FINALLY! Decent Affordable Tritium! The ProTek 3000

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Has my multi-year quest for some decent affordable tritium come to an end? Well, yes and no. This is definitely decent, and just about affordable, but the quest will continue! Surely I can find a few more out there somehwere? Cheers, Jody

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@megasoid
@megasoid Жыл бұрын
Glad to see another person talking about this great brand. I have owned the Protek titanium field watch 3000 series (blue dial) with T100 for the past few months and love it. Some may be turned off by a quartz movement, but based on the watch's intended mission this makes sense. Great for use in the theater too! Thanks again for going outside the box.
@ThePaulv12
@ThePaulv12 Жыл бұрын
Quartz can be good. My Casio GWG-1000 is quartz. I have two mechanical watches also and mechanical is my thing. The Casio is a good watch and so it should be for the price.
@mikebirkett010
@mikebirkett010 Жыл бұрын
Mate, I've mentioned many times the Nite Alpha 300 but I get the impression you may...... Anyway, 300m water resist on a screw down crown, 316 ss and sapphire on a bracelet. And, oh yes, a Swiss quartz movement with a 10 year battery life, all for less than the price of the Protec. Am I missing something?
@megasoid
@megasoid 6 ай бұрын
I own a Nite Alpha, excellent watch which of course not many people cover perhaps due to the quartz movement.
@mattmorse8430
@mattmorse8430 Жыл бұрын
I misread title and got excited for a Casio *Protrek* PRW3000 series review. That is an amazing piece of all-conditions timekeeping equipment! Protek seems oddly similar to Protrek.
@simplefieldcraft
@simplefieldcraft Жыл бұрын
As a first responder (medical) I have also been looking for a tritium lume watch. If seiko did one of the Seiko 5 field watches with tritium then that would be my grail or the Seiko land turtle with the 200m water resist, automatic movement, and a day date (as we work 24 hr shifts) and then Tritium. Ill sell my left nut for one. But $500 for a Tacticool watch that has cool glow sticks is taking the piss.
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think better in a sale, this one! Cheers.
@Gary-ib8dz
@Gary-ib8dz Жыл бұрын
For a first responder, check out a Timex with Indiglo and Night Mode. When you turn on the night mode, any button press will activate the light/Indigo for 3 seconds. If you the main thing you need in the dark is just the time, you can look at the G Shocks that activate the light when you hold your watch up to look at it. I use my Timex Ironman at work (sometimes in the dark/various shifts).
@simplefieldcraft
@simplefieldcraft Жыл бұрын
@@Gary-ib8dz the problem I see with that is those lights require power from the battery. plus the use of your other hand to activate. If I have to time a radial pulse I need my other hand to feel it and for a light to only stay on for 3 seconds is not good as I count the pulse rate over 15 seconds. So that is why the tritium is better suited it doesn't dim over time and requires no other source of power to illuminate the tubes other than the radioactive decay.
@ak983625
@ak983625 8 ай бұрын
Quartz accuracy varies sample to sample. I’ve had my 3001 for six months now. Luck or whatever, mine has been running 1 to 1.5 seconds fast a month. I’m definitely ok with that.
@taoistgoth
@taoistgoth Жыл бұрын
I have a Carnival quartz field watch with day-date and T-100 tritium, it cost me £63 from Ali Express. The movement is a Swiss Ronda 517 and it's accurate to 0.1 sec/day. It has a carbon fibre dial. It's been perfect in the 4 years I've owned it.
@kitecattestecke2303
@kitecattestecke2303 Жыл бұрын
With no tritium so it is besides the point is it?
@taoistgoth
@taoistgoth Жыл бұрын
@@kitecattestecke2303 As I said it has tritium.
@christophercolumbus3246
@christophercolumbus3246 9 ай бұрын
Does the second hand hit all the markers
@taoistgoth
@taoistgoth 9 ай бұрын
I said it has T-100 tritium!
@taoistgoth
@taoistgoth 9 ай бұрын
Of course
@sashagray1077
@sashagray1077 Жыл бұрын
Jody, this one would be really cool to Oil fill... It would be cool to see extreme legibility and how the oil interacts with the glow of the tritium tubes.
@Libertà_sopra_vita
@Libertà_sopra_vita Жыл бұрын
I own the Ball Roadmaster challenger. It's pretty bright at night. Not as bright as charged traditional superluminova but it does well.
