kolchak 17 Posted March 9, 2011 Hey Now, I've owned some upscale non lume gen watches and wasn't bitten by the lume bug until discovering rep pams. Have some NOOB-lume questions but searching yielded only sale or unreleated lume topics. If a Lume sticky exists please point me in that direction & I'll happily gather my toys and stfu. Are most/all gen pams lumed? How long will a charged gen lume dial glow? Can a good relume job on a rep get close to "gen lume" performance? What is best way to "charge the lume" (exposure time, type of bulb, watts, distance from bulb, etc)? TY in advance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted March 9, 2011 All modern gen PAMs are lumed although some have more lume than others. The vast majority glow like a torch though. Good lume will remain visible for several hours - usually overnight provided it has been charged for long enough. I can wear my superlumed PAM177 during the day, put it in the watchbox when I go to bed and the following morning it will still be glowing dimly. A re-lumed rep can match the gen lume provided it has be re-lumed with the right stuff (a few reps are lumed with the right stuff out of the box - depends on which model you want). Daylight or artificial light with a strong UV component is best for charging lume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cynikal.Mindset 1 Posted March 9, 2011 G got it all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kolchak 17 Posted March 9, 2011 that sums it up nicely....thanks! Going to check with a local mall watch service shop about doing the relume. I gather anything under $100 is fair. One follow up - is their a point of diminishing returns when charging via artificial light or is longer always better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
