This luminous paint contains a trace quantity of radioactive substance pursuant to ISO safety standard. I found this in a Citizen diver instruction manual: “Luminous Paint: Being a diver’s watch, luminous paint is used for this diver’s watch (200m) to facilitate time readability in a dark place. They used this in small amount so the patina is only slightly influenced by this. It should be marked on the dial code P-JAPAN-P. I am still looking for a watch made prior to 1978 that has it. Most of the dials that age are made with radioactive material, like tritium or radium.Ĭitizen never used radioactive material on their vintage watches (1932-1978) but used some Promethium-147 after this date on some models but only for a few years. Either way, I love a beautiful patina too, just like most of us. Some say that the Sun is not the main factor to this process but the passing of time and the original formula of the pigments. Some of the dials are called “tropical” because they also changed color in time due to exposure to sunlight in tropical areas (usually). Even some modern watches (Jeager leCoultre and Omega, to name a few) are made with “fake” patina, yellow luminous material. Vintage collectors grew up to appreciate a beautiful aged lume on their watches and a rich yellow patina, orange or brown is always desired if original and natural. Strontium aluminate based afterglow pigments are marketed under brandnames like Super-LumiNova, watchlume, NoctiLumina, and Glow in the Dark (Phosphorescent) Technologies.” Strontium oxide aluminate based pigments are now used in exit signs, pathway marking, and other safety related signage. However, the development of strontium oxide aluminate, with a luminance approximately 10 times greater than zinc sulfide, has relegated most zinc sulfide based products to the novelty category. Use of zinc sulfide for safety related products dates back to the 1930s. Formerly, lume consisted mostly of radium however, radium is radioactive and has been mostly replaced on new watches by less bright, but less toxic compounds.Ĭommon pigments used in lume include the phosphorescent pigments zinc sulfide and strontium aluminate. There are some people who “relume” watches, or replace faded lume. The other key areas of focus include the various applications and end use industry in Luminous Paint Market and their specific segmented revenue.ĭue to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the countries have gone under temporary shutdown, due to which operations of Luminous Paint Market related industries has been negatively affected, thus hampering the growth of the market.“Lume is a short term for the luminous phosphorescent glowing solution applied on watch dials. The report further identifies the key opportunities for growth while also detailing the key challenges and possible threats. The market drivers and restraints have been assessed to understand their impact over the forecast period. The report: “Luminous Paint Market - Forecast (2021-2026)”, by IndustryARC™ covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Luminous Paint Industry.īy Type: Fluorescent Paint, Phosphorescent Paint and Radio-luminescence Paint.īy Material: Zinc Sulfide Powder, Calcium Sulfide Powder, Strontium-90 (Sr-90), Tritium (H-3) and Promethium (Pm-147), Radium-226 (Ra-226) and Others.īy Application: Road Signs, Watches, Ceramic Tiles, Emergency Signs, Military Instruments, Home Décor, Cosmetics, Medical Instruments and Others.īy End Use Industry: Transportation Industry, Medical & Healthcare Industry, Building & Construction, Defense Industry, Oil and Gas Industry and Others.īy Geography: North America (U.S, Canada and Mexico), Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Belgium, and Rest of Europe), APAC (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Rest of APAC), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Rest of South America), and RoW (Middle East and Africa).Īsia Pacific dominates the Luminous Paint Market owing to rapid increase in the infrastructural development projects. Various countries throughout the world have begun to work on smart city design and implementation. The usage of Luminous paints in different applications like emergency signs, regulatory and warnings signs is increasing because of increasing new highways and infrastructure projects in developing regions. Luminous Paint Market size is forecast to reach $20.23 billion by 2026, after growing at a CAGR of 9.2% during 2021-2026. Luminous Paints have higher qualities like they are resistant to oil, water, dirt, corrosion, and others.
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