Super-LumiNova

Super-LumiNova® by RC Tritec Ltd

One of the first practical applications of radioactivity was the use of radium for the excitation of zinc sulphide crystals to make them glow in the dark. The radiation energy of the isotope was transformed by the so-called "phoshors" (ZnS) into visible light. Until the early seventies radium luminous compound was widely used by the timepiece and aviation instrument industry.

Realizing the risk of radium, RC Tritec started in the late fifties to develop a new self-luminous compound activated by tritium to replace radium completely. With its very low radiotoxicity and leaving no direct radiation outside of the watch, tritium luminous compound was considered to be "the really safe" alternative. 30 years later, in the early nineties, Superlite® and Super-LumiNova® were developed and immediately introduced to the world-wide watch industry.

Formotion's use of RC Tritec's Super-LumiGNova® afterglow / photoluminescent pigments represent the latest, innovative development in the field of non-radioactive lighting for the watch industry. Based on their extremely improved light storing capacity these new pigments are now being used for night markings on our Night Vision watch dials with fantastic results. Long afterglow or photoluminescent pigments operate like a "light battery". After sufficient activation by sunlight or artificial light they emit light in the dark for many hours and can remain visible for the whole night. This activation and subsequent light emission process can be repeated again and again, and the material does not suffer any ageing.  Nothing else on the market even comes close!

Independent Glow Study Results:

The luminosity performance of the Formotion Super LumiNova^TM gauges based on DIN 67510 activation testing standards (5 min / 1000 LX with Osram Ultravitalux (simulating sunlight)) and determined the light intensities accordingly: the visibility level of 0.3 mCd/m2 = 30 nCd/cm2 is maintained for more than 8 hours.