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Why my Rolex Watch Glows – Rolex Luminescence Explained Part III
In Part I and Part II, we discussed the use of radioactive Radium and Tritium on dials and watch hands to provide night time visibility and utility for Rolex. Rolex, along with the rest of the watch industry, moved away from radioactive materials to much safer LumiNova and Rolex’s own Chromalight. SWISS or SWISS MADE […]
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How to Wind and Set a Ladies Rolex Date Non-Quickset Watch
The ladies Rolex Date Non-Quickset is a beautiful watch, but there is a little effort in setting the date. This video illustrates how to set the time and date of your Rolex Date Non-Quickset Watch and how to avoid the date changing 12 hours early or 12 hours late. This is a ladies stainless steel […]
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Why My Rolex Glows – Rolex Luminescence Explained Part II
In Part I of “What is the T on the bottom of my Rolex Dial,” we discussed reviewed the markings that are commonplace on Rolex and other Swiss watch dials, as well as the use of Radium in watch dials prior to the early 1960’s. In this next section, we follow the next generation of […]
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Why My Rolex Watch Glows
A standard Rolex dial contains the same basic information about the watch including the model name, (eg. DateJust, Explorer, Submariner), whether the watch is “Officially certified,” as well as the type of luminescence that is applied to the hands, and depending upon the model, the type of luminescence applied to the hour designations, sometimes known […]