@WatchMeBURNFuel
@WatchMeBURNFuel Жыл бұрын
I own a Spacemaster Orbital II. I wasn't pleased with the lume of the tritium tubes compared to my Tritium Deep Blue watches.
@ak983625
@ak983625 8 ай бұрын
Santa brought me the 3001 six months ago. Ive a small collection of watches but this has been my daily wear since. Nice simple dial with no distracting numbers or date windows. Best lime ever, you can read at a glance at night half asleep. Bright red lume at the 12, secs, minute, hour, 3, 6, and 9 in green. Other indices in blue. Thanks Santa.
@doomed.661
@doomed.661 15 күн бұрын
How bright is the tritium? For example, will I be able to see this brightly at night in my room which has no other lights glowing? Is it like a dull glow or a semi bright glow?
@ak983625
@ak983625 15 күн бұрын
@@doomed.661brightest that I have seen
@Spireite41
@Spireite41 Жыл бұрын
You really need to have a look at the Nite MX10. One of the best quality watches I own for the 300-400 price range. Field style watch with tritium, ss bracelet ,sapphire crystal, Swiss ronda quartz movement 👌 hits the markers too
@davidprice9968
@davidprice9968 Жыл бұрын
Autocorrect has me in stiches! Swiss roundabout, I am going to call all Ronda movements this from now on! :)
@Spireite41
@Spireite41 Жыл бұрын
@@davidprice9968 roundabout 🤣🤣👌
@alanarmijos9676
@alanarmijos9676 Жыл бұрын
Alfa Romeo club USA is having a round of these custom made for delivery this Spring. Watching this video made me more excited for mine to arrive. 7:54
@laurencehogg6010
@laurencehogg6010 Жыл бұрын
Theres 2-3 comments here about Nite. Ive had 4 of them - presently own 2 Alphas - and I cant say enough good things. Jody - take a look at the new orange dial/dark blue ceramic bezel Alpha, you wont be disappointed.
@BenM-nv6mu
@BenM-nv6mu Жыл бұрын
fabulous loom and I like the watchface itself nice one Jody!
@acethis
@acethis Жыл бұрын
I used to own a Tactical watch is that is PVD coated, which I believe should be somewhat similar to this IP coated case. The downside is when the case is scratched, the silvery mark on the case would be an eye sore 😓 The only dark case that I would recommend is DLC coated, that is way more durable and resistant to scratches, but also more expensive to produce.
@itsallrobbish
@itsallrobbish Жыл бұрын
I thought it was gonna be a fair bit cheaper than that. I’d be looking at NITE watches for that price, though.
@jackdaw3173
@jackdaw3173 Жыл бұрын
just sent the link to my old man,he (like you) has been down the tritium rabbit hole,and never really got what he thought he was getting...i think we are getting there with this one..top vid as always mate!
@jb6027
@jb6027 Жыл бұрын
It's a great watch until the sun rises and you have to look it. Looks like a flea market special.
@Zaaphod
@Zaaphod Жыл бұрын
Hi Jody. Have you ever heard about brand Prim? It is old revived Czechoslovak brand. They were kind of a legend around here, they made in house movements, they were sturdy, reliable, cheap. Revival gave up on inhouse movements, but quality still looks nice. They also have tritium watch (Prim Sport Tritium 2023), it is actually GMT, using Seiko NH34. Whole package is around 700 EUR. You might want to give that a try.
@whatsinanameish
@whatsinanameish Жыл бұрын
I own the green dial one and put it on a seat belt nylon Nato and use it every other evening as a sleeper watch that I can reference in the middle of the night. It's bright enough to almost read a book by. I love it. It is light. It is slim. Quartz grab and go. Picked mine up from LIW ages ago.
@Gary-ib8dz
@Gary-ib8dz Жыл бұрын
If you wear that one every other night, what else do u wear at night?
@whatsinanameish
@whatsinanameish Жыл бұрын
​@@Gary-ib8dzI have a small Marathon tritium field watch that is even lighter for the other days... just to keep watches in rotation and even wear and stuff.
@Gary-ib8dz
@Gary-ib8dz Жыл бұрын
@@whatsinanameish Thanks
@ic2433
@ic2433 Жыл бұрын
What about Nite watches like the MX10?
