Taser watches

I'm assuming you mean Traser watches? http://www.watchesgb.com/c/traser_watches/

They started off as licensed copies of US military spec watches, where these tritium vials instead of radioactive paint were first used(The H3 on their dials refers to the tritium radioactive material). This is the original of the species made by Stocker and Yale http://www.50717.com/us/sandy-p650.html Traser made a copy of that particular one as their first release and often sold them as "military issue"(they weren't). That said IMHO they're better quality than the original mil spec(I've owned both) and had a superior quartz movement to the SandY, better waterproofing and the case material seems stronger. BTW mil spec while a good spec in of itself is also engineered to a budget. They're generally not meant to be expensive watches. The original and the newer marathon navigator are around 30 dollars per unit to the military.

The illumination is very good*. Much better than any other luminous coatings. Nearly all of which have to be charged by a light source first and don't hold their charge for that long. You could leave a traser in the dark for months and it'll stay bright because of the radioactive gas in the vials charging the luminous. BTW the radioactivity contained is very low and very safe. Its not like the radium used in the past, which can be very dangerous, or even the tritium paint which requires careful handling by watchmakers. It does get less bright over a period of years as the radioactivity decays. I have a 10 year old Marathon mil issue that is defo less bright than a later one. Though there are places that will replace the vials.

If you're looking for longevity and robustness I still think the g shock might be a stronger watch. The military seem to think so as most soldiers etc will buy a g shock in their PX military store. That said this http://www.watchesgb.com/p/traserh3_classic_chrono_pb_watch/ looks nice I have to say. Easier to read too and as its water resistant to 300 feet way you cant really go wrong

Now if you really wanted to treat yourself, really wanted to push the boat out and get an actual mil spec and issued chrono watch with tritium vial illumination that's built like Chuck Norris' brick sh*t house, then you could go for this;

The Marathon CSAR chrono. You're talking over 2 grand though and can be hard to source, but it will hold its value second hand compared to most similar watches at that pricepoint. Its a big bugger though, so if you have girlie wrists like me.....


*Indeed these watches are so bright that special forces types were apparently sometimes concerned that looking at the watch in the dark could give your position away.