{"id":9357,"date":"2022-08-29T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/?p=9357"},"modified":"2023-03-13T17:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T00:45:41","slug":"evolution-rolex-luminous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/rolex-info\/evolution-rolex-luminous.html","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Rolex Luminous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of the very first applications of luminous paint (lume) can be found on military pocket watches from the early 1900\u2019s. Initially, luminescence was achieved by using a radioactive material called radium, which was first discovered by Marie Slodowska-Curie and her husband, Pierre Curie in 1898. Radium was combined with zinc sulfide, which allowed for a brighter glow than pure radium alone. You can see this on a number of vintage Rolex watches<\/a> that have managed to survive to this day and still have their original luminous dials and hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, the entire industry has shifted to much safer options, including Rolex. As with everything the company does, Rolex continued to evolve and search for the perfect luminous material used on its watches, with Chromalight being the latest and greatest of them all. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the various luminous materials Rolex has used over the past several decades, from Radium to Chromalight, and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to learn more about luminous material on watches.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t