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| Author: | chronomatter [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | What is that luminous material? |
I have done some looking online, and the only thing I found suggested that the material is something called super lumina. Is this correct? I could find no mention of the name on the B website. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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| Author: | breitlingsource [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:40 am ] |
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It's actually called "Super Luminova".. here's the site for info: http://www.rctritec.com/index.php?id=13 |
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| Author: | flyboy [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:52 pm ] |
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do they use the tritium SPO anymore? |
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| Author: | chronomatter [ Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Not as good. |
No, tritium has not been used for a while. See this link for some of the reason why: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/enforcement/actions/materials/ea98163.html This was one of the issues that almost drove me away from choosing a B; I really wanted a watch with tritium. I have the stuff in the sights of my MK40 and I love it. The overall design of the B won out over the drawbacks of not having this feature. I do wish the luminova lasted longer though, because the watch face is dark after an hour. Maybe there is a special jewler that could do a fabulous job of applying the tritium, after the warranty has expired of course! |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Not as good. |
chronomatter wrote: I do wish the luminova lasted longer though, because the watch face is dark after an hour.
I agree with you - the Breitling Super Luminova doesn't last nearly long enough. The problem I've found with Tritium is that it does degrade over time (admittedly a fairly long time) due to it's half-life, so I personally still prefer luminova. Just as an aside on this subject, Seiko use a substance they call Lumi-Brite (I think the spelling's right), and that is by far and away the brightest I've seen. It's non-radioactive, so does need "charging up" in the light, but it appears to be easily twice as bright as B's version, and seems to last longer too.... |
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| Author: | flyboy [ Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:50 pm ] |
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so they only stopped using it awhile ago? The documents are dated 1998. |
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