What You Want To Know About Watch Luminant
Have you ever thought about what causes your watch to glow in the dark?This subject has a very colorful and dubious history. It started early in the 20th century, around 1910, when some companies began to use radium on watch dials and hands to create a glow in the dark" effect. Radium is an almost pure white alkaline radioactive earth metal, and is found in nature in uranium ores. It was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. What Marie Curie discovered was that a test tube of radium emitted a fairy-like glow, and she kept a vial next to her bedside as a kind of night light. She further discovered that the glow wasn't coming from the radium itself, but from the ionization of the materials surrounding the radium, which when ionized, emit light (glows). The watch companies added materials to the?radium paint which caused the materials to glow, thus lighting up the numbers and hands in the dark.To the wearer, what a conversation piece their watch became: outside at night or in a

Omeega....Great Clip
Love this scene. Gotta admit I always look at my wrist to check out my PO too when I see that scene.youtu.be/yFA4vM3_dfI

Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5167a vs 5164????
Hey GuysThese two references have been floating around my head for a little while and both have their own great qualities. I know which I am leaning towards but would love to see what the TRF consensus is Also feel free to post your pics of your 5167s and 5164 on tropical straps :smoking: (pic from Hodinkee)

Took the 233 out for a spin
Just picked up my PAM 233 from service in Beverly Hills, and could not resist on not picking up the new Assolutamente Black strap. Love this watch!

Rolex on Rubber
When I got my Rolex I bought a rubber/silicon strap on eBay for a few bucks to see if I'd like the look. At the time I tried it and didn't like it at all so I stuck with the TT Jubilee bracelet until today when I tried the rubber again and this time I really like it. I think I'll keep it this way for a little while, maybe send my Jubilee off to the guy in Hong Kong to take care of the stretch. Here's how my 16713 looks on rubber. Please share pics of your Rolex on Rubber for comparison. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk