16570 Explorer II Tritium 1995. Will the lumes turn yellow?

[ahyeung]

Originally Posted by JasonBetts

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May I ask did you put on any sealing bags when it was stored in the safe?


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[FrenchBigCrown]

[iliketime]

the more i look at patina'ed luma plots on explorer 2s the more i suspect some have been "helped". I too have tritium dial explore 2 that the lume plots look almost egg shell. I wonder if it will change any further. only time will tell.

[JasonBetts]

Originally Posted by ahyeung

May I ask did you put on any sealing bags when it was stored in the safe?


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LOL. I got it 2 years ago and it belongs to a dentist that has been wearing a Casio when practicing. Not sure how he stored it but looking at the conditions, most probably a safe queen


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[JasonBetts]

Originally Posted by iliketime

the more i look at patina'ed luma plots on explorer 2s the more i suspect some have been "helped". I too have tritium dial explore 2 that the lume plots look almost egg shell. I wonder if it will change any further. only time will tell.

You'd be surprised how a bunch of watch restorers have out of the world reluming skills


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[tekno]

Maybe they use a “laser” to age the plots.

I wonder about a lot of watches I see. The ones that aren’t suspect to me are the dials that had a textured lume from the factory, almost like a micro cheesecloth. Those would be hard to fake. I get curious when 20-30 year old watches have brown Lume, but every dial is unique.

I think the lack of light exposure turns them brown?

[Tavli3]

I have noticed that not wearing Ming for a few weeks the lume appears darker and then lightens up after a couple of days of outdoor exposure.


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