@ricksousa3932
@ricksousa3932 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jody for showing this watch, It's now on my bucket list to purchase.
@ricksousa3932
@ricksousa3932 Жыл бұрын
One more item to check off the bucket list. will have it next week.
@GinkgoJoe
@GinkgoJoe Жыл бұрын
Man, I think I'll be sticking with my composite Marathon navigator (which I thought was crazy expensive at the time at around half the cost of these puppies!) I lament for the cheaper days of yore....
@kennkingg
@kennkingg Жыл бұрын
I can do the same thing with my timex indiglow for way less and from a way better looking watch in my opinion but great video as usual
@kristianshaufler4386
@kristianshaufler4386 Жыл бұрын
Deep Blue and Aragon made tritium T100 for a half of a price, and they are very good!
@jamesball1456
@jamesball1456 Жыл бұрын
I have a marathon no date navigator ive had it years it was army issue it came in a cardboard box with nylon strap if we broke it we just give it back to QM store and get a new 1 I love it i also have a Casio mudman there my only 2 plastic watches love the show xx from London take care all
@mariacomet
@mariacomet Жыл бұрын
I was able to get Green Dial version at just under $400 during a sale. I really enjoy it though admittedly for some of the reasons Jodi mentioned, it's more something I wear once a month than an everyday watch. It is a lot of fun though with all the pops of color.
@D_SQ
@D_SQ Жыл бұрын
"Now, you saw the pop-up..." I love that part. 😂
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Keeping it real!
@md6985
@md6985 Жыл бұрын
This watch is on my buy list beautiful, simple, will be part of my edc collection awesome simple and perfect for me.
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
The fact that it's soooooo light is a big draw for me also. Cheers!
@ShiroArctic
@ShiroArctic Ай бұрын
As much as I love my automatics, this one looks really nice. And yeah, a quartz movement makes total sense for this kind of watch.
@lkdenve
@lkdenve Жыл бұрын
Know you’re trying to find that perfect tritium watch, but I think you’re tilting at windmills. Love the Nirvana T-shirt. And the video. Thank you for always brining awesome content.
@StarbugBPP
@StarbugBPP Жыл бұрын
How about FullGear? Tritium + Automatic and more affordable?
@micnolmadtube
@micnolmadtube Жыл бұрын
If you are looking for affordable tritium watches have you looked at traser? Should be a sister company of mb-microtek which are the producer of tritium tubes as far as I know...
@zetmoon
@zetmoon Жыл бұрын
For that high price the seconds hand should hit all the markers perfectly and all the hour markers/tritium tubes should be aligned too.
@simonpoole6357
@simonpoole6357 Жыл бұрын
For that money the seconds should hit the mark every time.
@jlg395
@jlg395 Жыл бұрын
Really cool. If it had a day/date, I'd already own it.
@Lenduya
@Lenduya 2 ай бұрын
The GWS G10 Pro is another interesting piece that might interest you - tritium, 10-year Lithium battery, 200m WR. And you even even pick if you want green or blue tritium.
@zimtage1744
@zimtage1744 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those rare watches that look better at night
@mambastu
@mambastu Жыл бұрын
Ever looked at Nite watches ? Not titanium but various styles and levels of tritium tubes used in their models. Their MX10 was issued to some UK forces at one point and you see some used watches with Nato stock numbers.
@miker5502
@miker5502 Жыл бұрын
Nice watch Jodie, but I'll stick with my Marathon Navigator purchased from Long Island Watch, it has the Tritium tubes , a super accurate high torque ETA quartz movement, bi directional bezel with tritium pip. Mil Specs for Canadian, US, and Israeli Forces. When purchased I paid half of what they are asking for the ProTec. Cheers from Nova Scotia..MikeR.
@JasonTheWatchGuy
@JasonTheWatchGuy Жыл бұрын
ProTek...Little close to Pro Trek do we not think? Pretty cool glow stick watch though!
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Very cool after dark Jason!
@valengreymoon5623
@valengreymoon5623 Жыл бұрын
Marathon has some good tritium watches also.
@stufflebeamer6705
@stufflebeamer6705 Жыл бұрын
Thats what I was thinking when i saw the name of the video. I have 2 and they are awesome and not too expensive.
@JS-ev4xc
@JS-ev4xc Жыл бұрын
If water resistant 100m is not a must, may consider Marathon which can go for as low as US$270. It has edges over heritage, military spec and design i think.
