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 Luminox Navy SEAL Watch Model 3901 By: Luminox More Information Excellent Watch  On: 2007-09-15This is a great watch. I have abused mine extensively over the past two years (including dragging the face of the watch along a dirt road when I laid my motorcycle down at 40MPH) and it still functions beautifully. Cant beat the Luminox for night time visibility. I like it enough that I purchased one for my son (it survived training at Fort Benning) and my Brother-in-law. Not as good as I'd hoped for...  On: 2007-03-13I "lusted" after this watch for many YEARS before purchasing it. After reading a bunch of mixed reviews, I decided to go for it anyway. Out of the box it looked great, but was lighter and "cheaper looking" than I thought it would be. That was not a problem because a little lighter is better than a little heavier. The nylon band was comfortable and easy to get "just right." The tritium vials blazed brightly. I was pretty happy... After a couple days, I noticed a "haze" or "smear" UNDER the crystal that covered about a quarter of the crystal surface. It was as if the assembler had touched it and left an oily smear on the underside of the crystal when putting it together. My confidence in the product began to decline quickly. I began to wonder if the composite case would stand up under normal use, or the crystal would shatter like the other reviewer stated. At this point, I could no longer justify the steep price I paid for the product, so I returned it. Perhaps the quality control in the higher end Navy Seal watches is better, but I cant afford to find out. Luminox-junk  On: 2007-03-13Beware...I purchased this watch after reading all the self glorifying ads by Luminox. I had it about two weeks, bumped into something during everyday use and the crystal shattered. They told me it would cost $59 to replace. I can not imagine any SEAL or military person endorsing such a fragile watch. I should have stuck with my old trusty G-Shock. |