"The power of the sun in the palm of my hands." -Some guy who has 4 mechanical arms who wants a lot of tritium for his machine

Not boring at all. Very interesting info. Keep up the good work.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If people would enjoy a bit more science, or be bored by it. Cheers!

@calel5196

5 жыл бұрын

I was about to say, sorry to burst your bubble but this was in no way boring.

@Gumby56

2 жыл бұрын

As a deputy sheriff, I used night sights on my guns so, with that experience,I bought a Ball Trainmaster Roman as my duty watch.

@FearlesSLaughteR1

Жыл бұрын

Pffft, nerrrrrrrrd… (I looked this up to be here.)

@kittenlang8641

10 ай бұрын

Yeah like you can judge whom to trust, regular peasant.

Well done. You clarified some points that I didn't understand. Kudos to you!

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to be of help!👍

This is a much needed video! The production value is great, as usual. Keep it up!

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You. Was a little concerned people would be too bored with it. Hows the orient solar chrono treating you?

I truly appreciate you taking the time to explain this to us non scientists! Much obliged!

Great great explanation. Even 3-4 years after you posted it, I am very happy I found your video. Thanks much :)

I love knowing what's the science behind something before making any choice/purchase. Your video was very clear and relevant to me. Thanks a lot!

Fantastic video. You really went into great depth without becoming overwhelmed or boring.

Clear, concise and to the point. Excellent video.

Learning about the technologies our beloved timepieces are built upon is never boring. Very good presentation and editing too. Maybe this could be the beginning of a series? How about telling us about what jewels in watches do, and their history. Or one about what controls the accuracy in mechanical and quartz watches, and why one is more accurate than the other. Maybe one about the forgotten predecessors of quartz: tuning fork (eg. the Bulova Accutron, which I personally find very interesting. The Omega is not the only moon watch) and electromechanical (eg. the Citizen Cosmotron)? Anyway, your work is appreciated :)

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for the suggestions. You have some good ones. I have a few other ideas as well, so I'll make it a semi-regular thing. I wasn't aware of the Citizen Cosmotorn, I'll have to look more into that one. Cheers!

I’m glad I found your video on this. I’ve been watching your channel for years but for some reason didn’t watch this one before and I appreciate your scientific background and explanation.

You're a very good teacher, put it simple and easy to understand

@RelativeTime

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You explained pretty much every tritium related question I had, thank you very much:)

@rubeclayton8233

3 жыл бұрын

I Agree... Excellent Video.. He Answered All My Questions On This Subject...

I was recently introduced to radioactive materials in science class, thank you for explaining a lot about the energy and how to work with them! Keep it up man!

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad to help. I've been planing on doing a little more science themed videos, but havent got around to it. Someday...

Thank you so much for taking the time to create this educational content; quite fascinating and informative! Keep up the great work 🙌🏼

@RelativeTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

I love the way how You explain things... So calming, and straight to the point. Good work Sir

Super informative, thanks for making this.

Great explanation. Nothing new for me personally here, but - title says it all - it is indeed everything you need to know. Took me a while to dig it all out elsewhere, from multiple sources. I would be much better off just by watching this one first. Thank you also for the impartial advice and for allowing us to make our own decisions. Really appreciate it.

Great knowledge. A must watch for even the casual collector. Thanks for posting.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad to see people enjoyed it, and just didn't fall asleep.

Excellent video. Very informative, clear and to the point. Without the straight to DVD theatrics nor BS of other channels.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I usually try to write out what I'm going to say beforehand. Or at least outline it. That way their won't be too many distractions or tangents.

Very informative, really enjoyed this one!

Your video is now 2 years old but still teaching us newbies everything we need to know about tritium Shane. I bought an obscure watch from Times International at the start of my obsession called "CPLA General Watch"! It has tritium tubes on the hands and indices (T25 I suspect). There is no "half life" with your perfect explanation to us laymen. So glad this video of yours is still available. Incidentally, I've just turned 65 so a half life of twelve and a half years should do me nicely😄

Boring but not boring. Informative. Exactly what I was looking for.

This was a great video. Well explained and presented. Thank you for you time and video.

An absolutely fantastic video. Very informative. Thanks for sharing

This is one of most informative video I watched in you tube. Thanks. I enjoyed it.

Excellent narration of a subject little known. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to the watch collector's community.

Excellent video. Thanks! Your soothing voice, stunning photography and gentle manner are all exceptionally easy to watch/listen to. I have a Carnival tritium watch and even though it's 'only' 25 it is plenty bright when my eyes are adjusted to the dark. Moar tritium!

