Fire Phasers!
The lume in broad daylight
Bracelet detail
The Casio Super Illuminator came to me by way of a fellow member of the Poor Man�s Watch Forum. It was at the big annual meeting in NYC where I first saw this watch and I commented about how nice it looked. At that, this generous soul handed me the Casio and basically said, it�s yours. Good stuff to say the least.
Lume fans, listen up. If Super Luminova isn�t super enough, Indiglo doesn�t glow for you and tritium is too radioactive, this is your watch. The Super Illuminator has a pair of lights at the 12 and 6 o�clock positions on the face that activate when the second crown (at the 2 o�clock position) is pressed. We are talking flashlight style light here folks. If you can�t see the face of the Super Illuminator, you should probably check out the review of the Braille watch I did a while back. This Casio is that well lit.
In terms of other specs, the Super Illuminator�s stainless steel case measures(at least this example, there are other case styles) 43mm in width (47mm with the crown), 14mm in height, and 51mm lug to lug. The watch uses a semi-integral, stainless steel bracelet (folded link design but quite nicely done) whose lug width is 12mm. Water resistance is rated at 100 meters and the 3 o�clock crown screws down (but not the 2 o�clock crown oddly enough. I don�t think it has to for water resistance purposes since it doesn�t turn either). In addition to the powered lume system, the watch also has conventional luminous paint on its hands and face. Additionally, the watch has a thick dome shaped mineral glass crystal and the bezel will turn counter-clockwise. The movement is an otherwise unremarkable quartz model (I believe the reference number of the movement is 3304) that exhibits typical superb quartz level accuracy.
There is really no downside to the Casio Super Illuminator. It is inexpensive, rugged, accurate and remarkably easy to read in low light. As an added bonus, it looks very good too. (I don�t know why but the domed crystal reminds me of an Oris.) This watch would make a perfect daily wearer for anyone who wants a good solid watch with no hassles.
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