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<\div> Perfect for low-light or no-light situations, the Luminox Men's Navy SEAL Colormark watch glows 100 times more splendid than other luminous watches, which allows for more comfortable visibility. This timepiece This versatile timepiece is constructed with a 44-millimeter polyurethane case and matching lasting polyurethane band, which includes a buckle clasp with safety mechanism. Striking orange Arabic numerals contrast with the classic black dial, while littler orange numerals mark the 24-hour clock. In addition, a handy date calendar rests at the three o'clock position, and the unidirectional, textured, polyurethane bezel features brilliant orange minute indexes for easy readability. Powered by analog-quartz motion and protected by a lasting solid homogeneous inorgani substance dial window, this watch is preferent by US Navy SEALs and US Air Force Pilots, and is water immune to a depth of 660 feet.

The Luminox Story

AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY

Like a lot of other American success stories, LUMI•NOX came from a forward-thinking person realizing a need in the market and meeting it. Barry Cohen had been in the fashion watch business for rather a lot of time when he came throughout a Swiss self-powered illumination scheme and knew that it would make watches more visible and having little impact to read in low or no light situations. As a result, Cohen and a collaborator formulated watches using this distinctive illumination scheme (called Luminox Light Technology) and LUMI•NOX was born back in 1989 (Lumi is Latin for light while Nox is Latin for night), driven by a commitment to offer cutting-edge luminescence and readability in it is line of high-performance sports watches.

The Navy SEALs and More
The Luminox Navy SEAL watch is the timepiece that made Luminox famous. The officer in charge of procurement for the Navy SEALs, Nick North, was asked to seek a more authenti watch for night missions and found the solution at a trade show where he ran into Luminox. He worked with Barry Cohen to construct a watch specifically for them and the Navy SEAL watch was born.

"Luminox had incisively the watch we were looking for – we only added a few little things," Nick North, Senior Public Safety Engineer and Operations Specialist, remembered. "We arranged to test a heap of and they worked great. We made a few changes, then the East Coast team started issuing them and the West Coast teams came on board."

After Luminox provided the watches to the SEALs, more elite units contacted them directly, while at the same time Luminox begun syndication the watch throughout the country and the world. Luminox was then neared by US Air Force pilots flying the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth fighter jet. They were wearing the Navy SEAL timepieces, but chafed at the word "Navy" on the dial. Luminox then formulated a watch for these pilots and neared Lockheed Martin, the manufacturers of the F-117 Nighthawk for a picture of the plane to use in the catalogs that marketed the watches.

This basi contact turned into an exclusive arrangement to invent Lockheed Martin timepieces, including watches committed to the F-117 Nighthawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, SR-111 Blackbird and the new F-22 Raptor.

The Rest of the Story
Throughout the following 20 years, Luminox has never strayed from it is mission which has been confirmed and validated by the some elite military and law enforcement units that have adopted Luminox as general equipment.

Luminox has expanded it is collection to include a assortment of styles, developed for the active consumer, the sportsman, law enforcement and military groups, divers and more. Currently, Luminox is propagated in 40 countries around the world and furnishes elite units all over the world. In addition, the man on the street has shown peculiar interest in Luminox, anxious to use the watches put to the test each single day – on the world’s most difficult jobs, figuring justly that if they have been requested by, designed for and used by the Navy SEALs, they have to be competent to stand up to each day use.

The Technology
The Luminox Light Technology makes Luminox watches Always Visible – in fact, the engineering science Luminox uses provides 24/7 luminosity, no matter the conditions, for more than 25 years.

Most other watches use luminescent paint that has to be charged by a light source and fades very quickly, or a "push to light" system, where you push a button for battery-driven illumination.

Luminox, however, uses proprietary technology, in the past reserved for the military, that makes Luminox watches stand out, literally. Each Luminox watch features tiny gas lights (borosilicate glass capsules), which are always lit, on the hands, hour markers and when necessary, bezels. As a result of this distinctive technology, Luminox watches are always readable at a glance, no matter the conditions.

The U.S. military has long recognized the vantages of micro gas light roots and their use is mandated in procurement specification MIL-W-46374F. Being capable to read the watches in any conditions, even in total darkness, is an primary requirement of a lot of military and law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Navy SEALs use the watches, as do U.S. Air Force pilots, FBI and ATF agents, Secret Service officers, Border Patrol units, Coast Guard officers, SWAT teams, as well as ordinary law enforcement officers, helicopter search and rescue pilots, professional divers and other groups.

The Luminox Light Technology system is hand employed in each and each watch. Though more complicated, costly and time consuming than normal luminescence, it is one of the things that makes Luminox watches special. This distinctive technology and the further and added quality control steps Luminox mandates require extraordinary attention to detail and care in manufacturing.

The Benefits

The uttermost Swiss illumination scheme glows without the need to push a button or expose to light

Glows without disturbance for more than 25 years

Swiss Made with jeweled Swiss movements

Water immune and shock resistant

Production
All Luminox watches are Swiss Made, devised by Luminox’s corporate partner, Mondaine Watch Company, one of the leaders in Swiss manufacturing. Located in Zurich with constructing facilities in Biberist, Switzerland, Mondaine lately won a Swiss Logistics Award for it is "just in time" production. Mondaine applies it is more than 50 years of experience when devising the elaborated Luminox watches.

The Future
Luminox will proceed to combine cutting edge technology, forward-thinking design and uttermost performance. Luminox delivers, when and where it counts.