![]() Horizontal lines cut through the flat black, broken only by a wide bridge between the 3 and 9 o’clock positions. It may not come through in photos, but the case has a wonderful, almost camouflage texture that reflects beautifully in the light. I’m a big fan of this “CARBONOX+” material, which the company advertises as “light, durable, hypoallergenic, weatherproof, and shock and scratch resistant.” Strapping it on, you absolutely feel the mil-spec nature at play. And the new Master Carbon SEAL Automatic is a genuinely wonderful watch. That said, Luminox is far from the worst or only offender. I feel that many of the company’s products (like most “Swiss-made” brands) are being sold at prices that outpace the materials and functionality of the timepieces. And yet, the next watch I received for a potential review was so uninspiring that I returned it with a polite refusal. On the one hand, I absolutely adored the company’s Bear Grylls Survival Chronograph. My personal history with Luminox is mixed. The comfort and wearability are there, and the “mil-spec” pedigree is legit.Ĭheck Price at Amazon Check Price at Luminox Luminox Master Carbon SEAL Automatic: Review (Photo/Josh Wussow) Past and Pedigree With 200 m of water resistance, a reliable (and visible!) automatic movement, and the multicolored glow of Tritium, there’s a solid argument to be made for this watch’s value. Whether you’re willing to follow those inches up the sliding scale of cost is a matter only you can decide - $1,200 is a lot of cash, but the SEAL Automatic is a lot of timepiece. In short: The Luminox Master Carbon SEAL Automatic lives up to every inch of its billing. As one of my editors recently said, we’re “definitely not a Rolex review site.” However, while the watch shown here costs a fraction of what you’d pay for an Explorer or Submariner, in many ways it’s arguably more capable. By adding a mechanical heart, the company seeks to elevate the Master Carbon SEAL Auto into the realm of hard-use luxury.īut, as you might know, luxury watches are a hard sell at GearJunkie. This last bit is something of a rarity for Luminox, which generally sticks to the rugged reliability of quartz. According to the brand, this new watch combines “all the details for which Luminox is famous - toughness, luminosity, extreme water resistance, legibility, plus an automatic movement that also features a day and date window.” The new Luminox Master Carbon SEAL Automatic ($1,195) is serious business.
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