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Old Jan 13th, 2007, 06:14 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav (original)
The glow is from the radioactive stuff they paint on the hands, right..?...{snip}

Yeah, but this stuff REALLY glows...not like other watches out there.



From their website (HERE):

"Each watch employs tiny self-powered micro gas lights developed by the world leader in the luminous compound industry. These micro gas lights (borosilicate glass capsules) are installed into the hands, hour markers, and when necessary, bezels of our watches. Luminox watches need no external light source to "charge" the paint on the dial or hands in order to glow as do conventional luminous watches. Nor do they require a push of a button to light the dial as do watches with electro luminescence. The US military has long recognized the advantages of micro gas light sources and their use is specified in procurement specification MIL-W-6374F."


The Navy Seals Dive watch is HERE.

Any guess what color dial I have? (Hint: Theo's MINI)

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