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LUMIBRITE
〔IFYOURWATCHHASLUMIBRITE〕
LumiBrite is a luminous paint that is completely to human beings and natural
environment,containingnonoxiousmaterialssuchasradioactivesubstance.
LumiBriteisanewly-developedluminouspaintthatabsorbsthelightinthedark.
Forexample, if exposedtoa light of morethan500 lux forapproximately10 minutes,
LumiBritecanemitlight5to8hours.Pleasenote,however,that,asLumiBriteemitsthe
lightit stores,theluminancelevel ofthelightdecreases graduallyovertime.The dura-
tionoftheemittedlightmayalsodifferslightlydependingonsuchfactorsasthebright-
ness of theplace wherethe watchis exposed to light andthe distancefrom the light
sourcetothewatch.
<Referencedataontheluminance>
(A)Sunlight
[
Fineweather
]
:100,000lux
[
Cloudyweather
]
:10,000lux
(B)Indoor(Window-sideduringdaytime)
[
Fineweather
]
:morethan3,000lux
[
Cloudyweather
]
:1,000to3,000lux
[
Rainyweather
]
:lessthan1,000lux
(C)Lightingappartures(40-daylightfluorescentlight)
[
Distancetothewatch:1m
]
:1,000lux
[
Distancetothewatch:3m
]
:500lux(averageroomluminance)
[
Distancetothewatch:4m
]
:250lux