"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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

Clear, concise and to the point. Excellent video.

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😄

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!

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 :)

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

Super informative, thanks for making this.

Excellent presentation! Thorough and very well structured informative video!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

An absolutely fantastic video. Very informative. Thanks for sharing

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

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.

Very informative, really enjoyed this one!

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

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.

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

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

So well explained, answered every question. Thank you 👍

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

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!)

Superbly explained. Thank you.

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.

This is a really well done video. Thank you

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.

Very well done and informative video 👍👍 Thank You!

So awesome man! Very useful and entertaining!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 :)

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.

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

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.

Great information! You killed it 👏

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

Extremely informative thanks learnt something today😉👍

Very informative video. Thank you for making it!

This is amazing and I learned so much! Thanks

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.

Used them on AK sights Yugoslavia. Other countries used clip on sights like Russia Egypt Poland and East Germany. Polish had holes drilled in rear sight leaf inorder to hold 2 and 1 was used in front clip on sight. They worked real well esp when you used a different color in the rear which doesn't wash out the front one. Sometimes the rear bringing closer to eye it's brighter. Therefore it sometimes washes out the front sight making it more difficult to put on target and see your target. Ones I used was told to replace jic around 7 years because of going dim. I preferred them a little dim because of washing out target. Blue in rear 🔵🟡🔵 each person. May prefer other combinations.

Vary interesting and informative Thank You 👍👍

Thank you for the insight; I have a 1968 Tudor Submariner with tritium dial & I had to shine a flashlight for a long time to get it to lume. Now that I know most likely it’s somewhere close to 1/16 life at this point then that makes sense. I will just enjoy it for what it is & not try to ruin it by refreshing the lume. 😊

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

I was thinking of buying a tritium watch t100 that's around 12yrs old and wondered if it is worth it, this tells me for the right price it should be fine, so thanks for educating me with your dulcit tones ☺️👍

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

Great, informative video. Thanks!

Good information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Incredible information, thank you!

Fascinating and excuse me, illuminating! Thank you.

Smart, and good at explaining.

Well done and easy to follow.

Thanks for the video.This info is greatly appreciated.

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.

great video, thank you for explaining tritium tubes. i agree with others that lume is so much brighter than tritium tubes..

Perfectly done video, well done :)

Awesome info, and very well explained 👍

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

Great explanation on tritium thanks for doing this video!

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

Very informative video. Good job.

Great explanation!

Thank you for your information! I own 8 Luminox watches. I have been very satisfied with the brand! You have enlightened me to what makes them recognized as a watch company. You make something complex easy to understand!

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

yet another excellent video, Cheers 👍👍

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?

Thanks a lot for this explanation. I had my eyes on a Carnival tritium T25 from Alieexpress. It really is appealing to me. After your video, i have to reconsider. I stil like the concept of tritium luminous hands on a watch. Let me compliment you on your high quality videos. The are always very useful, no bs here.

Great video.And good explanation.

excellent video. many thanks

Very informative thank you

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.

THANKS. EVERYTHING I WANTED TO KNOW

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.

Fascinating. Have heard of watches with Tritium dials and this somewhat clarifies the the technology of "decay."

To the point and very informative

I learned a lot. Please tell me where I can find T-100 tritium viles to replace night sites or use in jewellery?

Thanks buddy , great information!