The Navy Seals are arguably the United States’ and the world’s most elite amphibious unit, thanks to the men’s extraordinary capabilities to operate at sea, on the air and on land. Navy Seals have been sent on successful missions for direct action and special reconnaissance operations, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism. With such a reputation to uphold, the Navy Seals watch is, fortunately, delivering on expectations.
Luminox Partnership
These Navy Seal wristwatches are manufactured in partnership with the Luminox Company, one of the leading manufacturers of luxury timepieces in the world today. With the company’s reputation for excellent quality and innovative technologies, the Navy Seals have met their match where their exacting needs are concerned.
The Navy Seal watch range is subjected to additional manufacturing processes to ensure only the highest quality possible. Although the prices for these Navy Seals timepieces are on the high end of the market, their durability, beauty and functionality more than makes up for the dollars paid for their purchase. Besides, you cannot deny that Navy Seals watches are status symbols in our society, thus, adding a prestige factor to their ownership.
What exactly are these special manufacturing processes? Micro gas lights, which are actually borosilicate glass capsules, are placed in the hour markers, hands and bezels of the watches. The result is that Navy Seals wristwatches glow in the dark without need for an external light source, which is in stark contrast with conventional luminescent watches.
Such an advanced technology in luminescence has made it possible to tell the time even in complete darkness. This is the desirable quality that made the Navy Seals contact Luminox to develop special watches for their underwater missions, which was followed by a similar request by the Air Force for air watches.
Air, Land and Sea Lineups
In keeping with the versatility of the Navy Seals men from the air to the sea, the Navy Seals watches are divided into three categories – air, sea and land. Each lineup has several high-performance models from which to choose from depending on the demands of the mission, be it for military or civilian purposes.
A few examples of the Navy Seal watch are:
- Deep Dive Automatic 1500 Series is a certified diving wristwatch with an automatic Swiss movement. It is water-resistant up to 500 meters and features a bezel locking system, Luminox Light Technology and automatic helium release valve.
- Original Navy Seal 3000 Series was first introduced in 1994 and has since then became the most popular in the line. It is the first watch to ever have been developed to answer the special needs of the Navy Seals during their oft-dangerous missions.
- R-71 Blackbird 9000 Series is geared for air missions and was developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin. Its design of a black PVD-plated stainless steel watch case and a black steel bracelet harks back to the originality of the iconic black reconnaissance jet, the SR-71 Blackbird itself.
Although the Navy Seals watches will not turn anybody into one of the elite military men on this planet, its multi-functionality definitely finds a place in daily life even for the average individual. Plus, it certainly gives a sense of confidence to be able to wear such a sought-after watch.