WristScan

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...  

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I am thinking the same for this week....! ;) HAGWE Blomman

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...  

gives you the glow of moon light, really cool. Best, Tim

I was not hooked on the DSOTM but now I'm in love with it. Cheers, Nilo

A detail you very seldom see...! HAGWE Blomman

Is ready something unexpected and quite cool. Thanks, Nilo

Super shot of the Amvox II! Best, Nicolas

That the "Nico JLC" strap makes this watch a winner. Thanks, Nilo

That's cool! Thanks for sharing, Mike

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I believe that Omega set a high mark with this one. Cheers, Nilo

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... 

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 don't. These pics are from my Seamaster Aqua Terra review, five years ago. A fresh image of vintage lume incoming tomorrow . . . ...  

In the dark it reminds very much of the SM300. HAGWE Blomman

an interesting detail. It is the only way to tell which way the watch is upright in the dark. HAGW, Mike

. . . even better, h. Omega ref 2179, ca '45. I'm taking a Geiger counter to this one ;-) . . . ...  

.. resemble the JLC/ E159 ! Kind Thx to you for sharing ! Best, hs

Best, -- Richard.

. . . and I can already tell this one's gonna be a regular on my wrist ;-) . . .

Best, -- Richard.

for long time ;) Best D

;-) Cheers, pplater.

by the light and Nilo's post I'll take my minion this time as well ;) D in the night HAGWE ...  

With a Japanese watch? Very matching, my friend! :) HAGWE Blomman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle trust me you'll know all about them soon :) Best my dear friend Damjan

. . . spoken like a man who knows what he's talkin' about. Our toys were quaint . . . . . . by comparison ;-) . . . ...  

Yours D

Nice photo! Best, Mike

Thank you for kind words dear Mike Sincerely Damjan

Thank you very much for kind words actually your recent shot of Barakuda with diver & cosmonaut figurine got me inspired ;) Yours D

Best dear friend Yours D

- but as mentioned, cool "devilish" horror-like ! ;)) Best, hs

...becomes 'Brighto'! Great shot, D. Cheers, pplater.

;) Your Brighto

Watch and theme, Mike! :) HAGWE Blomman

One of my favorite lume.... Here is another, even if there is not much glow left! :) HAGWE Blomman ...  

I've put it! :) :) :) Best, my friend. Nicolas

.. you would part from that 2913 ? .. Pls drop me a line !! Have been looking for one, for quite some time.. - Padawan is always ready !.. Especially when Dr Mamadu is calling.. ;) ;) Best, hs

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are doing lume well. Thanks for sharing Mike

. . . sharing an image that portrays the manufacturer's name? Thanks, Art

Dear Art, Ask and ye shall get... Lume-y rotor ...  

HAGWE, my friend Best Blomman

. . . it deserves a stint at the Masthead of this forum. Bravo, blomman!

You left me standing alone.... Well, what may it be? ...  

are throwing me off.. . Cheers, Mike

Yes, U.N. Blue Surf. ...  

. . . an ophthalmologist ;-) . . .

for dark tunnels :-) Best, Mike

...given the time he dedicates to looking into old wives' tales. (Sorry!) Cheers, pplater.

it was an Aqua model but the indicies were off. Thanks Seth, Mike

And, just to make it a bit less obvious, I did rotate the bezel so the bezel dot wasn't at the top.

HAGWE! ...  

IMHO. Thanks for sharing, Mike

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...  

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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

:-) 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.

. . . separated at birth! That's a lotta lume, Will . . .

...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.

Mr Lume is okay w/ me. I've been called worse :-)...Benarus, I don't know how to write the pronunciation.. Be-nar-us :-)

Cool theme and some good fun ! Sincere regards & Cheers ! hs No big fancy.. But a little riddle ?!.. HAGWE !! ;) :) ;) ...  

.. especially for tool & travel watches, I do like good luming, - although you might tell me, ".. Why?.. You've got your smartphone. " But then, why a watch at all ?? ;) Because our heart drives the brain and not vice versa ! Best, hs

HAGWE, -- Richard.

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

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... 

but gave it a shot. :) cheers fernando ...  

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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 ...  

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 ...  

of lume has changed. On your watch, it looks like the luminous material were hand applied to the dial. Great patina! Cheers, Mike

ever seen. It looks like the lume is good on this model Thanks for sharing that rare photo, Mike

we can find depending from using condition over all these years regards Stephan ...  

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GP Ref 2498. HAGWE, CC ...  

are much brighter than other watches where the lume is applied over a larger surface area. Looks like GP does these small dots well too. Best,Mike

... 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...  

