I don't know myself. That's why I was hoping to get some feedback. I tend to agree with comments above that mine may be affected in some way whereas yours is just ageing. I don't know what would cause either sort though.
Luminova I imagine wouldn't degrade in the same way. Both yours and mine should be tritium... I'd imagine different batches would age differently.
Spreading lume, blooming lume, puffy lume - all subsets of the same thing, namely degrading and deteriorating lume. However, these euphemisms do seem to have gained traction. I wonder why?
Likely because saying "degrading lume" doesn't adequately describe the variations that can occur, and doing so makes it easier to communicate about specifics.
Must have been a bit crotchety when I wrote that. Call it whatever you feel accurately describes its senescence 😉
I understand the implication being made - rather than "euphemism" I think "descriptor" is a better word for what is being done here. Your anti-bias bias is showing...😉
Yes, it's all degradation. So too is the change in colour to those orangey brown hues we all love on vintage speedies.
The point of the question is more about what is original vs "adjusted" .
I don't know myself. That's why I was hoping to get some feedback. I tend to agree with comments above that mine may be affected in some way whereas yours is just ageing. I don't know what would cause either sort though.
Luminova I imagine wouldn't degrade in the same way. Both yours and mine should be tritium... I'd imagine different batches would age differently.
Also would whatever effects a dial so that it turns brown also effect some change in the colour and consistency of the lume. I noticed in Speedmaster101 William isn't all that keen on green lume
Purely from observation and with no other evidence, it seems to me that green lume comes from countries with a lot of humidity while the orange and yellows are from more arid and warmer climes.
