Why doesn’t my watch have lume?

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Mad Dog

·Nov 19, 2018

I jumped into the rack last night and did the usual “shoving-of-the-watch-into-my-eyeball-to-admire-the-glowing-lume” gig...and of course, there was no glowing lume [again] because my Longines Hour Angle [chronograph] reissue doesn’t have [and never had] any lume. I purchased the watch new in the mid 1990s from a Longines AD.

So...my question is...why doesn’t this watch have any lume?

I’m not complaining...just curious.

LATE ENTRY: If I’ve asked this question before, I apologize.

 

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GuiltyBoomerang

·Nov 19, 2018

Recreate an enamel dial whilst forgetting to lume as the numerals are coloured?

 

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Foo2rama

·Nov 19, 2018·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

He was IFR almost the entire flight so lume made no difference? ( as much as you can claim IFR back then. )

2nd it only works when you can see the sun?

 

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redpcar

·Nov 19, 2018

It's a gentleman's dress watch. Never had lume. You can always add some to the hands or carry one of these 😀

 

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Dan S

·Nov 19, 2018

Someone please slap me down if I’m wrong, but I have heard that lume was much less common prior to WWII. In fact I have even heard speculation about a connection to blackouts during the war (to decrease the visibility for enemy bombers) increasing the demand for luminescent dials.

 

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airansun

·Nov 19, 2018

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls

Radium dials started during WWI. It appears to be true: I rarely see pre WWII watches with the radium dots at the hour markers. Any radium dialed pre WWII all seem to have heavily coated hands and fully painted numbers.

Maybe the change was to reduce the wearer’s exposure to the radium, which they apparently knew was a problem by WWII.

 

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Vercingetorix

·Nov 19, 2018·Spam Risk

Humans simply had better vision back in the day. The more prevalent use of glasses has weakened our vision. Just look at the size of ladies watches back then.😗

 

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MRC

·Nov 19, 2018

Mad Dog

I jumped into the rack last night and did the usual “shoving-of-the-watch-into-my-eyeball-to-admire-the-glowing-lume” gig...and of course, there was no glowing lume [again] because my Longines Hour Angle [chronograph] reissue doesn’t have [and never had] any lume. I purchased the watch new in the mid 1990s from a Longines AD.

So...my question is...why doesn’t this watch have any lume?

Perhaps with earlier editions they got sued by too many people who did the close-up lume check and developed glaring red eyes that cornered them into a career as Driver, Airframe, Rotary-wing with a moniker to match?

Just possibly 🙄

 

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Larry S

·Nov 19, 2018·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

That watch is an enamel dial homage like this one. Would be inappropriate I think. Then there are the WW1 homages like the one below it. Super Luminova vs Radium.

 

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gostang9

·Nov 19, 2018

Mad Dog

So...my question is...why doesn’t this watch have any lume?

I’m not complaining...just curious.

‘Cuz no one wants Roman numerals glowing in the dark, they’re objectionable enough in daylight. With 24 hour illumination, why that’d be just gadafful... 😉

 

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Reddy_Kilowatt

·Nov 19, 2018

redpcar

It's a gentleman's dress watch. Never had lume. You can always add some to the hands or carry one of these 😀

This is probably pedantic, and I'm the guy that is currently wearing an Explorer II every damned place, but is that REALLY a "dress watch"?

 

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cicindela

·Nov 19, 2018·Steve @ ΩF

Mad Dog

I jumped into the rack last night and did the usual “shoving-of-the-watch-into-my-eyeball-to-admire-the-glowing-lume” gig...and of course, there was no glowing lume [again] because my Longines Hour Angle [chronograph] reissue doesn’t have [and never had] any lume. I purchased the watch new in the mid 1990s from a Longines AD.

So...my question is...why doesn’t this watch have any lume?

I’m not complaining...just curious.

LATE ENTRY: If I’ve asked this question before, I apologize.

Obvious, it's a fake watch 😁

 

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MRC

·Nov 19, 2018

Vercingetorix

Just look at the size of ladies watches back then.😗

Look at the size of this watch -- and it's Tazio Nuvolari wearing it! I do not think anyone would call him a softie. Times change.

I hope MotorSport magazine will forgive me for stealing their photo if I recommend their website: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/history/f1/day-motor-sport-november-16-22

 

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redpcar

·Nov 19, 2018

Love that guy! Even had his own logo. There is a story of the early days of racing when a mechanic had to ride along in the car and Tazio would stand and scream while driving and the mechanic would be crouched on the floorboard (probably in fear)
I remember the documentary "Racing the Silver Arrows". Talked a lot about him driving for Auto Union. I have it on dvd somewhere. 🤔
..............but I'm getting off into the weeds.

 

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Mad Dog

·Nov 19, 2018

MRC

Perhaps with earlier editions they got sued by too many people who did the close-up lume check and developed glaring red eyes that cornered them into a career as Driver, Airframe, Rotary-Wing with a moniker to match?

😉 😁 😉 😁 😉

Edited: Nov 19, 2018

 

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redpcar

·Nov 19, 2018

Seems this may be a bizarre household over the holidays ☕

 

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Mad Dog

·Nov 19, 2018

redpcar

Seems this may be a bizarre household over the holidays ☕

Oh...not really. 😁

Cool Frankenstein and Speedy Gonzales watches [on my wrists below] courtesy of @Darlinboy and family. 👍

Edited: Nov 20, 2018

 

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cicindela

·Nov 19, 2018·Steve @ ΩF

Years ago we had a comedy TV show called, WKRP in Cincinnati .
This is when I first became aware that people from Cincinnati were weird🙄


Funny, the kids seem normal 😕

 

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Vercingetorix

·Nov 19, 2018·Spam Risk

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Look at the size of this watch -- and it's Tazio Nuvolari wearing it! I do not think anyone would call him a softie. Times change.

I hope MotorSport magazine will forgive me for stealing their photo if I recommend their website: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/history/f1/day-motor-sport-november-16-22

He is obviously saving as much weight as he can.

 

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Mad Dog

·Nov 19, 2018

cicindela

...Funny, the kids seem normal 😕

Whatever you say, boss. 👍