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Posted: 1/16/2024 6:56:11 PM EDT
Comparison of lume between a Citizen diver and a Seiko Turtle re-issue.
Seiko wins for brightness and longevity. But I do sort of like the contrasting green/blue lume on the Citizen of the bezel vs the dial. Citizen_Seiko Lume by FredMan, on Flickr Citizen Diver by FredMan, on Flickr Turtle Behind The Wheel by FredMan, on Flickr |
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GD is like putting on crampons and walking through a room full of puppies.
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Nice.
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I do like the aqua/teal of the citizen.
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In my limited experience Seiko is brighter out of the gate but a few hours later they are pretty equal
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I was born in Birkenhead and I was poor , I was dressed from the local army and navy store and I can tell you its no fun going to school dressed as a Japanese admiral-UKjohn
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Do you lack the critical thinking skills needed to figure out how to hotlink?
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Originally Posted By cedjunior: https://i.imgur.com/v7O89qj.jpg View Quote Is that tritium? |
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GD is like putting on crampons and walking through a room full of puppies.
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never underestimate the stupidity of other people
GA, USA
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"every exercise is a low back exercise if you do it wrong enough"
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Good lume is one of the first things I look for in a watch.
It should be bright enough to guide a ship into port.no exceptions. Have seiko SNE498 w/ LumiBrite and recently purchased a Alkin full lume dial with a bluey Super-LumiNova BGW9. The seiko walks all over the alkin within three hours. I struggle to read the alkin by about 3-4 am, even fully charged with a light around 10pm. Passively, with no charge the seiko is easily legible straight through to the morning. Have a Laco with Superluminova C3. It’s decent. It’s still legible in the am, but it’s not nearly as bright as long as the seiko’s lumibrite. No proof, just my observations over the last few years of parenthood. |
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Very n8ce watches. I have the same Citizen. Whenever I go outside for even a minute and come back inside at work, my coworkers notice the brightness of it. Pretty much all of my Citizens do this. I'm a fan!
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Originally Posted By cedjunior: https://i.imgur.com/v7O89qj.jpg View Quote Ooh, that's nice! |
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"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."-Abba Eban
"I like it both ways, but still mainly mouth it" -gonzo_beyondo |
Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Very n8ce watches. I have the same Citizen. Whenever I go outside for even a minute and come back inside at work, my coworkers notice the brightness of it. Pretty much all of my Citizens do this. I'm a fan! View Quote Compared to the Seiko, the Citizens lume is like the moon on a cloudy night. Now, that Seiko lume…a few minutes in daylight and I’m getting sunburn from it. |
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GD is like putting on crampons and walking through a room full of puppies.
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Originally Posted By FredMan: Compared to the Seiko, the Citizens lume is like the moon on a cloudy night. Now, that Seiko lume…a few minutes in daylight and I’m getting sunburn from it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By FredMan: Originally Posted By raygixxer89: Very n8ce watches. I have the same Citizen. Whenever I go outside for even a minute and come back inside at work, my coworkers notice the brightness of it. Pretty much all of my Citizens do this. I'm a fan! Compared to the Seiko, the Citizens lume is like the moon on a cloudy night. Now, that Seiko lume…a few minutes in daylight and I’m getting sunburn from it. That's pretty cool. I'm looking for a nice Seiko diver. What do you recommend? Say 1500-2k range. Maybe more, if I like it. |
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GD is like putting on crampons and walking through a room full of puppies.
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Originally Posted By na1lb0hm: Good lume is one of the first things I look for in a watch. It should be bright enough to guide a ship into port.no exceptions. Have seiko SNE498 w/ LumiBrite and recently purchased a Alkin full lume dial with a bluey Super-LumiNova BGW9. The seiko walks all over the alkin within three hours. I struggle to read the alkin by about 3-4 am, even fully charged with a light around 10pm. Passively, with no charge the seiko is easily legible straight through to the morning. Have a Laco with Superluminova C3. It's decent. It's still legible in the am, but it's not nearly as bright as long as the seiko's lumibrite. No proof, just my observations over the last few years of parenthood. View Quote Recently picked up an SSK001. Wore it throughout the day. Wore it to bed just to make sure it stayed wound the first day. I could read it until morning. |
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“We've fallen a long way from John Adams representing British Soldiers.” - Aimless
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Lume Wars was always a fun video series on JOMW. Some brands have really pushed the envelope on brightness and longevity.
Lume Wars@ Just One More Watch The Last Lume Wars? Episode XI - Tudor, Helm, Casio, Signum etc Lume Wars Is Back! Can The Signum Be Beaten? [Edited to add:] This lume is pretty nuts Nothing can touch this watch when it comes to lume - Wise Hitman SE |
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Deep Blue Stealth Ops $200 tritium dial repainted flat black and put in a $40 Tandorio pilot case. |
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“How dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?”
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Originally Posted By FredMan: The Turtle is what I recommend. SRPE93 About $300 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By FredMan: Originally Posted By raygixxer89: That's pretty cool. I'm looking for a nice Seiko diver. What do you recommend? Say 1500-2k range. Maybe more, if I like it. The Turtle is what I recommend. SRPE93 About $300 Thanks,I'll look it up. Seiko was what got me into "good" watches back in 1990. |
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