Just got 2 new "dive watches" - pictures

PTAaron · 09-14-2009, 09:46 PM

Just wanted to share some pics I just took of my 2 newest arrivals. Both are Automatic dive watches. The Seiko just arrived today, the Invicta is about a week old.

Invicta Pro Diver Automatic (Seiko automatic movement)

Seiko "Orange Monster" Automatic

Flatliner · 09-14-2009, 10:12 PM

Aaron, Silly question but does the Sieko glow in the dark on it's own or only after you have it in the light?

Very nice watches by the way

PTAaron · 09-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Thanks a lot.

The Seiko needs to be "charged" - I had played with it under a black light for a while, so it kind of looks like it is glowing in those pics.

Luminox watches have the gas tubes that glow at all times... don't need to be charged.

CompuDude · 09-14-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PTAaron

Thanks a lot.

The Seiko needs to be "charged" - I had played with it under a black light for a while, so it kind of looks like it is glowing in those pics.

Luminox watches have the gas tubes that glow at all times... don't need to be charged.

Tritium, a mildly radioactive gas, is what causes the material to glow without being under a light. (Visible, that is... it gets bathed in electrons you can't see!)

There are quite a few military watches and compasses (and gun sights) that use tritium vials for semi-permanent illumination, not just Luminox.

Very few dive watches use tritium... I can only recall seeing one off the top of my head.

Nice watches, though!

I wish I had the wrists to pull of the orange monster, else I might have picked on up. I'd miss the depth functions on my Citizen, though.

navyhmc · 09-14-2009, 11:07 PM

Nice watches!!!!

PTAaron · 09-14-2009, 11:58 PM

Thanks guys!

Compudude: Luminox was just the one that popped into my head as a dive watch with tubes ... didn't mean to imply they were the only one

I know Ball makes a nice one, even comes with a toy submarine!

PTAaron · 09-15-2009, 12:09 AM

Just a quick size comparison for the "Orange Monster" next to a real orange monster!

navyhmc · 09-15-2009, 12:43 AM

Wow! That invita makes even my Geo look small!

PTAaron · 09-15-2009, 12:54 AM

Actually, the case is just about the same size as a Geo... The crown protector adds almost 10mm to it though!

navyhmc · 09-15-2009, 01:00 AM

And how many pounds of lead can you take off if you take it on a dive?

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