The best Rolex rep lume

[och]

As we all know, one of the easiest giveaways on a rep is the lume.
Just for discussion's sake, which rep do you think has the best lume?

I have a Clean Daytona, VSF DJ41 and VSF sub and I can safely say the DJ41 has the best lume (brightest, longer).
However, most of them don't even last for 20 mins.

I know it's a rep, not expecting it to last for 8 hours like a gen but at least 2 hours perhaps? Any methods to improve the lume by modding it?

 

[Wacht]

Have a watchsmith relume, et voila, you have gen spec lume

 

[och]

Have a watchsmith relume, et voila, you have gen spec lume

I didn't know that can be done.
Watch smiths around my place told me nothing could be done.

You have any contacts?

 

[Wacht]

Check the td and watchsmith section here. I think there's a German watchsmith and one more member named lume something that does relume work. You can also check with nikz19

 

[Wacht]

Check the td and watchsmith section here. I think there's a German watchsmith and one more member named lume something that does relume work. You can also check with nikz19

 

[muiramas]

As we all know, one of the easiest giveaways on a rep is the lume.

That’s a new one.

 

[p0pperini]

While, like muiramas, I was previously unaware that my fake watches were constantly being called out in the dark due to their lack of gen-like luminosity, I'll add the following comment just because I noticed this very thing the other night...

The lume on my XF v5 Tudor Pelagos (black) looks as bright and seems to glow for as long as the lume on my gen LHD Pelagos.

 

[och]

While, like muiramas, I was previously unaware that my fake watches were constantly being called out in the dark due to their lack of gen-like luminosity, I'll add the following comment just because I noticed this very thing just the other night...

The lume on my XF v5 Tudor Pelagos (black) looks as bright and seems to glow for as long as the lume on my gen LHD Pelagos.

All 3 of my Rolex reps doesn't have good lume and I don't know why.
It is indeed an easy tell.

 

[Perpetual]

I guess you get what you paid for... my BP explorer gmt lights UP but quickly fades away, now the VSF on the other hand Glows and lasts long time ️

 

[Tobel]

Gen don't necessarily last 8 hours at full power like you seem to think. The full power lume (like strong blue for chromalight Rolex reps) only lasts for like an hour, then you do get a lume that lasts hours but it's much weaker

 

[hib7&]

I think it's super subjective as well however many of the vintage builds here have people re-luming their watches so I believe it can be done, the tough part is removing the existing material without damaging the finishing on the hands/markers.

 

[och]

I guess you get what you paid for... my BP explorer gmt lights UP but quickly fades away, now the VSF on the other hand Glows and lasts long time ️

I understand it's a rep and wouldn't mind paying a bit more for a better lume, build, watch.
I would be happy if it could do an hour with weaker lume afterwards.

I mean a $25 casio watch could even do an hour

 

[PHutch]

Personally among my reps the CF and the VSF’S are the best. My gens do last longer as expected

 

[zak133]

All my reps are school green lume. I don't like it but it doesn't bother me

 

[alligoat]

My gen Rolex watches don't have any lume,or very very little at this point. But they're all 30 plus years old.
I did buy a JKF Tudor 79090 and it had very nice lume.
Some of the later reps are having decent lume- I got a 12671X CHNR that has good lume- you just never know.
It's hard to find people who are doing lume work these days- I'm afraid it is painfully slow and tedious work.









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[TESLA760]

Gen Rolex lume is decent. Nothing to get excited about. If you're after some good lume, this isn't the brand. The gen dials do last a bit longer but nothing crazy

 

[och]

Gen Rolex lume is decent. Nothing to get excited about. If you're after some good lume, this isn't the brand. The gen dials do last a bit longer but nothing crazy

Understandable and not looking for something extraordinary but just hoping our reps could at least last, for a reasonable timeframe.
Even a bit of glow would work but this is like, nothing at all after 30 minutes, lol.

 

[TESLA760]

Understandable and not looking for something extraordinary but just hoping our reps could at least last, for a reasonable timeframe.
Even a bit of glow would work but this is like, nothing at all after 30 minutes, lol.

I've yet to see a gen Rolex where the lume lasted 30 minutes. Have you ?

 

[och]

I've yet to see a gen Rolex where the lume lasted 30 minutes. Have you ?

Go under the sun, get into a dark room. Easily 30 minutes.

 

[TESLA760]

Go under the sun, get into a dark room. Easily 30 minutes.

So you're going to stand in the sun with your wrist pointed at the sky for 30 minutes ? What is the redeeming value of that ?