Swiss Tradition Lumi-Tech tritium field watch!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:42 pm
Ordered 1/6, it arrived today, 1/17 via USPS. I paid the full $40, lol. Here is a link to the deal I bought. Not long afterwards, the seller had a promo that dropped it to $20 including shipping.
I am a Wenger fan, and this compares favorably to the Wengers I've seen. The crystal is domed, to my pleasant surprise. It has the features that I saw in the photos I found online: screwback case, screw-down crown, hefty bracelet w/ solid end links. Reading off the back: "Water resistant 330ft, mb-microtec H3, Swiss made movement, all stainless steel." The back is signed with the Swiss Tradition logo. It doesn't show up well in photos, but there is a red outline of a Swiss cross inside the white shield logo on the dial.
UPDATE: I want to add that the movement was running when it arrived, meaning that whatever power-saving feature the movement might have wasn't engaged. This reinforces the report in the deals thread (can't find the post offhand) of the battery dying prematurely.
UPDATE 2: It is now March 6th and it has only lost ~2 seconds from when I first set it, above.
This is my first tritium watch, so I didn't know what to expect. Actually, I had some high hopes based on my son's Marathon Pilot's Navigator tritium watch. My watch doesn't compare favorably to his Marathon. Rather, it fits all the descriptions I've read about T25 tritium lume: it's fine after your eyes adjust to the dark -- for me, just a few minutes. I would like to hear what some of y'all think of it. Is it what you expected from T25 tritium lume?
UPDATE: I don't know why, but I'm finding the tritium easier to see the longer I wear it. Last night in the car I could see it fine. This morning in our dark pantry I could see it fine. Maybe when I first unboxed it my eyes were especially insensitive from using my computer. Another belated surprise: the numerals are lumed. I couldn't see them at all yesterday, but today they are as bright as (but no brighter than) the tritium. On timekeeping: after 12 hours I can't detect any drift -- a good start.
I actually get a kick out of it being a no-name watch of mysterious origin. Its materials, design and craftsmanship speak for themselves.
UPDATE: Here it is on one of my Ague 20mm natos: Please post your impressions when your watches arrive!
I am a Wenger fan, and this compares favorably to the Wengers I've seen. The crystal is domed, to my pleasant surprise. It has the features that I saw in the photos I found online: screwback case, screw-down crown, hefty bracelet w/ solid end links. Reading off the back: "Water resistant 330ft, mb-microtec H3, Swiss made movement, all stainless steel." The back is signed with the Swiss Tradition logo. It doesn't show up well in photos, but there is a red outline of a Swiss cross inside the white shield logo on the dial.
UPDATE: I want to add that the movement was running when it arrived, meaning that whatever power-saving feature the movement might have wasn't engaged. This reinforces the report in the deals thread (can't find the post offhand) of the battery dying prematurely.
UPDATE 2: It is now March 6th and it has only lost ~2 seconds from when I first set it, above.
This is my first tritium watch, so I didn't know what to expect. Actually, I had some high hopes based on my son's Marathon Pilot's Navigator tritium watch. My watch doesn't compare favorably to his Marathon. Rather, it fits all the descriptions I've read about T25 tritium lume: it's fine after your eyes adjust to the dark -- for me, just a few minutes. I would like to hear what some of y'all think of it. Is it what you expected from T25 tritium lume?
UPDATE: I don't know why, but I'm finding the tritium easier to see the longer I wear it. Last night in the car I could see it fine. This morning in our dark pantry I could see it fine. Maybe when I first unboxed it my eyes were especially insensitive from using my computer. Another belated surprise: the numerals are lumed. I couldn't see them at all yesterday, but today they are as bright as (but no brighter than) the tritium. On timekeeping: after 12 hours I can't detect any drift -- a good start.
I actually get a kick out of it being a no-name watch of mysterious origin. Its materials, design and craftsmanship speak for themselves.
UPDATE: Here it is on one of my Ague 20mm natos: Please post your impressions when your watches arrive!