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The Luminox Watch, Not Just For The Military

By Gregg Hall Platinum Quality Author

During the day, it's easy to glance at your watch and see what time it is. At night or when encased in darkness, seeing the time becomes a lot more challenging. Today's watches may have a button to press that will make the face light up so that the time can be seen but not all of them do. This means you have to find a light source to that will enable you to view the time.

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The Tornek-Rayville TR-900

The watch was made under U.S. Military Specification - Mil-W-22176(SHIPS) / WATCH, WRIST, SUBMERSIBLE (400-FOOT), NON-MAGNETIC. Mr. Tornek worked with the Blancpain Firm and based his design on the Fifty Fathoms which was already in production. The watch uses the AS1361 movements which were also used in the Fifty Fathoms of those years and the luminous material used is Promethium 147 (half life 2.5 years), not to be confused with PM-145 (17.7 year half life).

Tritium paint has been used on the hands and numerals of watches since the 1930's. At first this technology was Top Secret and restricted to use on military watches.