Luminox
Fun fact: Luminox ended up with the Navy SEALs in 1992 when Nick North was looking for a more reliable watch for night missions for that unit.
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What is Luminox known about?
Luminox has been designing rugged sports watches since 1989 that are meant to be legible in any lighting conditions. The brand makes Swiss made watches and is aimed at people who wear their watch in tough conditions, such as emergency responders, military units and professional divers.
Light without charging
Luminox's best-known feature is the small glass tubes of tritium gas in the hands and indices. The tritium slowly decays and in doing so lights up a phosphor layer. As a result, the watches give off light continuously, unlike ordinary luminous markings that first have to be charged by a light source. According to the brand, the watches keep glowing for up to 25 years.
From the Navy SEALs to aviation
In 1992 Nick North was looking for a more reliable watch for night missions for a Navy SEALs test and evaluation unit, and he found it at Luminox. The brand then worked with this unit for years on ever more rugged watches. Luminox also makes watches with custom insignia for military and rescue teams, and has designed models with visual elements of Lockheed Martin jets, such as the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Nighthawk.
Owner
In 2006 the Swiss watch brand Mondaine bought a fifty percent stake in Luminox. This gave Mondaine better access to the American market, and Luminox to Europe and Asia. In 2016 Mondaine took over the other half as well.