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19 June 2018, 03:52 PM | #1 |
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Life expectancy of Rolex lume
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What is the life expectancy of the lume on a Rolex models? 10 years? 15 years? (before you actually have to send it in to RSC to replace the dial, bezel if on a Sub, and hands.) What is the lifetime for a Chromalight on a Rolex Sub? for a GMT-Master II/Daytona/Day-Date/Datejust that has SuperLuminova on it? Thanks for the info. |
19 June 2018, 05:26 PM | #2 | |
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19 June 2018, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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My Tritium dial on my 16800 was shot in about 12 yrs.
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19 June 2018, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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Good read regarding modern luminova: http://timetransformed.com/2015/08/3...nova-runs-out/
And if you want some vintage information: http://rolexpassionreport.com/15606/...olex-luminous/
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19 June 2018, 07:52 PM | #5 |
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The chromalight will surely outlast any ownership one has today, particularly because the watch will likely be flipped before it matters to the original owner. As for those keepers among us, Rolex has designed the modern watch to look prestine in every facet for decades.
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19 June 2018, 07:59 PM | #6 |
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The obligatory pic :$
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19 June 2018, 08:07 PM | #7 | |
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Surely nothing lasts forever that includes the Luminous compounds used. The question is. How long does it last? The answer is. Nobody here knows for sure. Except to say that so far, the newer luminous materials that replaced Tritium based lume have already lasted longer than the Tritium based lume, with no sign or evidence of being depleted or having reduced performance. They are in effect seemingly as good as the day they were made. |
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19 June 2018, 08:27 PM | #8 |
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Supposedly modern strontium aluminate based lume - which is what everyone uses now - does not degrade. Lume used by Rolex is just like Superluminova used by the rest of the industry and Seiko's Lumibrite. The lume particles are held in place by a resin binder, which is the weak link, and like any binder, will gradually dry out and be damaged, especially with heavy UV light exposure. I'm sure the better brands have UV resistant binders, but it will eventually happen. Who knows how long it will take. People have 20+ year old watches with this lume that still glow bright.
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19 June 2018, 08:43 PM | #9 |
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Does the lume deteriorates faster if its always 'on' or exposed to lights?
Because whenever I have the chance, I always take my watches out of vault for 'sunbathing' just to charge the lume. I thought it would deteriorate faster if its not being exposed to outside light. |
19 June 2018, 08:45 PM | #10 |
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It will last 56.3 years , 54 if you’re constantly bathing it
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20 June 2018, 12:30 AM | #11 |
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quick question slightly off-topic.
anyone else notice the Sub models' chromalight last longer than other maxi-dial models? e.g. my 2018 Sub 116610lv glows longer than my 2018 GMT 116710 GMTblnr. my 2018 gmt last about the same duration as my 2006ish GMT 116710nr despite the tech diff (superlume in the latter). |
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