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12 March 2018, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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Lume Color of 1980s DJ and Lume in General
Hello Folks,
First time poster here. I am a few months away from purchasing a 1980s DateJust. I noticed that the color of the lume from this time period can be white or yellow, where yellow indicates aging due to the the well known affects of the chemical/material over time. My question is: does the white lume necessarily mean that the watch has been restored? Or is it possible that the lume has remained white due to environmental conditions? For example, I wonder if keeping a watch away from light more often will take longer to go to that mustard color we are all aware of. Thoughts appreciated. Thanks. David. |
12 March 2018, 02:55 PM | #2 |
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This topic has been discussed many times on the forum. Try a search in the Vintage Forum and you'll find many threads regarding lume.
My comments below are directed at the vintage and later models that had tritium lume prior to 1998 before luminova was introduced. In a nutshell, locking up vintage watches in a safe, out of the light, tends to darken the lume and create patina. Wearing a vintage tritium watch every day with patina will lighten up in time. I own a few watches from the 1980s where the lume is white on some and yellow on others - just like what you noticed with the Datejusts you described
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12 March 2018, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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David does the lume still work at night? If it still glows than it's been restored.
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