Glows all night, no torch needed
By Abby Turner, Melbourne ยท
Night shift is where this one makes its case. Those little tritium tubes glow constantly, no charging up under a lamp first like normal lume, so at 4 am in a dark side room I could read the time and the seconds hand without switching anything on. That's genuinely useful.
The case is Luminox's carbon composite, so it's light for 45 mm and 13 mm thick. 200 m water resistance, a rotating bezel, a black dial, a 24 mm rubber strap, and a Ronda 515 quartz movement inside, which is a reliable Swiss workhorse.
Where it falls down a bit: the mineral crystal at US$395 to $450 is a bit stingy, and I've seen these get scratched up. The 45 mm case is big for a smaller wrist. And the military marketing is a lot. I don't need my watch to tell me it's tough, I need it to work.
If you do night shifts and want an analogue watch you can read in the dark, this is right near the top of the list. Divers can have the bezel. I'm just here for the glow.