4/22/2023 0 Comments Paint storm pro![]() Indeed, the “hype” surrounding the use of tritium, as described on the Traser website, can lead to disappointment by owners in my opinion. They use a relatively basic quartz movement and I have found that the illumination provided by the tritium tubes has come nowhere near the claims as I understand them. The prices for these watches seem very high for what you get, in my opinion. I’ll have to be honest and say that I have been disappointed with both watches, not due to performance, but in the value received and in the usefulness of the tritium illumination. I have owned two Traser watches the Black Storm Pro shown here and a Traser Super Sport, introduced in 2003. Traser isn’t the only watch brand using tritium tubes other well-known manufacturers include Ball, Luminoz and even Vostok now uses tritium for illumination in their Ekranoplan “Caspian Sea Monster” line of watches. I’m not sure if the watches can be returned to the factor to replace the tritium tubes or what happens when the tritium fades past its useful life. Traser claims the illumination will last for 20 years with a half life of 12.3 years however, the company warrants the lume for only 10 years. The tritium gas glows when it interacts with the coloring or coating on the inside of the tubes, creating the glowing effect. The company says that green is the most visible color, but the tubes also come in white, yellow, purple, orange, blue and red. mb-microtec ag says they can make tubes as small as 0.5 mm in diameter with a length as short as 1.3 mm. ![]() The trigalight tubes used in Traser watches are filled with tritium gas. ![]() I’m using parenthesis here because apparently the company uses lower case letters for the company name for “traser H3” and for “trigalight”, the name they have given to the tritium gas tubes used for illumination. Traser is the brand name of the watches but the company is owned by the Swiss firm “mb-microtec ag”. Ltd.) and SuperLuminova (by RC Tritec Ltd.) or other types. Traser watches are probably best known for their use of tritium tubes, which are used for illumination rather than the more typical luminous paint, such as Luminova (by Nemoto & Co. Although the company probably isn’t as well known as watch manufacturers like Seiko or Timex, Traser is certainly more than a boutique brand. Traser H3 watches are relatively popular with collectors and the general public.
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