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Lume on pams

felrcf

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Hello!

Recently I bought a pam111e that have a vac lume on dial.
I'm dissapointed because the lume does not lasts. Looks like rep lume. Is it right?
 

prelude

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Lume last very bright for 5 minutes then it dims itself but VAC lume last hours afterward. Even gen lumes last only for about 3-5 minutes very bright.
 

felrcf

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Lume last very bright for 5 minutes then it dims itself but VAC lume last hours afterward. Even gen lumes last only for about 3-5 minutes very bright.

You're right. But mine is not like this. Or else dont have vac lume. But was sell as if. :(
 

prelude

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Should be like this. VAC 111e lume shot with 10 sec charge under the halogen light.
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COLDI

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sausage dials will always be less bright than sandwich dials bc of the amount of lume
 

felrcf

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Thanks to Everyone

I will pic tomorrow.

Anyway after charge the lume os very good and more green (as shown in the pic abobe)
 

felrcf

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Here we go. Sorry about quality.

Charge 20 sec in a spot light.

Right before charge:


1 min after:

 

Dodgy

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Lume is so over rated IMO.

Can someone explain to me why everyone is obsessed with it?
As far as tells go it way down on the list. What? is some clown gonna follow you in the dark to catch you out?
 

felrcf

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Lume is so over rated IMO.

Can someone explain to me why everyone is obsessed with it?
As far as tells go it way down on the list. What? is some clown gonna follow you in the dark to catch you out?

The point is that I take the watch with this service. I just want to confirm.

If Overrated or not is your opinion anyway.
 

cloneman

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coldi is right about sausage dials having less lume, but it does look weird, my EL daylight keeps better lume, are you sure vac lumed it?
 

felrcf

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coldi is right about sausage dials having less lume, but it does look weird, my EL daylight keeps better lume, are you sure vac lumed it?

I'm ok about the sausage.

Not 100% sure if its vac, but bought from a VIP member here.
 

felrcf

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The seller does not return my messages :(

Today I've made another test exposing the watch for a long time and still looks weird. I have two watches to compare, one gen and other rep. The gen is MUCH better and the other rep is almost the same of this.

So disappointed...
 

alvinado

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Bud this is just about right, if sausage dials are not lumed at all, they will not even glow, if you want better lume, go for sandwich dials.
 

felrcf

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Bud this is just about right, if sausage dials are not lumed at all, they will not even glow, if you want better lume, go for sandwich dials.


Vac and seller replied. I thought that in sausage dials, numbers were made of lume material.
 

fine dd

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Here a sausage dial I have made and I think the lume glows like a torch

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