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VisibleSpecter · 15 March 2009, 11:14 AM

Hey everybody, I have a question about certain Omegas and their lume colors. It seems like the seamaster professionals have a blue lume, whereas I've seen Planet Ocean models with what appears to be either green or blue lume depending on the picture. Most people seem to agree that Omega has very impressive lume, but I'm wondering which color is used on the Planet Ocean?

References:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/IMG_0278.jpg

http://www.time2watch.net/images/po2.jpg

greywolf · 15 March 2009, 06:07 PM

the one I looked at seemed to have the same green lume my 2254 Seamaster has....I think..

I think the lume looks different sometime due to the individual cameras and the white balance settings..

gw

VisibleSpecter · 16 March 2009, 01:31 AM

The white balance could definitely be factoring in, nice picture! Interestingly enough I've seen pictures of that style of watch (SMP) that have a definitively blue pigment. If it isn't the white balancing, perhaps they switched what color superluminova they used briefly, then went back.

jmsrolls · 16 March 2009, 02:59 AM

My 2254.50 is definitively green in hue:

The PO lume appears to be more bluish.

Fr. John†

VisibleSpecter · 19 March 2009, 06:08 AM

Very interesting. In person it does still appear to be green, but not quite as green as yours Fr. John. Perhaps they used a blue color for a while, or people are white balancing differently, or the exposure time effects it.

VisibleSpecter · 19 March 2009, 06:10 AM

These two pictures are even of the same exact watch, by the same photographer if I'm not mistaken!

Omega_Precision · 19 March 2009, 06:34 AM

It's green.

Perdu · 19 March 2009, 10:12 AM

I think Omega uses SuperLuminova color C3 on the Seamasters at least. It is supposedly the brightest glowing of the colors and looks a yellowish green in normal light. Green when glowing. Your first image looks the more accurate.

chopinhauer · 19 March 2009, 11:19 AM

The 2254 style Seamasters have green lume, while the Bond style (at least in their newer Black incarnation) have blue lume.

But in the complete dark the 2254 is very green (as well illustrated by Father John's post in this thread) while the Bond is greeny blue (The 212.30 Bond is on the left in the pic below)

tifosi · 19 March 2009, 11:44 AM

my 2254 is definitely green and a yellowish tint in normal lighting.

tifosi · 19 March 2009, 11:51 AM

Speedmaster in the foreground and Seamaster 2254 behind...

Tools · 19 March 2009, 12:03 PM

Mine is kind of creamy...

VisibleSpecter · 19 March 2009, 01:06 PM

Very informative! A couple people said that the "black bond" watch is using blue in the latest models. Do you mean the SMP bond? As others have indicated, the ones I've seen mostly appear to be a blue-green, but definitely green in some form.

15 March 2009, 11:14 AM	#1
VisibleSpecter "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Kevin Location: PA, USA Watch: Explorer & JLC MC Posts: 77	Omega Lume Question Hey everybody, I have a question about certain Omegas and their lume colors. It seems like the seamaster professionals have a blue lume, whereas I've seen Planet Ocean models with what appears to be either green or blue lume depending on the picture. Most people seem to agree that Omega has very impressive lume, but I'm wondering which color is used on the Planet Ocean? References: http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/IMG_0278.jpg http://www.time2watch.net/images/po2.jpg

19 March 2009, 10:12 AM	#8
Perdu "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Gary Location: GMT-6 Watch: GMT Posts: 3,350	I think Omega uses SuperLuminova color C3 on the Seamasters at least. It is supposedly the brightest glowing of the colors and looks a yellowish green in normal light. Green when glowing. Your first image looks the more accurate. __________________ Omega Seamaster 300M GMT Noire Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 8500 Benson 1937 Sterling Silver Hunter

19 March 2009, 11:44 AM	#10
tifosi "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Russ Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,760	my 2254 is definitely green and a yellowish tint in normal lighting. __________________ Russ

19 March 2009, 11:51 AM	#11
tifosi "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Russ Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,760	Speedmaster in the foreground and Seamaster 2254 behind... __________________ Russ

19 March 2009, 12:03 PM	#12
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,495	Mine is kind of creamy... __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

15 March 2009, 06:07 PM	#2
greywolf Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 35	the one I looked at seemed to have the same green lume my 2254 Seamaster has....I think.. I think the lume looks different sometime due to the individual cameras and the white balance settings.. gw

16 March 2009, 01:31 AM	#3
VisibleSpecter "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Kevin Location: PA, USA Watch: Explorer & JLC MC Posts: 77	The white balance could definitely be factoring in, nice picture! Interestingly enough I've seen pictures of that style of watch (SMP) that have a definitively blue pigment. If it isn't the white balancing, perhaps they switched what color superluminova they used briefly, then went back.

16 March 2009, 02:59 AM	#4
jmsrolls Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,185	My 2254.50 is definitively green in hue: The PO lume appears to be more bluish. Fr. John†

19 March 2009, 06:08 AM	#5
VisibleSpecter "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Kevin Location: PA, USA Watch: Explorer & JLC MC Posts: 77	Very interesting. In person it does still appear to be green, but not quite as green as yours Fr. John. Perhaps they used a blue color for a while, or people are white balancing differently, or the exposure time effects it.

19 March 2009, 06:34 AM	#7
Omega_Precision Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Henry Location: CA, US Watch: ing basketball Posts: 2,977	It's green.

19 March 2009, 11:19 AM	#9
chopinhauer "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Watch: Omega SMP 2254.50 Posts: 7	The 2254 style Seamasters have green lume, while the Bond style (at least in their newer Black incarnation) have blue lume. But in the complete dark the 2254 is very green (as well illustrated by Father John's post in this thread) while the Bond is greeny blue (The 212.30 Bond is on the left in the pic below)

19 March 2009, 01:06 PM	#13
VisibleSpecter "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Kevin Location: PA, USA Watch: Explorer & JLC MC Posts: 77	Very informative! A couple people said that the "black bond" watch is using blue in the latest models. Do you mean the SMP bond? As others have indicated, the ones I've seen mostly appear to be a blue-green, but definitely green in some form.

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