The watches that lit up SIHH 2019

Here's something to ponder: what goes on at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie when night falls? Do the lights dim, theatre-style, and a curious glow appear in certain of the display windows? Has some alien life form descended on SIHH? Sheep's wool crossed with a jellyfish? Nope Twice as powerful today as when it was first introduced, SLN comes in a vast palette of daytime colours, night-time colours, or as composites and ceramics Élégante by FP.

Journe takes advantage of luminescent sapphire to turn the tables, with non-luminescent hands silhouetted against a glowing sapphire dial Positioned as a high-performance sports watch, Panerai's Submersible Marina Militare Carbotech turns up the lume to maximum glow Each individual square is hand-painted, with the addition of SLN pigments around the eyes.

In another glowing creation, the white bridges of the Santos de Cartier Skeleton Noctambule light up at night This is a highly architectural piece from a brand that is no stranger to playing with light: its green fluid watches effectively glow in the dark, thanks to the presence of SLN under the capillary tubes. . Source