Trivia on Luminox and Hamilton Watches

Hamilton is a name in the watch making industry. It has some finest watches that serve as fashion and luxury items. Although all its timepieces are Swiss-made but it has its root in USA. When buying these Hamilton watches, customers need to make sure they are purchasing a real one and not the fake pieces. This is the reason customers must purchase these timepieces from a reliable and reputed online shop.

Watches from Hamilton are water resistant. However, the brand ensures to test each and every of its timepiece in laboratory conditions before introducing them in the market. A diver is made to wear the watch and get exposed to each of the water resistant levels like 30, 50, 100, 150 and 200 meters. There are few interesting things to note about the test. The test can't take strenuous movement of the divers or swimmers at these water levels into account. Moreover water resistance degrades with aging of water. Then again, shocks or any kind of damage may also negate the resistance of the Hamilton watches.

You may have come across these wrist watches in many movies over the years. They have been worn by actors like Russel Crowe, Baldwin, Eddie Murphy, Gene Hackman and Ben Affleck. Both stars and co-stars have been found to wear them. In the movie Men in Black II, both Will Smith and Lee Jones wore watches from Hamilton. Khaki Air, Khaki Sea, Khaki Land, Timeless Classic, New Classic and Jazzmaster are just some of the different Hamilton styles that are popular in the market.

Luminox watches have also become quite popular in the recent years. They are known for their self-powered illumination system. These watches undergo several additional manufacturing steps, which no other brands in the world do and this makes Luminox stand out from the crowd. Moreover they can last for 10 years minimum.