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18 January 2023, 01:23 AM | #1 |
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The Last of Us watch, a Lum-Tec
So the new Sunday night drama from HBO, the Last of Us, features a watch pretty heavily. As apparently did the video game on which the show is based. While they removed all the badges from the watch on the show, it is pretty clearly a Lum-Tec Super Combat B2 (or a clone of that watch). I believe Sony did years ago also sell a quartz version of the game watch, but the Actual Lum-Tec is a mechanical watch. Anyone know anything about the brand?
Edit: i bring this up, mostly because I find it interesting that a watch so prominently featured in a show from a less known (at least to me) brand. |
18 January 2023, 01:46 AM | #2 |
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I bought a couple for my wife (then girlfriend) and I many many years ago when I was in the US. They were a sponsor on a Porsche forum I used to frequent so I thought it'd be nice to support them a bit. All I can remember is that they were an US based company and the watches were relatively cheap and decent.
The ones I got were made from tungsten carbide (I think), but I have no idea what happened to them or where they are now |
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18 January 2023, 03:46 PM | #4 |
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It might be based on the Lume Tec, but the watch being repaired is clearly a quartz watch when the guy has the back off of it, with a tiny movement and a massive plastic spacer around it.
The printed numbers are smaller, less prominent and, the bezel isn't as wide....Maybe it's actually one of the Sony ones you mentioned ?
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6 February 2023, 07:45 PM | #5 |
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Might anyone here have a lead or know of anyone that might still be selling the lum tec super combat b2? I understand from comments it's not a very good watch, but I still like the aesthetics.
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6 February 2023, 09:21 PM | #6 |
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They are actually really nice watches. The Supercombat B2 was first released in 2012. They only made 999 of them.
Titanium case measuring 45mm Decorated ETA Unitas 6498-1 movement with a large display back They also shipped with two NATO straps (black and green one) and a leather strap. It might be hard to track one down now with only 999 made, but they do pop up every now and then on Chrono24, I think I paid $1500 Australian for mine. Some of the Lume-Tec’s are cheap, this one was not. Probably owing to the movement and limited edition. |
6 February 2023, 09:47 PM | #7 |
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Several years agoI bought a Lumtec combat B23, automatic w a carbon case - fun watch, nice lume of course.
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8 February 2023, 05:56 AM | #8 |
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Lum-Tec is still around and going strong. They are based out of Ohio, I know the owner Chris, he is a great guy.
They have newer versions of the B2 since then in Quartz and Automatic. He is sourcing the movements he used on the original B2 and is looking to do a limited re-release. Do a YouTube search for Combat B52, I just reviewed it. Solid piece! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
6 May 2023, 11:00 PM | #9 |
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Lüm Tec are making 50 sc b2. ordering just opened up on there websites.
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