3 CW 's Lume shots v others

Tor Billon · Post by **Tor Billon** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:17 pm

This is a C15:

a (5) by Andy 1st, on Flickr

C2 Lido:

a (20) by Andy 1st, on Flickr

C5 Mk I Aviator:

a (19) by Andy 1st, on Flickr

Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic

a (15) by Andy 1st, on Flickr

Seiko Black Monster (need to alert aircraft with this one)

a (11) by Andy 1st, on Flickr

AdDaMan · Post by **AdDaMan** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:43 pm

I like the blue of the C2.

wymore · Post by **wymore** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:45 pm

Love the caption for the Seiko. That is some great lume.

Peteo · Post by **Peteo** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:50 pm

I've noticed that my Seiko 5 has lume that is the brightest and quickest to charge in my collection. Sort of a shame really since its the watch that I wear the least. The Steinhart seems very good too.

CWL, by comparison, seems to lack although not enough for me to really be upset about it. I'd be very happy if the lume on my C60 Kingfisher was a shake better.

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:54 pm

The blue lume on my C8 is gorgeous for a short while then remains readable for an hour or two. Agree about Seiko, the Orange Monster is amazing!

ABW · Post by **ABW** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:26 pm

Ah ha. It's not just me then. I've noticed that compared to my seamaster, my C11 and C8 don't come up anywhere near as bright (unless subjected to a quick dose from a halogen spotlight) and they fade out much quicker.

The saving grace on the C11, getting the most wrist time currently, is that in low light conditions it seems to reflect the available light very well so with a quick tilt of the wrist it becomes easily readable.

Great photos btw.

Mezzame · Post by **Mezzame** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:29 pm

Great shots. I like the C2 & C5 hands - looks like they'd be easy to read. The seiko is off the charts. my C60 lume lasts through the night, enough to read at least.

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