What's the point of this lume?

[tedscott3]

For years all I wore was a Seamaster and Sub. It was incredible how much better the lume on the Seamaster was.

[GeoSid]

The lume on my 14060m makes the time readable when the watch is sitting on the bedside cabinet and I'm lying in bed. Its very bright and clear. It also seems to last all night, I often wake up at 4, or 5 a.m. and its still shining at me!

[LuminousMaximus]

"the 24 hour hand also serves as an indicator for North. If the 24 hour hand is set to local time, pointing the 12 hour hand to the sun will make the 24 hour hand point North. In the Southern Hemisphere, the same is true, but you have to hold the watch overhead for this to work." Beckertime

I found the above and was wondering if the GMTII 116713LN would work in a similar fashion? Curious how it would work if I'm in California USA?

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

"the 24 hour hand also serves as an indicator for North. If the 24 hour hand is set to local time, pointing the 12 hour hand to the sun will make the 24 hour hand point North. In the Southern Hemisphere, the same is true, but you have to hold the watch overhead for this to work." Beckertime

I found the above and was wondering if the GMTII 116713LN would work in a similar fashion? Curious how it would work if I'm in California USA?

Yes. Point the hour hand at the sun (obviously not when it's overhead) and the GMT will point North.

[JohnBoy]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

"the 24 hour hand also serves as an indicator for North. If the 24 hour hand is set to local time, pointing the 12 hour hand to the sun will make the 24 hour hand point North. In the Southern Hemisphere, the same is true, but you have to hold the watch overhead for this to work." Beckertime

I found the above and was wondering if the GMTII 116713LN would work in a similar fashion? Curious how it would work if I'm in California USA?

Answer to Q1. Exactly as stated.

Answer to Q2. Perfectly; N. Hemisphere, looking down at watch face (not overhead).

[Annan]

Don't have a Sub.....but I do find my EXP II (16570) has a good lume and seems to last through the night. My only complaint is that without glasses my old eyes still have trouble reading the time.

[AnnemarieGirl]

Yes I must admit I don't see the point of lume on Rolex watches. The ones I own are like several people have already mentioned, lit up for no more than an hour, if that. The white dial Milgauss, a recent purchase, lasts about 25 minutes. I timed it recently. The subc lv and subc ln about an hour, Daytona about same as Milgauss. Absolutly pointless and actually rather annoying because you feel you have paid for something that doesn't actually work! Probably better not to include lumes to begin with. If you do, get the technology right first so you actually have a selling point!

[AnnemarieGirl]

Originally Posted by Cesium133

As my wife said to me on our wedding night, "Oh, well. I guess a little something is better than nothing at all."

Surely it would have been better to use the bedroom lights on a low dim, rather than rely on your Rolex lume?

[Mickey®]

Rolex has never been "known" for their lume...my cheap Seiko sxk007J blows it away. Also my Seiko Marine Master is 10x's better than any Rolex I've owned.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by AnnemarieGirl

Yes I must admit I don't see the point of lume on Rolex watches. The ones I own are like several people have already mentioned, lit up for no more than an hour, if that. The white dial Milgauss, a recent purchase, lasts about 25 minutes. I timed it recently. The subc lv and subc ln about an hour, Daytona about same as Milgauss. Absolutly pointless and actually rather annoying because you feel you have paid for something that doesn't actually work! Probably better not to include lumes to begin with. If you do, get the technology right first so you actually have a selling point!

If I may respectfully disagree - IMO Rolex lume is adequate for most purposes. I bought my latest DJ in large part because of its two-color lume. I can enjoy it for maybe 15 minutes, and then it fades to a quiet white that lasts all night. I can easily see the time at any point during the night.

[AnnemarieGirl]

Originally Posted by Lisa

If I may respectfully disagree - IMO Rolex lume is adequate for most purposes. I bought my latest DJ in large part because of its two-color lume. I can enjoy it for maybe 15 minutes, and then it fades to a quiet white that lasts all night. I can easily see the time at any point during the night.

Perhaps the models all behave differently? I wish I could say the same about my purchases Lisa but I am afraid not, pretty useless for me. When they fade out, they are completely out.

[Slinkey]

Originally Posted by Lisa

If I may respectfully disagree - IMO Rolex lume is adequate for most purposes. I bought my latest DJ in large part because of its two-color lume. I can enjoy it for maybe 15 minutes, and then it fades to a quiet white that lasts all night. I can easily see the time at any point during the night.

In truth, you may NOT disagree with someone else's actual experience.

[Mickey®]

Originally Posted by Slinkey

In truth, you may NOT disagree with someone else's actual experience.

I may steal that as my signature Slinkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Slinkey

In truth, you may NOT disagree with someone else's actual experience.

Well, okay then.

[DJJon]

While not the best lume out there, the real key is the amount of 'charge' the Rolex gets.

Trust me put that close to a CFR bulb for 1 hour before going to bed and it will glow like a beacon til the Rooster crows.

Not practical but a good measure of the technical aspect.

[AnnemarieGirl]

Originally Posted by DJJon

While not the best lume out there, the real key is the amount of 'charge' the Rolex gets.

Trust me put that close to a CFR bulb for 1 hour before going to bed and it will glow like a beacon til the Rooster crows.

Not practical but a good measure of the technical aspect.

I would like to try this test to see if I achieve better lume but could you please explain what a CFR bulb is?

[Argentius]

mine lasts maybe 30 minutes ... and the hands arent legible to begin with.

if you have to "charge it" first, heck, we have cell phones...

I just think the hands and markers would look cleaner if they were pure white gold , instead of painted partially with not-especially-great luminous paint.

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

"the 24 hour hand also serves as an indicator for North. If the 24 hour hand is set to local time, pointing the 12 hour hand to the sun will make the 24 hour hand point North. In the Southern Hemisphere, the same is true, but you have to hold the watch overhead for this to work." Beckertime

I found the above and was wondering if the GMTII 116713LN would work in a similar fashion? Curious how it would work if I'm in California USA?

As a couple of member have mentioned, this indeed works. And it works for any GMT watch including the Exp II. It actually works two ways. You can also point the GMT hand at the sun and the watch itself (i.e. the 12 o'clock position) will point north. If you check at different times you will see that the angle between the 12 and 24 hour hands is always the same as the angle between the 24 hour hand and the 12 o'clock position.

A couple of things to keep in mind. Not just the 24 hour hand must be on local time; the 12 hour hand must be as well. In other words both hands must be synched to the local time. It's not perfect, obviously. Accuracy depends on where in that time zone you are. And DST will throw it off a bit too but this is pretty easily adjusted for as the difference is one hour. But it sure is good enough to tell you which way to go on the interstate or what direction the beach is.

[Castor]

I sometimes wear my watch (Polar Explorer 216570) to bed and one night it (@ 4AM) actually dazzled my wife when she woke up!

[LuminousMaximus]

Originally Posted by Castor

I sometimes wear my watch (Polar Explorer 216570) to bed and one night it (@ 4AM) actually dazzled my wife when she woke up!

So is that what were calling it these days...lol