Citizen eco drive or Seiko solar. Divers 200m of course. You buy once, they serve you forever without issues, without battery replacement, without problems.
After watching videos and reading reviews for a few days, it seems obvious the movements in these watches are reliable for the most part, but the lume fails long before the said 25 year projected life, and other problems crop up along with incidences of poor reliability and poor factory service that make me conclude the luminox brand is way over priced way over rated and there are other watches costing less that give better reliability and so on for far less money. Just stamping navy seal on the back doesnt guarantee a top quality watch
I have had several Luminox. One issue with crown coming off and one that gets moisture under crystal. Sent one with crown to RI repair shop and they told me they would have to replace full works. $125. I paid $140 for it. said, forget it. The one with moisture I have had siliconed or some waterproof gunk around crown stem, but moisture still enters. I really like the Luminosity for night time, bedroom. If you look around you can find these $300/400 watches for half price or less . I do landscaping so I put them through the rigors. In general, they keep working. I continue to purchases them when I see a Smoking Deal. Thanks David!
So do you repair or replace? Ive been doing the half price thing for years and i finally have 2 that need work done. Your crown issue, and another is working but on cold days i get the condensation/moisture issue. I was kinda hoping that if i got them worked on they would return bomb proof, but im prob dreaming.
@@zexnynex777 Local watch shop changes batteries. but, will not work on. Told me to send to certified dealer/repair. In RI. The watch with/ crown the RI shop told me $125 to rerpair. Needed to replace the actual works. Threw it away and bought another for $140. New. Good Luck!
I have the old navy seals with plastic case, and I have another navy seals with steel case. I bought both of them a long time ago when they were well used and pretty beat up. I've changed batteried numerous times and they keep running fine. The tritium doesn't glow as bright as it did but it is enough that I can easily see it when my eyes are acclimated to darkness. All of mine are well over 15 years old now. I wear one or the other every night, and I wear them sometimes during the day as beater watches. I think the new prices are a little high for what you get but the selection in new watches with tritium is somewhat limited. I have another Luminox, a larger stainless steel diver watch but not in the navy seals look. It is also pretty old, has had numerous battery changes, and still runs well.
Personally I have a soft spot for Luminox and wear a 3583 chronograph daily. But the brand has gotten a bad reputation. There was a class action suit for selling watches that fogged under the crystal. The speculation is that they cheaped out on gaskets and didn't bother properly testing. I've also heard that servicing these pieces is a nightmare.
Don't expect any guarantee on your watch, I've got one that is 4 months old and one of the gears is already broken....customers service is zero, I have to pay 175 dollars to get that fixed-
I personally love my 3583 luminox chronograph but there are complaints about a cheap Rodon quartz movement in a number of their timepieces. I would recommend you do some research on what you want, but I'm confident that mine keeps accurate time
I was interested as well and did a shitload of research. Apparently they're not the greatest watches and the whole Navy Seals thing is kind of a gimmick. The guy who originally created them now has his own company and they are supposed to be superior watches. They're called ProTek.
@@Shannon_Robbiethe Protek ones use a better quartz movement. They use Miyota movement. The Luminox watches use Ronda movements. I personally prefer Miyota quartz movements. They are also used in a lot of Citizen watches.
Thank you sam, this one needs pretty much a full replacement of everything, so depending on what they’ll charge might not be worthwhile. Maybe ill give them a call see what they say.
Here in the UK its £200-250 to get the tubes replaced at the official service centre. I was issued an OG Traser 20+ years ago and its sat in a drawer the last 10 years with dead tubes. I got a quote recently and whilst I would love to have it done the cost is just way too much. Kind of puts me off buying another tbh.
There's a shop in Hong Kong that will not only replace the tritium but will also change the color of the tubes. I intend on sending my 3583 there in a couple years and getting red and blue tubes
Citizen eco drive or Seiko solar. Divers 200m of course. You buy once, they serve you forever without issues, without battery replacement, without problems.
Great advice
True
After watching videos and reading reviews for a few days, it seems obvious the movements in these watches are reliable for the most part, but the lume fails long before the said 25 year projected life, and other problems crop up along with incidences of poor reliability and poor factory service that make me conclude the luminox brand is way over priced way over rated and there are other watches costing less that give better reliability and so on for far less money. Just stamping navy seal on the back doesnt guarantee a top quality watch
I have had several Luminox. One issue with crown coming off and one that gets moisture under crystal. Sent one with crown to RI repair shop and they told me they would have to replace full works. $125. I paid $140 for it. said, forget it. The one with moisture I have had siliconed or some waterproof gunk around crown stem, but moisture still enters. I really like the Luminosity for night time, bedroom. If you look around you can find these $300/400 watches for half price or less . I do landscaping so I put them through the rigors. In general, they keep working. I continue to purchases them when I see a Smoking Deal. Thanks David!
