What watch brands use Tritium hands/markers?

[Planterz]

That was the problem I had trying to find their watches. I didn't even think about checking eBay. Please let us know how things go with that seller and the watch.

Ordered it Friday, shipped Monday, received it Thursday. The final cost was $110.75 (includes manditory insurance). I didn't bother with the "Submit Best Offer" thing, since it wasn't worth waiting the extra time just to save a couple bucks.

This is my first watch with tritium, so I can't make comparisons. I was a bit supprised that the tritium wasn't brighter. You won't see it glow in regular daylight or in a normally-lit room. But they definitely glow brightly enough to see them in darkness. There's no gap between being not light enough to see the hands/indicators, and dark enough to see the tritium (plenty of overlap).

The P5900 is a fairly cheaply built watch, but it's not a POS. The case is plastic, but it has a glass crystal and a SS bezel ring. The strap is leather and nylon, and is comfortable. The watch is very light and comfortable. All in all, I'm happy with the watch. I still want something nicer for dressier use, but this one is great as a "beater". I got this one as a watch I could wear without worrying about every little scratch. For the cost, you could get a nicer Fossil or Wenger or something, but not with tritium. Without the tritium, I'd say this is about a $60 watch.

Check the seller's ebay store and he's got several other H3/Traser watches. I might be mistaken, but I think the S&W tritium watches he has were made in the same place the H3s are (which happens to be the same place Luminoxs are made).

 

[Paul Davidson]

Thanks Planterz. I'm not looking for a new watch presently, but I'm so used to my Marathon that I'm trying to keep up with some good sources for when it dies. Luminox is readily available, but most of their "SEAL" watches are too busy for me. I had looked at the Traser site several times and couldn't understand why they weren't readily available here.

As you mentioned, it is nice how the capsules glow just enough to be useful when needed but look like regular hands in the light. Once your eyes have adjusted to darkness they are plenty bright enough.

I'm actually hoping that when my Navigator dies I'll be able to replace the "innards" with those from another Marathon watch.