External_Key_3515B to Watches@style.landEnglish · 11 months ago[SeikoSRPD59] Not sure why other watchmakers don't look at Seiko, and think "we need good lume like them!" Am I crazy?imagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image[SeikoSRPD59] Not sure why other watchmakers don't look at Seiko, and think "we need good lume like them!" Am I crazy?External_Key_3515B to Watches@style.landEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareTheRedditaurBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYep it’s so overdone. There’s no need for the lume to be so big and bright, as long as you can read the time when it’s on your hand it’s good enough, most decent brands achieve that. If it’s too bright and large it’s tacky
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Yep it’s so overdone. There’s no need for the lume to be so big and bright, as long as you can read the time when it’s on your hand it’s good enough, most decent brands achieve that. If it’s too bright and large it’s tacky