When it comes to Luminox, fans have no shortage of models to choose from, and every year they seem to add even more varieties so that there really is something for everyone. But when we saw this particular watch however, we knew we had something pretty special on our hands and it is this Luminox Bear Grylls 3730 Mountain series limited edition.

This fantastic piece was launched last year in 2023 to mark the 25th anniversary of Bear Grylls’ historic climb up Mount Everest. Just to prove to you just how crazy this guy is, and why he is deserving to be a Luminox ambassador, when he made this climb in 1998, he was only 23 years old making him the youngest Briton to ever make the ascent. On top of that, this feat came just 18 short months after he had broken his back in a parachuting accident.

The first thing that caught our attention was this fantastic case guard called the Bull Bar that brings back seriously retro vibes. Growing up in the 1990s any tough watch worth its salt had to have a bull bar. As you would expect, the watch comes with heaps of features that would aid mountaineers in almost any situation.

The bezel is made to be bidirectional and comes with four cardinal directions, with the North represented by the classic Luminox tritium gas tube. Far from just decoration, this rotating bezel can help the wearer to get their bearings by using the hour hand, this bezel and the sun.

Next are the various points of illumination on the watch. The Luminox Light Technology uses tritium gas in microcapsules that will stay illuminated even in the absence of sunlight for a lengthy 25 years. These lights will help the wearer see the time and even the North point on the bezel as it gets dark. Last but not least, the brilliant white dial contrasted with the black numerals will also help legibility allowing the quick reading of time during the day.

Best of all, the watch is made with Carbonox technology which gives it an extremely strong exterior while being much lighter than the steel watches out in the market. On the caseback, the relief of Everest can be seen, and its outer ring is marked with “8848M” the altitude of the world’s highest peak. This version is limited to only 800 pieces worldwide.

MOVEMENT: Quartz; date function
CASE: Carbonox carbon compound; 43mm
STRAP: Blue rubber
PRICE: SGD 940

This article first appeared on WOW’s Spring 2024 issue.

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