Luminox, the first self-fueled radiant watch brand, is the watch of choice for U.S. Navy Seals. The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR), Lockheed Martin’s F-117 NighthawkTM stealth and other jet fighter pilots, elite forces worldwide are fond of this. The watches of Luminox is glowing up to 25 years in any light condition. Basically, Luminox is a definitive night vision gear for rough outdoorsmen and other pinnacle entertainers.
The ICE-SAR Arctic 1200 series, ICAR-SAR Arctic 1203 comes with the blue case on a black textile strap. The textile strap has reflective material embedded in the textile for additional safety at night. ICE-SAR Arctic 1203 is powered by a Ronda quartz movement with a lithium battery and, due to the case’s screw down case back and crown, the watch is water resistant to 200 meters. The dial, on which is printed a map of the world, with the coordinates of the ICE-SAR headquarters in Reykjavik smack in the middle, is protected by a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating and framed by a bi-directional turning bezel.
With this bezel, you can explore utilizing the timepiece as a sun compass. In the Northern Hemisphere, you point the hour hand at the sun and envision an edge shaped continuously hand and a line drawn from the 12 o’clock position to the focal point of the watch. Divide that edge and that is genuine south. Put the turning bezel’s on that point and you presently know the cardinal headings. In the Southern Hemisphere, you point the 12 o’clock position at the sun, imagine the angle between the hour and the line from the 12 to the centre of the watch. Bisect that angle and that is true north.
The ICE-SAR teams need a timepiece on which they can rely, which is why they chose Luminox as their official timepiece. In addition to ice, heavy rains and strong winds, ICE-SAR also has to deal with limited daylight visibility as Iceland remains in partial or total darkness during several months in winter. In such conditions, Luminox watches and their unique self-powered illumination system – providing constant glow for up to 25 years – truly become an essential gear to ICE-SAR teams in order to conduct their missions.
It has some specification- Time Date Ronda 715 Lithium Swiss quartz movement, 20ATM water resistance, Sapphire crystal anti-reflecting coating, Stainless Steel case with a bi-directional rotating bezel, Stainless Steel screw in case back, Stainless Steel screw down crown, Hydraulic stamped dial with the map of the world and the ICE-SAR HQ headquarters, Black reflective perforated textile strap. The Price of this timepiece– INR 67,431/-
Luminox is proud to continue working with and supporting the ICE-SAR, a historic Search and Rescue operation, and to be equipping them with ICE-SAR Arctic Series watches. To celebrate this unique partnership, each ICE-SAR Arctic 1200 Series watch comes with a special booklet on the partnership.
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