MK II and the new Tornek-Rayville are owned assembled by the same watchmaker in.... I think its Pennsylvania, here in the USA. Definitely in the US for sure. I met Bill the owner and watchmaker at a watch meet up last year. Great guy. SOLID watches. Loves his military inspred watches as both brands attest too. I have the Tornek- Rayville branded Paradive Type I. Such a well built watch. I hade been looking for a Type I inspired watch for a while and really couldn't find a decent one until i decovered MKII. Now it seems like more people are rediscovering it. I hadn't even realized that Benrus with their Type I had been resurrected until fairly recently. With so many military inspired watches, Im surprised this case shape and design hasnt been used or inspred more. BTW nice Blackjak. Bill may end up with more of my money. :)
The MkII and the Tornek Rayville “use” to be produced by the same manufacturer. Pay a visit to the websites and you’ll find that everything is sold out. Funny how other makes of homage watches keep making watches but this guy can’t make a single watch. 😂
Thought I was the only one with similar watches in my collection (SSNavigator, MKii Paradive, Blackjack, GSAR)😂. Looking forward to the Blackjack review
On the Marathon just for the hell of it you should’ve used your UV light on it because it would’ve showed what it looks like in total darkness as a UV light would excite the molecules
The finish is different. Shame about that. No dash on the crown. Shame about that. Still a nice watch. Shame the Type I from Benrus doesn’t have the caseback with all the marking. Currently a tribute, U.S. flag, version. Oh well. 😊
Marathon LUME is the worst LUME in the upper end watch business! Fact! Anyone who claims the tubes with that liquid in it out glows any decent competitor …. Is a lost puppy.
It's tritium. Christ, you are not intelligent. It's not meant to be super bright because it doesn't need a charge. Constant lume 24/7 and when your eyes adjust in the dark, it's bright enough. It's radioactive and has a 25 year lifespan.