@lonegroover
@lonegroover Жыл бұрын
Ah, the second hand misses the markers. That's me out, I'm afraid.
@ringaleavo
@ringaleavo Жыл бұрын
Gordy looking, maybe a Christmas day watch to match the tree.
@mountman5386
@mountman5386 Жыл бұрын
Unless you luck out, you should have this long enough to notice the tritium fade! I have had my Luminox for maybe 15 years & it is noticeably paler than when new. In fact I use it on the bed side table & when I turn the light out I can't read it for about 15 minutes until my eyes adjust. Then it gives me the time all night but doesn't keep me awake. It goes in the sea on occasion, 200m WR, rubber strap, dive bezel & date. I do like the un-coated versions of this ProTek though. Well done ferreting it out after a few tries. I'd love to see you test the strap ($60 for a new one). Their ProTek Dive Series 2003 actually comes on the leather strap. I think it's the first 200m dive watch i have ever seen sold on a leather strap!
@mikep5478
@mikep5478 Жыл бұрын
The best Tritium ones that I own are Ball, Deep Blue and Luminox.No such thing as a T-100 tube. The "T" rating is a maximum output for the entire watch. A T-25 is an assurance to a regulatory agency that the total output is under 25 mCi. "T-100" which is properly marked simply as "T" indicates a total output less than 100 mCi.
@Spireite41
@Spireite41 Жыл бұрын
Some companies do rate them t100 and t25!! I have a Nite mx10 which is t25
@hvrijsse
@hvrijsse Жыл бұрын
I really love the looks, but for that price I would like to see a better movement than something from the Miyota 20xx range. A meca quartz for example.
@rodiow369
@rodiow369 Жыл бұрын
Great!, so we get the lume and sapphire, but we cant have a screw-down crown, and your not allowed a date window or a seconds hand that hits All the markers, Am I really just asking for too much?
@billj5645
@billj5645 9 ай бұрын
I love tritium on a dial- I have 3 Luminox and 2 Deep Blue, I wear one of the Luminox every night. I'm tempted more and more by field watches because of the larger dial possible with no dive bezel in the way, a 42mm field watch with tritium and oyster bracelet would be the holy grail for me. The fat markers on that Epoch look especially interesting, in fact the hands and markers look just like the ones used by Deep Blue. That ProTek- for a utilitarian watch intended for function the hands should all be painted white. In some of your photos the hands are not very visible. I agree though- it's priced too high for what you get. I've seen Carnival field watches on Amazon, with tritium, but I haven't gotten brave enough to buy one.
@ComeOnPelican91
@ComeOnPelican91 Жыл бұрын
I own one of these in uncoated titanium, black dial. The watch is lightweight and incredibly bright. I swapped the strap for a Haveston seatbelt nylon strap. Imo the extra buckles on the strap offset the incredibly plain dial. Edit: I kept this watch. It's incredibly comfortable. Also, not attracting attention is valuable in and of itself.
@FourIntoOne
@FourIntoOne Жыл бұрын
Takes what on paper looks like a reasonably decent set of specs and make it all look cheap in the flesh.
@grenphelps7455
@grenphelps7455 Жыл бұрын
Surprised you haven't checked out the UK company Nite watches...🤦
@MrBacchus18
@MrBacchus18 Жыл бұрын
For that kind of money I'm going to look at preowned Ball or Marathon.
@unionmoon
@unionmoon Жыл бұрын
What about the Nite MX10?. Cheaper and very good lume. Looks better too imo.
@Subcomandante73
@Subcomandante73 Жыл бұрын
4:20 is the second hand misaligned? It seems that it is. One of those things that once you notice it then it would be really annoying.
@redletterl78
@redletterl78 Жыл бұрын
ProTek currently build dive watches for the USMC - same movement, tritium and a carbon case. Look pretty tough. Must be doing something right 🤷‍♂️
@evilraylatiolais
@evilraylatiolais Жыл бұрын
Illuminating.
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Boom tish!!
