Luminox #tide ECO Blue Ocean Material Gray Dial Gray Textile Strap Date Divers Quartz Mens Watch Model# XS.8902.ECO / XS8902ECO
Made in collaboration with Swiss company Tide Ocean SA, Luminox's #tide ECO series utilizes their new upcycled plastic, #tide ocean material®. The eco-friendly material provides equal durability and water resistance as CARBONOX and is 100% used for the case, bezel and strap. This #tide ECO watch features a 46 mm blue #tide ocean material® case with a gray dial with waves motif matched with white and orange syringe-style hands and white Arabic numerals as hour markers. Tritium-based luminescent tubes called LLTs illuminate the watch thru its hands, along the raised chapter ring and inside the bezel pip. This is complemented by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, a uni-directional rotating dive bezel and a bordered date window at the 3 o'clock position adjacent to the screw down crown. A bit of red, white and orange contrasts adorn the dial texts and markers, Luminox shield, recycling symbol, hands, date border/background, bezel and crown. A gray #tide ocean material® textile strap secured by a stainless steel signed buckle completes the tough and sporty look. This watch has a solid caseback inscribed with Luminox's and #tide's logos surrounded by "Every Second Counts" and "No Planet B" slogans wherein underneath lies the Ronda caliber 515, a Swiss quartz movement and is water-resistant up to 200 meters/660 feet.
Like all of our watches, this Luminox #tide ECO Blue Ocean Material Gray Dial Gray Textile Strap Date Divers Quartz Mens Watch is brand new and comes in its original packaging.
Founded in 1989 by American Barry Cohen who envisioned developing high-performance sports watches combined with modern luminescence and legibility. Coined from the latin words, "Lumi" meaning light and "Nox" meaning night, Luminox watches are widely recognized for their tagline "Always Visible Technology" which is formally called "Luminox Light Technology" or "LLT". It uses a safe tritium-based luminescence tubes which can give a constant glow for up to 25 years. 1992 was the breakout year for Luminox as the Assistant Officer in Charge (AOIC) for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) for West Coast Navy Seals, Nick North, together with Barry Cohen, worked to develop a watch specifically for the Navy SEALs. This paved the way for Luminox watches to be made for the US Coast Guard, US Air Force and a variety of other special forces and EMS teams worldwide.