. . . 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... 

... From people which usually don t pay much attention to watches. Regarding ladies... Well ... Nice to know it also atracts their eyes! Hagwe Art! Kind regards, Abel.

... Third picture was taken with very little light, but exposure was too long and the results is it looks like taken with more available light than the one I acualy had. Hagwe Hs! Kind regards, Abel

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. . . Salma, before . . . . . . and after. The non-AC dial and handset mod makes a good 'un even better ;-) . . . ...  

OK - Two hands full ;-)

. . . you'd get my drift ;-) . . .

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... 

. . . worse. :-) Next time, I'll listen to my better judgement and use a more appropriate analogy. How's this? Regular . . . . . . vs enhanced. ;-) ...  

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...to break a guy's heart, Art. :-) Cheers, pplater.

which was my wedding watch but was stolen a year later... Got to add it back into the collection. Thanks for reminding me! HAGW, Mike

Omega Speedmaster Moon Phase. HAGWE! -- Richard. ...  

. . . manufacturer has ever issued a lunar indicator with a lumed moon. Kinda makes sense, no? Especially during a full moon ;-) . . .

are polished silver or gold Art. Best, -- Richard.

...(pardon the egregious pun), the Linde Werdelin Oktopus moonphase: (photo credit: Bryant Geer). There must be a truckload of others. Any starters? Cheers, pplater. ...  

when I said you are huge Linde fan ;) Yours sincerely D

A Schaumberg: (Photo credit: AC Norway) Cheers, pplater. ...  

. . . read the forums more often ;-) . . .

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...  

. . . to accompany your Omega, anaesdoc. I would recommend turning down the sound on your computer first ;-) . . .

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

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 ... 

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... 

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

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. . . at thirty paces! [image credit: PinkPanther, '09] ...  

. . . the missing occluded 4 in your lume shot. It had to be the perpetual ;-) . . .

If you sell that lume, you can pay the eletricity bills.... ;)

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...  

. . . and now your FF macro. Delicious, Matt! Astonished, Art

Fifty yes, don't have a Milspec though... Matt

on a dial that is over 60 years old. No way superluminova is going to last that long! Thanks for sharing Matt, Mike

Music! After all, why do we need lume? To Read Time in the dark. But to hear it is even better! Best, Nicolas ...  

In any case this is an argument to talk about during our next lunch at B.go Poscolle!!! Best, my dear friend massi

. . . like Matt's, I'm not so sure. Ask The Duke . . . . . . which he'd rather have while flying an F-86 ;-) . . .

(But stunning!) Best, CaliforniaJed

No light without dark... You get the idea, your Honor? Rejected! Go on, please... :) Best, mon cher confrère. Nicolas

"Ain't no dark 'til something shines." Best, CaliforniaJed

.. Next to enjoying this cool marvel, loosing oneself in the blinking splendid labyrinth, hearing the chime is the real cherry on the cake ! This piece draws one's attention ( mine every time !) like magic ! Nifty idea - no lume but chime ! Best, hs

...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.

And yes, I do wish you to have it. It is so special! All the best, my dear friend. Nicolas

that there was lume in those positions. Thanks, Mike

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

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...  

.. and even to sync with your Zodiac sign !.. Can imagine, you think twice.. ;) Best & HAGWE ! hs

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

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 ...  

...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 ... 

Great photo. HAGWE, Mike PS- What is it about our wives that that they don't "take care" of the watches. Drives me crazy that I have to take hers away once a month or two just to clean it up and each time I find a new ding! :-)

Right from our own cache... With apologies for the fuzzy (but bright) lume. tempusfugit ...  

to look for a 24 hour version, because there you find the most aged indices for your money LOL regards Stephan ...  

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

. . . in your cache . . . . . . that would've been just as welcome to see ;-) . . . ...  

Sinn all White U1 sitting off the back of the boat ocean bound. All nice and even Rolex 1675 MK1 Lone E - Rolex ...  

the indices? If so, that is backwards to what I'm used to seeing on all my other watches where the hands are usually brighter. Thanks for sharing, Where were you off too in the dark? Best, MIke

Perfectly aged light cream. Rolex 666 ...  

And with the ocean and warm sun caressing the dial. What can I say. A+ Bill

One of this summer joy.... ...  

... there are not so many with them. The only one I could find as a decent photo is: A great watch, too! Ken ...  

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... 

As I love.. LUME Debaufre Sinn's hands glow just as bright as the indicies. ...  

and excellent lume shots of all watches, Thanks William, Mike