So do you repair or replace? Ive been doing the half price thing for years and i finally have 2 that need work done. Your crown issue, and another is working but on cold days i get the condensation/moisture issue.
I was kinda hoping that if i got them worked on they would return bomb proof, but im prob dreaming.
@@zexnynex777 Local watch shop changes batteries. but, will not work on. Told me to send to certified dealer/repair. In RI. The watch with/ crown the RI shop told me $125 to rerpair. Needed to replace the actual works. Threw it away and bought another for $140. New. Good Luck!
@@greggtrubee9565 Thanks man. Well at least we get a few years out of them. If 1 of my 5 Luminox's works im pretty much happy anyway.
They are extremely useful tools if you need performance/agility. But a g shock will weigh slightly more but probably do more for you
The gshock ga2100 is .5 oz heavier than the lightest weight luminox leather back sea turtle 39mm which it feels like a toy
I have the old navy seals with plastic case, and I have another navy seals with steel case. I bought both of them a long time ago when they were well used and pretty beat up. I've changed batteried numerous times and they keep running fine. The tritium doesn't glow as bright as it did but it is enough that I can easily see it when my eyes are acclimated to darkness. All of mine are well over 15 years old now. I wear one or the other every night, and I wear them sometimes during the day as beater watches. I think the new prices are a little high for what you get but the selection in new watches with tritium is somewhat limited. I have another Luminox, a larger stainless steel diver watch but not in the navy seals look. It is also pretty old, has had numerous battery changes, and still runs well.
Thanks for sharing
Watches under $500, usually not worth servicing.
Have that exact watch. Stopped working. Before that tthe hands fell off inside and jeweler broke the tritium on the min hand. Still got like 6 of them
The automatic or the quarts?
Personally I have a soft spot for Luminox and wear a 3583 chronograph daily. But the brand has gotten a bad reputation. There was a class action suit for selling watches that fogged under the crystal. The speculation is that they cheaped out on gaskets and didn't bother properly testing. I've also heard that servicing these pieces is a nightmare.
The only perfect Luminox is with carbonox +
Don't expect any guarantee on your watch, I've got one that is 4 months old and one of the gears is already broken....customers service is zero, I have to pay 175 dollars to get that fixed-
I should use a 24mm nato, you are using a 22mm on a 23mm watch. Better use a mm more for protecting the pins
What is the reference of the blue dial automatic?
Lum-Tec watches tick a lot of boxes
The battery exploded ? Good lord.
Safe??
The tritium? Yeah
Im interested in getting a Luminox. Do they gennerally use good movements? They seem like a good qualty brand.
I personally love my 3583 luminox chronograph but there are complaints about a cheap Rodon quartz movement in a number of their timepieces. I would recommend you do some research on what you want, but I'm confident that mine keeps accurate time
@@underwaterlevelz1947 thanks, they seem like they are great quality
I was interested as well and did a shitload of research. Apparently they're not the greatest watches and the whole Navy Seals thing is kind of a gimmick. The guy who originally created them now has his own company and they are supposed to be superior watches. They're called ProTek.
@@Shannon_Robbie really? Wow. I'll look it up, thanks!
@@Shannon_Robbiethe Protek ones use a better quartz movement. They use Miyota movement. The Luminox watches use Ronda movements. I personally prefer Miyota quartz movements. They are also used in a lot of Citizen watches.
This looks like a childrens watch from a cereal box
you have the same voice as elon musk
You can send your watch off and have the tubes replaced...
Thank you sam, this one needs pretty much a full replacement of everything, so depending on what they’ll charge might not be worthwhile. Maybe ill give them a call see what they say.
Yes, you can but it cost as much as a brand new Luminox. For the cost is the Tritium tubes!
Most watches under $500 range are not worth servicing.
Here in the UK its £200-250 to get the tubes replaced at the official service centre. I was issued an OG Traser 20+ years ago and its sat in a drawer the last 10 years with dead tubes. I got a quote recently and whilst I would love to have it done the cost is just way too much. Kind of puts me off buying another tbh.
There's a shop in Hong Kong that will not only replace the tritium but will also change the color of the tubes. I intend on sending my 3583 there in a couple years and getting red and blue tubes
just get a casio gshock
Its different but definitely a great option
Casio is lame.....had a bunch, gets Old.....there's WAY better watch brands out there.
I heard a lot of cons and not too many pros in this video. Times to find a new watch brand my friend. There is much better value for $500 or less.
Had one lume is totally dead…sits in a drawer.
That sucks, at least i got 5 years out of mine
@@davidjaski6003 so lume not good?
@@triamrullah7032 nothing is perfect, i think it would really depend on the user
The tubes are covered for 10 years. How long have you owned the watch?
@@patrickphillips8524 9 years