The Making of Luminox Watches

clthere wasn’t anything perfect on the
Sometimes, all it takes is one big idea to make amarket – something to provide an easily
company stand out from the crowd…andreadable lit face without exterior aids. This is where
sometimes all it takes is one big contract to put aLuminox’s unique illumination technology
company on the road to success. Luminox hasmade the difference. The light sources of the
enjoyed the resulting good fortune from both: theirLuminox watches are self-illuminating, and almost one
unique illumination technology and a perfectly-timedhundred times brighter than that of watches with
deal to develop watches for the Navy SEALS.traditional tritium phosphorescent paint. The Luminox
In 1989 watch illumination wasn’t a newlight system consists of sealed, tritium-filled glass
thing by any means…there were watch facestubes, whose inside walls are coated with a
coated with tritium phosphorescent paint, (whichphosphorescent substance. The electrons emitted by
required sunlight for charging and wasn’tthe small quantity of gas in the tube excite the
really very bright) or there were battery operatedphosphor to give off a cold light.
lights, (which required replacement and charging). But,