . . . . vs enhanced. ;-) ...
You know how...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-18:51
...to break a guy's heart, Art. :-) Cheers, pplater.
New Moon...
By: -RWK- : October 3rd, 2014-10:01
Omega Speedmaster Moon Phase. HAGWE! -- Richard. ...
Makes me wonder if any . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-13:40
. . . manufacturer has ever issued a lunar indicator with a lumed moon. Kinda makes sense, no? Especially during a full moon ;-) . . .
Thinking right off the cuff...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-06:50
...(pardon the egregious pun), the Linde Werdelin Oktopus moonphase: (photo credit: Bryant Geer). There must be a truckload of others. Any starters? Cheers, pplater. ...
Here's a real killer...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-07:23
A Schaumberg: (Photo credit: AC Norway) Cheers, pplater. ...
My two lume candidates
By: anaesdoc : October 3rd, 2014-10:54
Hi Mike, thanks for the enlightening theme of this week´s wrist shot thread! My two aspirants look like this in the dark (I´m sure most of you will guess what watches are shown here): ... and like this in the bright daylight: and like this on my wrist: As...
Here's a video . . .
By: Dr No : October 3rd, 2014-13:36
. . . to accompany your Omega, anaesdoc. I would recommend turning down the sound on your computer first ;-) . . .
Good and ear-saving advice, Art!
By: anaesdoc : October 5th, 2014-07:37
The lume of the Omega 300M series is very nice, although I never got accustomed to the "Bond Seamaster´s" hands hich look like they were cut out in the centre. But the lume is impeccable :-). My best regards anaesdoc
The two best go-to watches imho
By: mkt33 : October 3rd, 2014-15:19
Can't go wrong with either of those two watches on any occasion. Great shots, thanks for taking time this week. I'm on about the same latitude as Austria...so I'm dealing with less and less sunlight everyday too! Not enough daytime to get everything done ...
You live closer to the equator than me!
By: anaesdoc : October 5th, 2014-07:33
Austria is (at least a bit) closer to the equator than where I live, but I admit the advantage of these few degrees in latitude is not really recognisable. What matters more and more in winter is to make the best possible use of daylight and not to dawdle...
Thanks for your compliment, hs111!
By: anaesdoc : October 5th, 2014-07:46
You are right: a lot of lume is apt for tool watches, but not fitting to dress watches. BTW, your riddle was too much for my modest knowledge of watches (I got 2 out of 6 watches), but a very good idea! Kind regards anaesdoc
Vintage lume
By: MattS : October 3rd, 2014-12:54
Hi all, Lume is a challenge for vintage watches...but I like challenges, so to answer to the thread launch with a modern Blancpain, here are some pics with my 1955 Fifty fathoms: In the sun: Some macro: A WS: And my challenge of the day, a night shot: Wow...
thanks Hans...
By: MattS : October 4th, 2014-05:31
Fifty yes, don't have a Milspec though... Matt
Pretty bright for a 15 sec exposure
By: mkt33 : October 4th, 2014-09:45
on a dial that is over 60 years old. No way superluminova is going to last that long! Thanks for sharing Matt, Mike
What's better tan lume?
By: amanico : October 3rd, 2014-13:39
Music! After all, why do we need lume? To Read Time in the dark. But to hear it is even better! Best, Nicolas ...
Your watch is poetry...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-07:02
...but your 'logic' is sophistry! ;-) A marvellous macro of a marvellous piece, mon cher confrère. Hopefully, one day, this very model from the great house might find a home in the Antipodes. Cheers, pplater.
duh, how stupid am I...completely missed the point of your
By: mkt33 : October 5th, 2014-05:34
post until now! I thought the reason why you focused the photo so tight was to show the little luminous dots... But I should have known by the title of the post you were referring to the sound. Cheers and sorry for being so dense. Mike
A very mysterious lume from Montblanc Homage to Nicolas Rieussec
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : October 3rd, 2014-20:06
Is my favorite application of lume. A tad big for me but now with the special edition with the horse on the dial (my Chinese zodiac sign), I am very tempted by it ! :) Cheers Robin The Super Lumi-nova comes alive. Notice the Horse and the bridge of the ch...
I like the original release better...
By: mkt33 : October 4th, 2014-09:50
Although I understand why MB released this version, for me the horse is a bit gimmicky. The lumed chrono counters area bit cool, now they just need to put lume on the chrono disks to complete the functionality. Best, Mike
Great theme, Mike. Here's one:
By: CaliforniaJed : October 3rd, 2014-21:00
A dirty Daytona comes out to play at night! (This one is Mrs. CaliforniaJed's. What can I say -- she like's 'em dirty!) HAGWE! CaliforniaJed ...
What does it say, QJ...
By: pplater : October 4th, 2014-07:08
...that Mrs QJ 'likes 'em dirty'???? Is that a professional assessment of the man she likes most? Are you moving over to the dark side? ;-) Sport, you are going to have to reel in the beloved child-bride: it starts with a Daytona, but we all know that it ...
How about this beauty...
By: tempusfugit : October 3rd, 2014-22:19
Right from our own cache... With apologies for the fuzzy (but bright) lume. tempusfugit ...
Great!, I was hoping that someone would post a PPro ABR
By: mkt33 : October 4th, 2014-09:52
There is some good detailed lume work on that dial. Wished some aspects of the dial were brighter but the fine details like the minute indices and the seconds hand is impressive. Best, Mike
Well, there was another . . .
By: Dr No : October 4th, 2014-13:41
. . . in your cache . . . . . . that would've been just as welcome to see ;-) . . . ...
Sinn Lume and Rolex Pefection.
By: Bill : October 4th, 2014-09:27
Sinn all White U1 sitting off the back of the boat ocean bound. All nice and even Rolex 1675 MK1 Lone E - Rolex ...
Pure Rolex lume
By: Bill : October 4th, 2014-14:02
Perfectly aged light cream. Rolex 666 ...
Yep!
By: amanico : October 4th, 2014-23:49
One of this summer joy.... ...
Looking around my watches....
By: KIH : October 4th, 2014-20:03
... there are not so many with them. The only one I could find as a decent photo is: A great watch, too! Ken ...
I've always thought the way PP applied lume to its
By: mkt33 : October 5th, 2014-05:29
Roman numerals slightly confusing in the dark but that is a great watch! It is so practical as a daily wear but carries the PP reputation as well. Thanks for sharing KIH. Its funny, I find lume almost indispensible on a watch so my collection is almost op...
Couldn't resist
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : October 5th, 2014-10:27
As I love.. LUME Debaufre Sinn's hands glow just as bright as the indicies. ...