Ball Fireman Storm Chaser DLC Glow Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com In the historically-inflected lingo of the Ball Watch Company, "Fireman" refers to a steam-era locomotive fire stoker. And Storm Chaser... that's deserves a bit more explanation. In this 1-of-1,999 Ball Fireman Storm Chaser DLC Glow limited edition, Ball gives watch collectors a mouthful of back-story. The story begins in 1891 in the wake of serial carnage on U.S. rail lines. Webb C. Ball, an American watchmaker and vendor, was appointed by the rail authorities to devise chronometry and inspection standards for rail workers' timepieces. Ball's work to improve the overall caliber and consistency of railway timers ensured that incoming and outbound locomotives could coordinate their movements with dramatically reduced risk of collision. The modern Ball Watch Company maintains a focus on professional or "utility" oriented timepieces such as this Fireman Storm Chaser DLC Glow. Practical features include the day-date display, automatic winding, chronograph, and 100-meter water resistance. Naturally, with a name as long as "Fireman Storm Chaser DLC Glow," there's bound to be more. And there is; each Fireman Storm Chaser DLC Glow features a dial on which each hour index and minute hash is comprised of a small luminescent capsule containing radioactive tritium (a beta-emitte) and a phosphorescent element that glows. Hour indices glow green; minute hashes glow blue; the index at 12 o'clock glows orange. Unlike lumina, the MB-Microtech H3 trasors of this