Luminox Watch Parts, Tools & Guides

Luminox Watch Parts, Tools, and Guides

Luminox brand watches were launched in 1989 by Barry Cohen and partner Richard Timbo to provide self-illuminating watches for night use. In 1993, a Luminox watch was selected by the U.S. Navy SEALS for use on night missions; other Luminox watches are produced for Lockheed Martin night flying fighter jet pilots and XCOR Space Expeditions test pilots. A number of Luminox watch parts, tools, and guides exist for owners, collectors, and watch enthusiasts.

Luminox brand watches have guides and instructions manuals for every model type and year of manufacture, including for chronographs, watches, and other Luminox timepieces. Booklet brochures for collections of Luminox watches are categorized by different series and years. Booklet brochures for the 3050 and 3950 watches include documentation for the Navy SEAL watch. There are brochures for stainless steel and titanium dive series watches. Monthly Luminox gear and watch catalogs are available.

Bands for Luminox watches include replacements which may fit Land, Sea, Air, and Space model collections. Replacement bands may be available to the brand's watches from the 1990s and 2009s. Black steel bracelet bands are sold for repair or replacement which fit the 3081, 3050 and additional SEAL Dive series watches. There are black rubber strap replacements fitting the 88 series. Camo nylon and black polyurethane bands are offered to fit Luminox watch models in the 3900 and 3000 series.

Printed issues of Luminox TIMES magazine exist. Collectors may find quarterly issues of the magazine including holiday editions and tribute editions for Navy SEAL Luminox watches, moto editions of watches, and space editions of the brand's illuminated watches.

Parts for repair and servicing, include batteries, crown, bezel, and crystal are available. Repair components and steel equipment for the Swiss-made illuminated watch may be offered. Titanium, stainless steel, and plastic repair parts are offered as alternatives to nickel fasteners. Consumers can also purchase leather replacement straps.

The Luminox watch is self-illuminated by micro glass illumination tubes (LLT). The self-powered lights use micro gas technology and are comprised of borosilicate glass capsules. The capsules are used in the hour markers, watch hands, and watch bezel. No external power source is necessary to produce luminescence. The LLT do not consume watch battery power.