@fuzzymansam
@fuzzymansam Жыл бұрын
I purchased a Traser/GWS H3 G10 Pro Diver Lithium Quartz - with trigalight illumination. It cost me less than £150 and arrived on a premium rubber strap. Personally I'd stay away from canvas for a duty style watch, I like to be able to scrub it clean after some shifts. I may treat myself to a khs reaper if I keep working night sets, purely owing to the red tritium option... so sith
@expat3858
@expat3858 Жыл бұрын
We love you Jody
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Hahahha! Love you too! 😘
@timetowatch_francois
@timetowatch_francois Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this one!! Fantastic. Love it. BTW, I hope your own brand is going well and you have many, many, many years of success.
@jameswoods8513
@jameswoods8513 Жыл бұрын
Go on Jody, sweet talk those folks in Blighty at Nite Watches 😉
@alanwalker3915
@alanwalker3915 Жыл бұрын
I have two Tritium watches, a NITE (UK brand) Hawk and an Aragon M150. Both have T-100 tubes and are exceptionally bright. The NITE watch works great and looks great as a dress watch and a tool watch. The NITE is Quartz, the Aragon is Mechanical, but came in under £250 gbp.
@magilla808
@magilla808 Жыл бұрын
I lament the discontinuation of the NITE Icon series. I've got one, and it's one of my most-worn watches of any type. the T-100 tritium is fantastic, 10 year battery life is outstanding, second hand hits all the markers bang on, and the dimensions make it wearable in pretty much any circumstance. All of which is just me echoing your assessment that NITE makes a fine tritium watch.
@TCL_Dasler
@TCL_Dasler Жыл бұрын
I still don't understand this quest of yours, Jody. But it's very entertaining. But I like the immediate daytime legibility. Wait though... Major niggle. That logo would give me nightmares... It's definitely pointing to 5:27, not directly to the 6 marker
@saevans63
@saevans63 Жыл бұрын
Great review Jody. When I saw the thumbnail for this video my first thought was so Casio is now doing Tritium ?? The brand name is so close to Protrek. A bit too close in my opinion. I think if I was in the market for a tritium watch I’d be looking at a Marathon or a Luminox over this one.
@rayharrison6400
@rayharrison6400 Жыл бұрын
Really like this little black number. A few rough edges and worth a punt if you can get a decent discount
@victorr4844
@victorr4844 Жыл бұрын
I picked on of these up on its kickstarter for like $300 usd or so. Maybe even less. Great simple watch. I wear it when I’m doing something outside or I’m too lazy to set the time of a mechanical watch
@ODocker
@ODocker Жыл бұрын
Hi, Mr. Obvious here, but Marathon, please. Have had the resin case quartz Navigator for a year now, and still like the look and the lume. Less bright than Lumibrite - for about 10 minutes after the lights go out, but then the tables turn. After an hour, no contest. Only fault is no tube on the second hand. But the resin case is lighter than titanium, durable as G-Shock, and about $100 less than the ProTek. Less still when on sale (hint, hint). No, not on their payroll.
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
I did look at a 34mm a while back. Maybe I will need to have another look at their range. Cheers!
@ODocker
@ODocker Жыл бұрын
I think the Navigator is the 34mm with a second time zone bezel added. A bit more 'presence', maybe. And now there's a steel version - for a few pennies more.@@JustOneMoreWatch
@edteach3r
@edteach3r Жыл бұрын
Why not just buy a Marathon🍁? Authentic heritage, real-world military application and tritium that can be replaced by the manufacturer in twenty years. Marc has excellent deals on Marathon watches at the moment.
@Watchtrain
@Watchtrain 10 ай бұрын
Founder Barry Cohen says the crown and stem has 3 rubber seals so that is probably why it is harder to push and pull than a regular watch.
@larryfromwisconsin9970
@larryfromwisconsin9970 Жыл бұрын
I was an American EMT-P, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic. I got wet plenty. I also SCUBA dive. I went to their website. The diver watches are about the same price as this. I guess all the money is in the Tritium. Whatever Tritium watch I buy it needs to be T-100.
@CosmosIndustrialos
@CosmosIndustrialos 18 күн бұрын
Very nice and similar to the Traser P67 (Officer Pro Gunmetal 42mm).
@JF-lt5zc
@JF-lt5zc Жыл бұрын
Really nice looking watch. My only gripe that would prevent me from buying is... pick a color. not a fan of the rainbow of colors in the tubes.
@jwags24
@jwags24 Жыл бұрын
I love the bigger tubes. I’ve always wanted to try a Deep Blue, but those are too large for me.
