The fact they put it in type on the dial bothers me more than the name; useless. It's not like the avg person can read it at any sort of distance...they'd be fine with just the logo, it'd cause people who are interested to do more research.
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The fact they put it in type on the dial bothers me more than the name; useless. It's not like the avg person can read it at any sort of distance...they'd be fine with just the logo, it'd cause people who are interested to do more research.
Run away! Watches are too personal to let someone else decide what you get...if I'm thinking they're what I think they are.
By fortune, do you mean wanting watches under say, 100 pounds or 500 pounds, or 1000 pounds?
For affordable watches under 100-200, most of them are quartz movement, but a few such as Orient or Seiko or Citizen have mechanical movements.
Here are some:
Swatch System51
Citizen 8350
Timex Marlin (most can be had for under 200 if you shop around)
If you want to spend a bit more money, I would look at the Seiko Presage line. Also look at the Seiko 5 line.
Orient watches offer a great value and there are tons of options.
A great watch that is a great value is the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80. It's about 650, but really nice.
@wm02 Lum-Tec pics...the shittiest b'day present of all time. Have a good one! New leather strap so I've got it on a little tight to help break it in quicker. Last pic is just to show lume strength inside the open garage after a short drive to Circle K, in cloudy weather.
Sapphire height that I mentioned...really don't want to chip it, it won't be a cheap replacement.
Sapphire height that I mentioned...really don't want to chip it, it won't be a cheap replacement.
Appreciate it! Looks good@wm02 Lum-Tec pics...the shittiest b'day present of all time. Have a good one! New leather strap so I've got it on a little tight to help break it in quicker. Last pic is just to show lume strength inside the open garage after a short drive to Circle K, in cloudy weather.
Sapphire height that I mentioned...really don't want to chip it, it won't be a cheap replacement.
@wm02 Lum-Tec pics...the shittiest b'day present of all time. Have a good one! New leather strap so I've got it on a little tight to help break it in quicker. Last pic is just to show lume strength inside the open garage after a short drive to Circle K, in cloudy weather.
Sapphire height that I mentioned...really don't want to chip it, it won't be a cheap replacement.
Great looking watch, but I'd have that domed crystal scratched up pretty quick. Does lum-tek use tritium or something else?
It's a sapphire crystal, so that helps...lord knows what a replacement would cost me though, it's chunky. Experience, after a year or so, tells me chipping the edge of the dome is going to be a bigger issue. No tritium, (X1 Super-luminova); they no longer make this model but here's a link to an old review that has all the specs:
Lum-tec Combat Field X1 | Hands on Review – WatchReport.com
www.watchreport.com
I'm looking at getting another one from them now that I know what I'm getting; was skeptical at first being a small (dare I say boutique/bespoke) co. and not exactly cheap. I'm digging on their new Vortex solar line (2-tone lume, Seiko movement); their lume shots are not BS.
or the Combat B53 'Max Darkness' model, which is on pre-order.
Anyhow, quality product (the kind you can feel), although they're fairly large (40mm+). Most are limited production to 500 or less, my X1 is #78 of 100. No issue suggesting them as someone to take a serious look at, if you like one of their models...admittedly, they can be very "Marmite'y".
It's a sapphire crystal, so that helps...lord knows what a replacement would cost me though, it's chunky. Experience, after a year or so, tells me chipping the edge of the dome is going to be a bigger issue. No tritium, (X1 Super-luminova); they no longer make this model but here's a link to an old review that has all the specs:
Lum-tec Combat Field X1 | Hands on Review – WatchReport.com
I'm looking at getting another one from them now that I know what I'm getting; was skeptical at first being a small (dare I say boutique/bespoke) co. and not exactly cheap. I'm digging on their new Vortex solar line (2-tone lume, Seiko movement); their lume shots are not BS.
or the Combat B53 'Max Darkness' model, which is on pre-order.
Anyhow, quality product (the kind you can feel), although they're fairly large (40mm+). Most are limited production to 500 or less, my X1 is #78 of 100. No issue suggesting them as someone to take a serious look at, if you like one of their models...admittedly, they can be very "Marmite'y".
I love watches with interesting/non-traditional lume patterns (such as illuminated dials, different colored lume, etc--rather than just hands/hour markers). I was really addicted to Ball Watches for awhile because of that. I wore a Ball Stormchaser Glow DLC for a long while when I did field work since there was no electricity and the thing just positively glowed all night (due to tritium). Such a great watch that I regret selling. (web photo)
Plenty of Ball watches that I like (currently, the Engineer Master II 'Normandy', for example) and I have a few older pocket watches from them that are locked up in a bank SDB (mainly due to age)...like Hamilton, I wish they were still made here.
Got the Lum-Tec B53 'Max Darkness' on pre-order. I have the watch willpower of a cokehead in Bolivia.
lum-tec.com
Combat B53 Max Darkness Pre-Order
Regular price will be $495. Pre order discounted price is $420.75. Expected release May 2022 316L Surgical grade Stainless Steel case Military grade Titanium Carbide gunmetal PVD hard coating Bead blast finish for extra durability 43mm case width 22mm lug width 51.5mm lug to lug length 12mm...
What was the gaffer wearing tonight, eh? I know you all were scoping...
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That’s a lovely watch, I want one! Been looking and can’t find one anywhere, any ideas?@wm02 Lum-Tec pics...the shittiest b'day present of all time. Have a good one! New leather strap so I've got it on a little tight to help break it in quicker. Last pic is just to show lume strength inside the open garage after a short drive to Circle K, in cloudy weather.
Sapphire height that I mentioned...really don't want to chip it, it won't be a cheap replacement.