Frag Out! Magazine
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Black on black or how well visible are things when they are not visible at all I have worn a watch ever since I remember, or, how it often happens in our country, since after my First Communion. I remember my first one well. It was made in USSR "SLAVA". I was dreaming of big, heavy watch with a big bezel and a date indicator. Instead, I have gotten a medium, ugly "thing" that was sup- posed to resemble a timepiece that was not resistant to a steam raising from my tea cup. I have grown up though and my life was changing fast. I had some good watches and a bit worse ones or even some that have attracted some people so much they kept them without me knowing… For me the most im- portant criteria (apart from the aesthetics, of course) was that I wanted for it to be a watch that measures a time and allowed to read it at a glance. I have used one that lived to my expectations 100%. It is a simple model of Luminox Navy SEAL Colormark 3051. First of all, less is more It is a watch that is kept entirely black, the carbon shield, dial, rubber band and round, bezel are the same, matte, slightly iridescent greyish–black. Digits on the bezel and dial, as well as the writings about the thing being waterproof up to 200 meters (that I will not check out anyway because where the hell and how?!) and the Luminox logo are black. Full- on discretion. Some people might ask "how would you read it?" suggesting that it would not be visible during the day, not even mentioning the night time. I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised myself be- cause the matte structure of the dial (black or very dark greyish – black) contrasts very well with black, shiny digits what in turn gives you a very good visi- bility during the day, as well as in very good and very bad lighting conditions. You can also notice a deli- cate lines of the tritium capsules and only one clearly white element – digits that appear on the date indi- cator. Luminox visibility becomes clear after dark. You can even say that it might seem plain in the bright day- light, when it seems to be only black disappears or even "lights up" after dark. It is really lived up by all the light. When I go to bed I need to put it dial down because the blue-ish glow would not allow me to sleep. In everyday use (especially in the evening and at night) it is amazing, because all of the data is visi- ble at a glance. The watch is well made as well, strap made of a high quality rubber nicely wraps around the wrist, does not cause blisters or rash. Carbon case is pleasant to the touch, does not catch on anything. Simply, nothing bothers you when you wear it. It is also fairly light for a timepiece this big. I just stop no- ticing that I wear it soon after I put it on. It works like a Swiss army knife – it just works. The only bad thing is the glass. Given the construction of the watch, the company should have invested in sapphire glass that is way more sturdy than the hardened miner- al one that has been used in the Colormark series. Unfortunately, over those few months resulted in few micro – scratches and two big ones from the time when I accidentally hit the door frame. Did the Swiss accuracy has changed into a Swiss thriftiness? EDC