Informative and very well done. Everything you need, nothing that you don't. I like your style.

@RelativeTime

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Really well done with lots of useful information. Thanks!!

Very well done and informative video 👍👍 Thank You!

So awesome man! Very useful and entertaining!

That was a great video. Thank you for this! I only found out about these watches an hour ago so the information was really needed. Thank you again!

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

No problem, glad you found it useful.

Great information! You killed it 👏

enjoyed the video and learned a few things - thank you! I first used tritium watches for night time maritime work on pilot boats.

Thank you! this is the BEST video I watched about tritium! So good, that no other video about tritium is needed, thank you for your work!

Wonderfully interesting and well spoken video, a pleasure to listen to. Explained all I needed to know and then some even though I am looking at tritium for a keychain and not a watch. Also awesome voice, you should consider doing ebooks or readings.

Superbly explained. Thank you.

Just became a subscriber. Excellent presentation. Interested to see your other videos.

Nice job! Learned a lot from your video. Nice to know not all tritium are created equally.

So well explained, answered every question. Thank you 👍

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Vary interesting and informative Thank You 👍👍

I'm all over the place with youtube videos. really I watch a bit of everything and I just wanted to say. your description and way of education for some reason, is among the best I've ever seen in my 10 years on this platform.

Perfectly done video, well done :)

yet another excellent video, Cheers 👍👍

Thank you. I’ve been worried about the safety of the tritium tubes in my watch. Knowing they are safe and coming from a chemist means a lot.

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. As long as you don’t swallow them, or do something silly with it they should be perfectly safe.

This is a really well done video. Thank you

Great explanation!

Wow. Amongst so many useless "reviews" and product demos did I find this very informative, concise and just put video. Well done, thanks. No I know what's up with this whole shebang around tritium tubes.

Very informative video, I can see it's incredibly useful for those less scientifically adept given the layman's terms description of the processes going on. I am an element collector but I have two tritium tubes sent as a gift! Now I see them in a different light! (pun intended!)

Very informative and useful information sir. Well done and thank you.

Hello Shane, Sweden here again. This was not at all a boring video, I found it rather interesting. It so happen to be that I am a bit of a science freak, physichs, chemistry, astronomy and you name it. When I am scrapping in the garage I usually have the pad going with a lecture on something, Laurence Crauss, Brian Green or Neil Degrass Tyson, Ed Copeland.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm just humbled that this video seems to be at the top if you search for tritium.

Thankyou that was really interesting . You really spelt it all out and answered everything I was wondering about.

Thanks For The Education... Excellent Video.!!

This is amazing and I learned so much! Thanks

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

That's brilliant info sir 👍 thanks I feel very informed now.

Well done and easy to follow.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I hope you enjoyed it.

Damn, this was explained so thoroughly. Awesome. Subscribed.

Superb! Your content sir is one of the few gold nuggets pyrite mine!

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks!

Good information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome.

Awesome info, and very well explained 👍

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you found it useful.

Great informative video! Thanks, I have an vintage Tag heuer with tritium that no longer works under normal lighting conditions....

Excellent video. Even as someone already with tritium, (a byproduct of my chosen profession) I found it very interesting, especially when you got into how tritium works together with a phosphor to generate light. The thumb rule I remember is that after five half lives, a radioisotope is considered pretty much decayed off. BTW, somehow I am not surprised that you have a science related background. (yes, that's a compliment ) Oh yes, More "How it works" segments would be good.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's really a very simple system, but there is a lot people don't know about it. Cheers!

Wooow!! Good topic! I didn't know there is a quality of tritium like different between: 25, 100 :) that was new for me :) Radium is oldschool... I remember some books about WW2 and authors wrote about own watches :) This video is very helpful :)

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's not a quality difference as much as a quantity. It should just be more gas pumped into the tube before it's sealed off. I was looking at Phoibos site, and saw a new watch coming out. I think it's called the Sentinel, but on one version they list it as having "Version C Super-LumiNova old radium on indexes and hour marks " I have no idea where they got old radium, or how well that can clear customs.

Great, informative video. Thanks!

@RelativeTime

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very informative video. Thank you for making it!

@RelativeTime

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very informative video. Good job.

@RelativeTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Extremely informative thanks learnt something today😉👍

Smart, and good at explaining.

Wow. What a fantastic explanation. Thank you very much!

