Ball Watch Company
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Ball can do no wrong in my eyes. I bought my Engineer Master II Diver new for a great price a couple of years ago and I adore it - I wear it pretty much every day and still find myself glancing at it from time to time. Beautifully engineered and solidly built, it looks and feels like it should be worth a lot more than the asking price. Some Balls are a bit too expensive to justify but most are awesome. If you're looking for an Engineer Hydrocarbon chrono may I suggest you go for a US market limited edition Trieste as it's got T100 lume as opposed to the T25 that most watches are restricted to. Check out the offical Ball forum here http://forums.watchuseek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23...
Edited by Seb d on Thursday 9th April 14:07
Seb d said:
I suggest you go for a US market limited edition Trieste as it's got T100 lume as opposed to the T25 that most watches are restricted to. Check out the offical Ball forum here http://forums.watchuseek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23...
does that mean you glow in the dark as well as the watch Edited by Seb d on Thursday 9th April 14:07
Seb d said:
To be fair other companies do it too but imho Ball does it best.
I've never owned a Ball watch, although I have been curious about them for years. How effective are the tubes? Which other manufacturers use them?Maybe I should just buy one and see....?
ETA - those Traser watches use them don't they?
Edited by AlexKP on Friday 10th April 22:08
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Tracer and Nite watches both use them but afaik neither company can hold a candle to Ball's designs and history, if that's important to you. The tubes are not as bright as fully charged lumniova but the laatter loses its glow in a matter of hours whereas the tubes will last a hell of a lot longer (12 years constant glow, roughly, then half life comes into it and it all gets a bit complicated) and look damn cool to boot. Like I said, I love mine - Silfridges, Jura Watches and certain branches of Ernest Jones stockt them now so go and have a look.Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff