What lume is brightest?

[gaijin]

quoted for truth!

My A1 lights up like a torch with just barely a charge in the sunlight. I did a good charge one night with an LED flashlight and it lasted all night long.

I've never "charged up" my Deep Blue T100 and I can still read a map with it at night:

[bedlam]

quoted for truth! My A1 lights up like a torch with just barely a charge in the sunlight. I did a good charge one night with an LED flashlight and it lasted all night long.

How much better is the A1 than a Monster or Bluering?

[Raza]

How much better is the A1 than a Monster or Bluering?

That's a good question. What I want to know is if it beats the Helson Sharkdiver, since my SD blows out candles and most flashlights. It lights up like Rockefeller Center at Christmastime.

[ducusoare]

I have owned several watches, amongst which a Monster and a puck (not a Bluering but same manufacturer so it may be relevant).

in the order of increasing brightness after 3 hours of darkness (3 hours after exposure), here are the results:
Fortis Cosmonaut - applied luminous paint - worst lume
Sector - applied Tritium (not enclosed capsules)
Seiko Monster - applied luminous paint
Nauticfish H3GEN - Tritium capsules (I think they are all made by the same company)
Omega Seamaster - applied C3 Superluminova
Halios puck - applied C3 Superluminova - best lume

The last two (puck and Omega) may have equally bright lume but the puck has just more surface.

[bedlam]

I have owned several watches, amongst which a Monster and a puck (not a Bluering but same manufacturer so it may be relevant).

in the order of increasing brightness after 3 hours of darkness (3 hours after exposure), here are the results:
Fortis Cosmonaut - applied luminous paint - worst lume
Sector - applied Tritium (not enclosed capsules)
Seiko Monster - applied luminous paint
Nauticfish H3GEN - Tritium capsules (I think they are all made by the same company)
Omega Seamaster - applied C3 Superluminova
Halios puck - applied C3 Superluminova - best lume

The last two (puck and Omega) may have equally bright lume but the puck has just more surface.

Just doing a test...and as with your Puck & Seamaster comparison, the Bluering is similarly bright but has less surface area than the Puck. But how does that compare to the A1 is still the question?

[sidecross]

The Armida A1 has better lume than my LUM-TEC Super Combat B1, but this is not an objective view point as each of us do not have the exact same eye neuron make-up.

Also, the provided chart of SuperLumiNova does not take into consideration how the lume is applied and how concentrated and number of layers used.

I use lume watches in most day time use and tritium at night.

[mkw]

Each has it's good and bad points
1) Tritium tube watch best for putting on at bedtime especially if you are nearsighted and have no hope of seeing the alarm clock face
2) Your best conventional lume watch for indoor rides with kids at Disneyland and such !

[Blue bird]

Just doing a test...and as with your Puck & Seamaster comparison, the Bluering is similarly bright but has less surface area than the Puck. But how does that compare to the A1 is still the question?

Having owned an A1, Monster, Bluering and SD I have to say the A1 is the brighest probably due to the large area that is lumed on the dial and bezel. Either way it is a real torch.

[Coolidge]

So, how long does it take to fully "charge" a lumed watch. My Seiko OM for example. How long should I leave it under light to get the max lume.

[gaijin]

So, how long does it take to fully "charge" a lumed watch. My Seiko OM for example. How long should I leave it under light to get the max lume.

Here is an excellent article that will answer your question ... and a lot more: LUMINOSITY IN WATCHES

Read the section titled, "Charging It Up."

HTH