@RelativeTime

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Fascinating and excuse me, illuminating! Thank you.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

ha! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you for explaining something no one else ever has,,iv used Tritium most of my life in various applications and never could explain it to anyone before other than to say its radio active.

Very interesting. I have a number of tritium watches. I really like them. However, I don’t think they are for everybody. T-100 tubes are never as bright as good lume is, and it needs to be very dark to notice them. The advantage is that they glow continuously without a charge for years.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I agree that they aren't for everyone. One of the reasons I wanted to make this is to caution the more casual collector. As some might be surprised in a few years when they are dimmer, even if you haven't worn them.

@jeremiah1178

5 жыл бұрын

Surfitli I disagree about it needing to be very dark to see trits. I can see the trits in my armourlite just fine at sunset, or in a living room with my tv on. I guess it mostly depends on a individuals eyes and their ability to gather light.

@surfitli

5 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah 1 Maybe difficult to see is the wrong term. Tritium tubes are never as bright as Superluminova or similar grade lume when charged. If you put them together the tritium will be much dimmer. The benefits of tritium are it doesn’t require a charge and glows consistently, as opposed to fading.

@surfitli

2 жыл бұрын

@Roberto Vidal Garcia Yes, tritium doesn’t fade like lume

@TealJosh

10 ай бұрын

Exactly. This is why I bought my watch with tritium tubes for military use. I know I'll be using it under light control conditions and the backlight of a casio from pressing the button, or fitbit with it's heart rate sensing led, show up like a flash light on a light enhancing night vision sensors. My watch, under a cuff of my uniform jacket, is more or less unnoticeable to those devices.

thank you so very much. this was invaluable info. im currently looking for some "nite sites" and just needed some tritium education, and this was very very informative. thank you.

Shane, This video had the perfect amount of info for a non-chemist to follow. It was interesting and informative. I think there was one small mistake, though. Around the 6:46 mark, I believe you meant to say "which is less dramatic than it sounds", or "which sounds more dramatic than it actually is". Still a great video. Thank you.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

I believe your correct. I'm still not 100% comfortable on camera, trying to remember what I wan't to say. But I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

Great explanation on tritium thanks for doing this video!

Incredible information, thank you!

@RelativeTime

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very interesting....thanks really learned something new...

Great video.And good explanation.

@RelativeTime

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

excellent video. many thanks

Thanks for the video.This info is greatly appreciated.

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help.

Very useful information man. Gun knowledge, science, and watches, a true man of culture.

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks buddy , great information!

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it.

Given all the scare mongering and drama in the news and the internet..... its always satisfying to see an expert, calmly sit down and deliver FACTS. Well played sir.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Unfortunately, that's the world we live in. What you know doesn't seem to be as important as how loud you yell it.

Good work!

Shane I know I'm late to this party. Thank you for doing this video. I have a Marathon Pilot's Navigator on the way so I was curious about how tritium lume works. Thank you for paying attention in school 😂✌🏽 I love your channel bro.

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you found it useful. Been planing on doing a few more sciency videos, but just haven't got to it. Although i'm a little surprised that this one has become the top result when you search for Tritium on youtube.

Very informative thank you

Great video👍👍

I just purchased my first tritium powered rifle optic and was curious to the science behind it. Very informative video.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. What optic did you get? Meprolight?

@let_freedom_ping

5 жыл бұрын

Actually yes, I did. The M21 with the triangle retical. I also added an illuminator. Thinking about getting a polerizar as well. I'm loving it on my G3 clone so far. @@RelativeTime

To the point and very informative

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Smart intro. Important matter to review on contemporary watchmaking. Thanks for sharing your view. Regards.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Tritium watches are becoming a little more common. So I thought it would be good to make a video.

great over view! Thank you

@RelativeTime

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Outstanding!!!

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very good explanation of tritium. I have a t100 quartz watch and use it often, especially when I go to bed. If I wake anytime during the night it's still glowing nice and bright. I know they have a 25 year lifespan but then again at my age so do I.

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

😀 HA! That's an excellent point. Thanks for watching. Cheers!

great video!

Great explanation

@RelativeTime

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome info too. Can't see myself investing in a Tritium watch for exactly the reasons you specified. Was wondering though, does traditional lume lose brightness over time as well?

@RelativeTime

5 жыл бұрын

Yah it does. Everything decays over time, but I've read that most of the degradation in normal lume is from exposure to light and moisture. But with normal use it's a very slow process. Compared to Tritium where it's gonna happen even if it's sealed away.

Great video!

@RelativeTime

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great Video !

@RelativeTime

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

excellent!! thank you