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Thanks Max....(more)
In Response To: Re: Thanks for the fine helpful info, Derek,howeve ()

: From a comparison standpoint, they are
: equivalent. I bought my SMP Ti to replace my
: Seiko Kinetic Ti Diver's. Hope you don't
: have a Seiko Kinetic because you'ld be in
: for an unpleasant surprise about 5 years
: after buying the watch.

I own the Seiko Perpetual-Calendar diver's, very bulky one, one year old. To my surprise it stopped functioning a few weeks ago and was sent to the dealer for being fixed.(Still under warranty)
Buying the SMP for me was also an upgrading move from Seiko.(Although haven't had problems with my other 2 Seikos)

: Both Lumibrite and Super Luminova have the same
: light charge characteristics. And in direct
: comparison, they have about the same decay
: too. Using a 7-cell Maglite to charge the
: dial for 20 seconds produces an extrememly
: bright glow that quickly dims over a period
: of 2 mins or so to a luminescence that is
: readable overnight.

: In other words, they both charge up equally
: quickly and the glow lasts about the same
: from the last light charge.

I've noticed that the Seiko's Lumnibrite glows brighter than the Superluminova although not to a sensational difference.

Thanks a lot for the additional information.
Baruch.

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