Ball tritium tube question?

[MrLion]

I have a cheapie Luminox tritium quartz - in a dark room with eyes adjusted it's a very distinct and cool continuous lume.

Half life of 12.5 years, lume guaranteed.

[ktmog6uk]

the thing that puts me off tubes is it makes for unlovely hands!

[gunner]

2458698[/URL]]the thing that puts me off tubes is it makes for unlovely hands!

Some of the hands can look a bit basic but take a look at the the main hands on something like the Deepquest, I think they're quite nice.

[RJM25R]

Well, I tried a very dark room and there is lume but not much.....

[ralphy]

Well, I tried a very dark room and there is lume but not much.....

It can take your eyes some time to adjust to the dark.

I have a tritium key-fob that has been attached to my carry-on luggage bag for at least a decade and it's still the brightest thing* in my hotel room at night.

As has been said, try it at 3am. ;-)

* And that's including me!

R

[mab]

Well, I tried a very dark room and there is lume but not much.....

Hmmm, that seems strange.

Holding my pam under a bright light to charge the lume, it was brighter than my Ball. However, give it 10 mins and they were fairly equal... and give it 30 mins or more and there was no comparison.

I also didn't feel I really needed to 'adjust' as others have said above.

[marcbe]

Also seems strange to me. I have a Fireman Stormchaser and the lume is visable from dusk onwards. It doesn't require anything near total darkness.

[RJM25R]

Having done some research, the watch I bought could be up to 8 years old, and as such may have lost a lot of its 'brightness'

On one hand it's a shame, as it was the tritium tubes that intrigued me and led me to put a 'wtb' up on here, and a fellow member offered this to me......





On the other hand, it only cost me £450 so I can cope!

[silver centurian]

My photo skills are poor and dont show the true brightness or colours(the indicies appear blue in total darkness);but they give a rough idea