For Traser watches they’ve called their in-house tritium technology Trigalight. In the world of tritium, Traser has the bragging rights of being owned by mb-microtec, the company that manufactures the tritium tubes used by other brands on this list. Vertical integration in the watch industry is an automatic way to gain street cred. Traser P67 Officer Pro Automatic Image: Traser Watches Case Size: Powered by the reliable NH35, the GPM offers strong value at $450, And, if you’re not afflicted with quartz snobbery, the tritium battery powered versions start at only $300. This is the type of watch you can (and probably will) forget you are wearing, but is there when you need it. While a military watch like this may feel counterintuitive for watch enthusiasts accustomed to chunky stainless steel divers, a petite, unobtrusive composite case with a light nylon strap makes for the ideal tool watch. Today, I’m here to atone.Ī general purpose watch should have the perfect balance of legibility and comfort. Getting too caught up in dimensions, 36mm has become the standard cut off point for “too small” for myself and many others. I’m guilty of ignoring the Marathon General Purpose Automatic due to its modest 34mm case. Marathon General Purpose Automatic (GPM) Image: Marathon Watches Case Size: If a ProTek dive watch is good enough for the USMC, it’s certainly up for anything I’m going to throw at it. With a quartz movement that won’t need a battery change for 10 years, a generous 300 meters of water resistance, and T25 tritium, these watches take the concept of “grab and go” to a new level. Their Dive Series makes it easy to understand this immediate show of confidence from watch enthusiasts and first responders. ProTek seems to have cracked the code right off the bat, likely thanks to Founder Barry Cohen’s decades of experience creating robust mil-spec watches for Luminox.ĭespite the fact that ProTek was only recently established, they have already been designated as an official watch of the USMC. Some brands spend years finding the perfect balance of materials and design. ProTek Dive Series Image: ProTek Watches Case Size: Despite its size, this 43mm beast weighs only 30 grams, which is less than every single watch on our recent list of the best titanium watches! Securing its spot on this list, tritium tubes are generously applied to the dial, hands, and even the bezel. The modern version is aided by the benefits of technological innovations, including CARBONOX- a proprietary carbon compound material that is durable yet 6 times lighter than steel. Like the original Luminox SEAL, today’s version prioritizes comfort, reliability and legibility. Thirty years before Barry Cohen was turning heads with the USMC over at Protek, he was making robust dive watches for the Navy SEALS at Luminox. Over the decades, Lunimox has gained the trust of first responders the world over. Luminox Original Navy SEAL 3001 Image: Luminox Case Size: This list of the best tritium watches celebrates the few brands currently using this exciting technology. Rather than fading within hours, the glass tubes glow for up to 25 years! Despite its benefits, tritium remains the illumination underdog. While tritium watches are slightly more expensive than their Super-LumiNova counterparts and may lack that initial intense glow, they have some serious advantages. This allows the wristwatch to perpetually glow. Rather than relying on an external light source to charge the material, tritium gas releases electrons as it naturally ages, which in turn charge the phosphorous material with which it’s been paired. Tritium gas tubes, a safe yet perpetually glowing material, have emerged as the goldilocks solution for luminescence. However, we’ve all encountered lume that fades within an hour, making it a far from perfect solution. When applied correctly to a timepiece, this safe and affordable material can glow for up to several hours. Known by many names, such as Seiko’s proprietary LumiBrite or Rolex’s Chromalight, LumiNova glows after absorbing energy from outside light sources.
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