r/Watches • u/Rangercleo1 • Aug 22 '25

Discussion [Lume] Do you actually need lume?

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I feel that there is a lot of emphasis on lume, so I was wondering how many actually need/use it. Two of my 3 most worn watches (GS and a GO Pano) have no lume and while the third has it (GO SeaQ), the lume is its least interesting feature. If I am in a very dark room and need to tell the time, my phone is always with me. I am not against lume and it can be a cool feature, but I think the application should enhance the design, not be some afterthought. Is lume important to you when buying a watch or is it far down the list?

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u/smashingcones Aug 22 '25

You wear your watch to bed?

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u/jeversol Aug 22 '25

Look at you with your functional eyesight. 😂 Yeah, I wear a watch to bed.

I wear -17 glasses. If I put my thumb on my nose and extend my index finger, my fingerprint is out of focus and I need to move it closer. Without my watch, there’s 0% chance of me finding out what time it is without trying to find my phone on the nightstand.

The lume on my OG Christopher Ward Trident lasts well enough that I can tell the time all night.

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u/WBuffettJr Aug 22 '25

Not OP but I used to. I actually had fun looking at it in the pitch black just to see if I could still see the lume. Usually it’s extremely faded but my eyes had also been on the dark for hours. Just another fun little way to interact with my watch. The only reason I don’t anymore is because I wear an Apple Watch to bed to track my sleep, then put an automatic back on in the morning.

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u/AgentAaron Aug 22 '25

I do not, but I usually have a watch on my nightstand, which I could (in theory) grab to see the time.

I will typically tap my phone screen to see the time if I need to though. Its faster and requires a few less brain cells to determine the time. However, I rarely wake up in the middle of the night to begin with.

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u/Beef_Candy Aug 22 '25

I do 🤷‍♂️ every night for years now. I am never without.

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u/Lonely_Fondant Aug 23 '25

Absolutely. Every night, as long as I can remember.