Lume comparo please: XV vs X-Lume

[GregNYC]

How are the hands and Arabics on the

Spacemaster Glow -VS- Ceramic XV

Anyone own both? I know the Glow (X-Lume) has the blue minute ticks, but I'm wondering about the Arabics and the hands. I ask because I just noticed on my new Aviator that my XV's blue lume isn't as bright as green lume or yellow or orange. This of course makes me interested in the X-Lume! Can anyone compare them for me? How do they look to you?

Thanks!

--Greg

[GregNYC]

No ideas about this one?

[darren2how]

Of course the Spacemaster X-Lume has a brighter lume

[bg002h]

Per tube, the XV might be brighter. Overall all, I'm not sure. Note that the Spacemaster X-Lume has plenty of lume and much less would almost always suffice.

[TK-421]

Blue is darker. Simple as that. That is why traffic lights are red, yellow, and green. Not blue, purple, and black.

[samanator]

The XV lume is pretty close to the watch in the forum header. Here are some X-Lume shots (one was the previous forum header). Having owned both the standard and X-lume Spacemasters plus a Night train, Aviator Dual time and a Stormchaser DLC Glow I would put the NT (gen 3...mostly green) at the top. The New NT may be the new brightness leader.





Aviator DT next to the Storm Chaser DLC Glow

[GregNYC]

Thanks everyone. I agree about the new Night Train. There might be other models with more total lumed surface area, like the Storm Chaser DLC Glow, but for intensity and brightness, I think the 45mm Night Train's tube may be brighter.

Regardless, I am now thinking about the X-Lume!

[bg002h]

Thanks everyone. I agree about the new Night Train. There might be other models with more total lumed surface area, like the Storm Chaser DLC Glow, but for intensity and brightness, I think the 45mm Night Train's tube may be brighter.

Regardless, I am now thinking about the X-Lume!

You can't go wrong. I love my Spacemaster X-Lume. It's my first nice watch (way out classing my old $500 Hamilton 7750 based chrono).