@rxmar23
@rxmar23 Жыл бұрын
For anyone who hasn’t owned a tritium tube watch before, I think it’s important to clarify the phrase “Glows like a torch at night.” The key there is “at night” - you’re not going to get noticeable light from these in medium light conditions. When I’m grilling in the summer and come inside (where I may not have any lights on), the glow from my Seiko Monster will catch my eye just with my wrist hanging at my side. With my Luminox, even holding my wrist in typical time-telling position, the tubes don’t really make it any easier to read the watch in these conditions than no lume at all. After dark, it’s no contest, but it was a bit shocking to me to see the difference between tritium and that initial blast you get from a nicely lumed traditional watch.
@calebcourteau
@calebcourteau Жыл бұрын
40-20 dimensions, quartz, titanium, sapphire, and tritium. Looks like this could be a one and done watch for a lot of people.
@Barbecuejag
@Barbecuejag Жыл бұрын
When I hear "one and done" I get the willies.
@infinitekronos
@infinitekronos Жыл бұрын
Nice watch but not for that asking price. I'm a person that looks at the indices, and yes it drives me crazy when the second hand doesn't hit all of the markers. LoL. The big selling point of this watch in my opinion is most likely the tritium. Nice watch but not at that price. Thanks for the great review as always.
@nopejnope4444
@nopejnope4444 Жыл бұрын
Why not try a marathon?? The GSAR and MSARs are awesome.
@heiner71
@heiner71 Жыл бұрын
I would not consider those affordable. I own a GSAR which by now lost most of its lume. It's a great watch but those cost $1200+ these days.
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Yeah marathons are really exxy for what you actually get. And hold their value very well too, so not easy to get second hand. I did review a 34mm one a while back. Cheers!
@nopejnope4444
@nopejnope4444 Жыл бұрын
@@JustOneMoreWatch what about making a mk2 version of your watches with tritium!!!! Jody you could make the perfect tritium watch! I would buy that one as well in a heartbeat!
@thesolver1970
@thesolver1970 Жыл бұрын
Huh I just had my black Yelang V1019 with a very nice black leather strap delivered for $280 AUD. Its exactly the level of tritium lume I need and the rotating bezel is nice and firm and aligned. The ProTek looks like it would be just a little too bright for checking the time early in the morning - it would keep me awake, but would be good for outdoor night time use. They ldo look good, the divers that is.
@hotelbravo88
@hotelbravo88 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see some decent affordable tritium. I've been looking at the Nite Alpha series. 700 for a seemingly well built and original dive watch. Maybe you could get one in for review.
@joelopic
@joelopic Жыл бұрын
Nice watch. Nice lume. Would be even more legible with full hands rather than floating hands.
@stevekhaleck1979
@stevekhaleck1979 Жыл бұрын
Hi Judith, have you seen praetorian watches, tritium diver, £150 is dreat value had mine 10 years still super bright steve uk
@warsp1te
@warsp1te Жыл бұрын
Man, if not for that logo, i would probably buy one.
@simonwright6882
@simonwright6882 Жыл бұрын
Blimey I was expecting the price to start with a 2!!
@Justme0495
@Justme0495 Жыл бұрын
Marathon makes some nice Tritium lume watches. I have the MSAR 36mm with the SW200 and it's excellent! Although I don't know if you'd consider them as 'affordable'..
@tkindschi
@tkindschi Жыл бұрын
I don't know....if you are lume and lighting fanatic, at some point it might be more cost effective to revert to the Timex Indiglo watch! Glows like a flashlight, and with a crappy quartz movement to boot!! .
@TheDubhill16
@TheDubhill16 Жыл бұрын
Aragon watches have very good tritium at under $200
@phillipwilliams4674
@phillipwilliams4674 Жыл бұрын
At this price point I'd be more inclined to go for a Luminox. I have large wrists, and the Luminox original navy diver can be had for $399. Resin case so lightweight, 44 mm, 22mm lugs, 200m water resistance, and Swiss build. I also quite like the divers bezels, but that's me!
@jakemensik2842
@jakemensik2842 Жыл бұрын
The Navy SEAL is the only Luminox worth it. The rest aside from maybe the F-117 are overpriced and terrible quality. Luminox used to be the best of the best next to Marathon, but have lost their way the last 5-7 years. I've had my Navy SEAL for around 3 years now, and it's had at least 1,000 rounds put through it, worked in rain, and survived cutting car doors open and being put through fire once or twice. My Marathon has been put through far worse with not even a scratch. If you're going for Luminox, get the SEAL. It was their only watch built for the military, the rest of their watches just use that history as a selling point.
