Product Description
Black ion-plated stainless steel case with a black leather strap. Fixed black ion-plated bezel. Black dial with luminous hands and Arabic numeral hour markers. GMT scale. Minute markers around the outer rim. Luminescent hands and markers. Date display appears at the 3 o'clock position. Day of the week display at the 9 o'clock position. Quartz movement. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Screw down crown. Solid case back. Case diameter: 47 mm. Tang clasp. Water resistant at 200 meters / 660 feet. Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, calendar. Luminox Blackout Field Black Leather Strap Mens Watch 1879.BO.
| List Price: | $495.00 |
| Price: | $295.00 |
| as of Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:55:35 GMT | |
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1282 in Watches
- Brand: Luminox
- Model: GGL.L1879.BO
- Released on: 2012-12-15
- Dimensions: 5.12" h x 5.12" w x 5.12" l, .24 pounds
- Band material: calfskin
- Bezel material: stainless-steel
- Case material: stainless-steel
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: black
- Dial window material: antireflective-sapphire
- Movement type: Quartz
- Water-resistant to 660 feet
Features
- Quartz movement
- Case Diameter: 37
- Case back: Screwed
- Crystal and glass material: Sapphire glass anti reflective coating
- Water-resistant to 200 M (660 feet)
Amazon.com
This exceptional men's Luminox timepiece features black-on-black styling, with a black ion-plated stainless steel case, black leather strap, black ion-plated bezel, and black dial with luminous hands and Arabic numeral hour markers. For added convenience, a date display appears at the 3 o'clock position, and day of the week displays at the 9 o'clock position. A scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and solid case back protect precise quartz movement.
The Luminox Story
AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY
Like many other American success stories, LUMI•NOX came from a forward-thinking individual realizing a need in the market and meeting it. Barry Cohen had been in the fashion watch business for quite some time when he came across a Swiss self-powered illumination system and knew that it would make watches more visible and easier to read in low or no light situations. As a result, Cohen and a partner developed watches using this unique illumination system (called Luminox Light Technology) and LUMI•NOX was born back in 1989 (Lumi is Latin for light while Nox is Latin for night), driven by a commitment to offer cutting-edge luminescence and readability in its line of high-performance sports watches.
The Navy SEALs and More
The Luminox Navy SEAL watch is the timepiece that made Luminox famous. The officer in charge of procurement for the Navy SEALs, Nick North, was asked to seek a more dependable watch for night missions and found the solution at a trade show where he discovered Luminox. He worked with Barry Cohen to develop a watch specifically for them and the Navy SEAL watch was born.
"Luminox had exactly the watch we were looking for – we only added a few small things," Nick North, Senior Public Safety Engineer and Operations Specialist, remembered. "We arranged to test some and they worked great. We made a few changes, then the East Coast team started issuing them and the West Coast teams came on board."
This initial contact turned into an exclusive arrangement to produce Lockheed Martin timepieces, including watches dedicated to the F-117 Nighthawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, SR-111 Blackbird and the new F-22 Raptor.
The Rest of the Story
Throughout the following 20 years, Luminox has never strayed from its mission which has been confirmed and validated by the many elite military and law enforcement units that have adopted Luminox as standard equipment.
Luminox has expanded its collection to include a variety of styles, created for the active consumer, the sportsman, law enforcement and military groups, divers and more. Currently, Luminox is distributed in 40 countries around the world and supplies elite units all over the world. In addition, the man on the street has shown particular interest in Luminox, anxious to use the watches put to the test every single day – on the world’s most difficult jobs, figuring rightly that if they have been requested by, designed for and used by the Navy SEALs, they have to be able to stand up to every day use.
The Luminox Light Technology makes Luminox watches Always Visible – in fact, the technology Luminox uses provides 24/7 luminosity, no matter the conditions, for more than 25 years.
Most other watches use luminescent paint that has to be charged by a light source and fades very quickly, or a "push to light" system, where you push a button for battery-driven illumination.
Luminox, however, uses proprietary technology, in the past reserved for the military, that makes Luminox watches stand out, literally. Each Luminox watch features tiny gas lights (borosilicate glass capsules), which are always lit, on the hands, hour markers and when necessary, bezels. As a result of this unique technology, Luminox watches are always readable at a glance, no matter the conditions.
The U.S. military has long recognized the advantages of micro gas light sources and their use is mandated in procurement specification MIL-W-46374F. Being able to read the watches in any conditions, even in total darkness, is an important requirement of many military and law enforcement agencies.
The U.S. Navy SEALs use the watches, as do U.S. Air Force pilots, FBI and ATF agents, Secret Service officers, Border Patrol units, Coast Guard officers, SWAT teams, as well as general law enforcement officers, helicopter search and rescue pilots, professional divers and other groups.
The Luminox Light Technology system is hand applied in each and every watch. Though more complicated, expensive and time consuming than normal luminescence, it is one of the things that makes Luminox watches special. This unique technology and the additional quality control steps Luminox mandates require extraordinary attention to detail and care in manufacturing.
The Benefits
Production
All Luminox watches are Swiss Made, produced by Luminox’s corporate partner, Mondaine Watch Company, one of the leaders in Swiss manufacturing. Located in Zurich with manufacturing facilities in Biberist, Switzerland, Mondaine recently won a Swiss Logistics Award for its "just in time" production. Mondaine applies its more than 50 years of experience when producing the complicated Luminox watches.
The Future
Luminox will continue to combine cutting edge technology, forward-thinking design and extreme performance. Luminox delivers, when and where it counts.
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