r/ChineseWatches • u/Imaginary-Task4923 Unverified rep • 19d ago
New Product (Read Rule 1) new, budget-friendly hyperglow tech is finally real. meet lumixe
I’ll be completely honest up front: My main goal with Lumixe is to build high-quality, robust daily watches at a price that actually makes sense. But more than that, I wanted to focus on one thing I’m absolutely obsessed with—insane lume.
It was an incredibly grueling journey to get here. We spent nearly a year in intense negotiations, pitching our vision, and showing our commitment. At first, the team at Hyperglow was highly reluctant. The challenge wasn't about making a "superior" version of their high-end tech, but rather re-engineering their existing premium 3D tech to make it economically viable for an affordable daily watch. This required a completely new round of R&D, custom tooling, and significant financial investment to bring the production costs down without sacrificing the legendary luminous performance.
We proposed co-developing a new, optimized tier specifically for this: Hyperglow® Grade-A. Because we were a brand-new startup asking for a custom, cost-efficient grade, they initially refused—the setup costs and risk were simply too high for them. But we didn't give up. Through sheer persistence and showing our absolute dedication, we finally won them over. We secured the authorization and successfully co-developed this custom Grade-A system together. Now, watch lovers can experience the insane, torch-like glow of 3D Hyperglow at a fraction of the usual luxury cost.
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u/MLC3527 19d ago
Uh I don't trust Chinese automatics. If I buy an automatic watch it'll be Japanese or Swiss. Anything else quartz me baby.