@butnugit
@butnugit Жыл бұрын
I would think that the people this is marketed to (first responders, or perhaps anyone who works at night or in low light conditions) would probably appreciate a date, or even a day/date complication, especially since those types of jobs often require filling out a bunch of paperwork, and it's always nice to verify the date.
@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm
@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm Жыл бұрын
I also have been looking for a decent tritium watch with T 100 tubes for a long time… I owned the deep blue and I liked it, however, not enough as I gifted it last Christmas… I decided in the first couple of minutes of this video that I would go ahead and give this one a go…
@wc4745
@wc4745 Жыл бұрын
With some patience and a couple hundred more and you can get a much classier Ball Fireman Enterprise - it's definitely one of my favorite watches.
@ZK-im6er
@ZK-im6er Жыл бұрын
I am not sure if that price was in AUD or USD, but if it is in USD, I would rather buy the automatic Vostok Komandirskie K-39 (396778) again for €440 or the one with rotating bezel. It has also a black PVD coating and tritium tubes, not as bright as this watch, but it has nice "golden" hands, sadly there is no tube on the seconds hand, the movement does not have hacking and a date quick adjust. Regardless I bought it as my first automatic watch just before the summer (it took around 3 weeks to deliver in Europe), love the fact that I can just read the time even when it gets dark outside, also I must have gotten pretty lucky with the accuracy as it comes in around +2 seconds a day.
@fatheroffive2657
@fatheroffive2657 Жыл бұрын
$500 for a watch with a $2.85 Miyota super 2035 movement, I don’t think so At the very least it should have an ETA F06-111 sweep second for just under $20 would have made this closer to a $500 watch
@natanhirsch
@natanhirsch Жыл бұрын
You can pick up an Aragon parma (43mm) with an automatic movement for less than half the price
@Laz_Arus
@Laz_Arus Жыл бұрын
Indeed you can. I have their ARAGON DF-45 45mm (Red dial). Not a particularly small watch, but certainly priced attractively when I bought it in mid 2021.
@big-mart
@big-mart Жыл бұрын
The M50 is on sale for $129 today, it's pretty huge though...
@natanhirsch
@natanhirsch Жыл бұрын
@@big-mart Yes. And there are even a few more models with tritium that we haven't mentioned. But I figured the parma would be most appealing to anyone watching this video - in size and design.
@WatchGuyJive
@WatchGuyJive Жыл бұрын
Aragon has very affordable tritium options. I got the recent Parma release for $145 on their website. It has an automatic movement, screw down crown, and a nice bracelet. Only thing I wish it had is sapphire crystal.
@Laz_Arus
@Laz_Arus Жыл бұрын
A clarification for you Jody, according to Miyota's website, the Super 2035 movement "workhorse" has an accuracy of ±20 sec per month. Hardly awe-inspiring for a quartz!
@JustOneMoreWatch
@JustOneMoreWatch Жыл бұрын
Noted!
@fergiet18
@fergiet18 Жыл бұрын
You have been banging on about tritium for ages. I mentioned the GWS H3 a few times but never got a consideration😢 Mine still going strong 40mm quartz and titanium. Less than half the price at the time I bought it compared to this one.
@jamesminshall4601
@jamesminshall4601 Жыл бұрын
Oooooh, I have an idea for the next Erebus, grade 5 titanium field watch, around 39mm with date, tritium tubes in one colour and can I have a granular sand texture on the dial. I’ve still yet to see a tritium tube watch I want to spend money on.
@ИгорьЛ-б8р
@ИгорьЛ-б8р Жыл бұрын
I like my T100 Yelang! 😊
@johnmonachelli5256
@johnmonachelli5256 Жыл бұрын
This will be a hit with the doomsday prepper bugout bag set.
@ComeOnPelican91
@ComeOnPelican91 Жыл бұрын
With a quoted 4 year battery lifespan? Those types would be more attracted to solar quartz, or have a stash of automatics.
@johngibson7127
@johngibson7127 Жыл бұрын
i’m not lume obsessed at all but I really like this one. A reasonably attractice basic watch. Agree about the logo though…Also i’m more and more into quartz these days
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