I just wanted the watch to look 'right' Mark.. I remember seeing a a post on here a while back with similar strap & hand lume colour, and the combination blew me away, it seemed to really lift the dial & show off the dauphine hands.
Ironically, it was done because I wanted it done - to 'end' the journey with me. I say Ironically, as I'm selling it on - it has been ear-marked for a fellow OTDer - hopefully they like the lume colour.

I just think it 'works' - it just pings out at you.

Stewart

: ...to match that specific strap intentionally or is it just
: serendipity? Because they look great together! Goes to
: demonstrate what I've said a couple of times recently about
: choosing a strap that reflects an element of the dial. Or, in
: this case, the hands.

: Looks a bit like old radium and the original would have been
: tritium (RC Tritec stopped supplying radium lume in 1958), but
: it works well in the context of this watch and strap combo (in
: my opinion).