The self-powered illumination glows continuously for 25 years without a need to “charge” the lume on the hands and dials with an external light source, allowing the wearer to see time-at-a-glance in any light condition including complete darkness, making it the ideal watch for all First Responders, and those that enjoy an active lifestyle.

Protek comes from the founder and former owner of Luminox watches, the brand that pioneered this unsurpassed lume technology for consumers.

The brand name has meaning since it was conceived and created for all First Responders (Pros) and employs the best lume technology in watches (Tek).  Since the brand was conceived and created for this market segment, in a bit of a word pun, it was developed for those that ProTe(K)t us.

The Collection comprises four series, including two Carbon Composite Dive series, a 316L Stainless Steel Dive series, and a Titanium Field series.  Both Carbon Composite Dive series have a tight 60-click carbon dive timing bezel (with no play), a screw-in crown with multiple O-rings and a rubber grip for ease of use, an embossed signature screw-on stainless steel case back, and 22mm genuine rubber straps with signature buckles and with a steel tube molded into the strap for the spring pin to pass through for additional strength and durability.  One series is their basic version with a pebble texture dial and an embossed signature ProTek case back, and the other has a flat military-style dial and its embossed steel case back bears the striking and handsome United States Marines logo.  The Carbon dive watches have 42mm cases, are less than 14mm thick and weigh only 73 grams.

Next is the 42mm Stainless Steel dive series that shares many of the same quality features but is rated to 200-meters water resistance, and its bezel is a 120-click bezel (again with no play), is 13mm thick and weighs 96 grams.  This series comes on 22mm waterproof Italian leather straps that are treated for use in and around water. The straps begin life very soft and supple, get softer with use, and if immersed in water will not crack like conventional leather.  All dive watches use T25 tritium lume.

Last but not least is their 40mm Titanium Field series that again shares many features but these have a medical grade titanium case and case back, and as a land based watch, use a push crown with multiple O-rings to ensure 100 meters of water resistance.  The field watches are 11mm thick and feather-light at only 48 grams, so one is often not even aware they have it on. The field watches use T100 tritium lume with the largest tritium tubes available as indices.  These bigger tritium tubes are done in three colors (green, ice blue and orange) to create a gorgeous mesmerizing light show in darkness.  The field watches have the same waterproof Italian leather straps with another signature buckle.

All Protek watches use sapphire crystals with antireflective coatings for a glare free view of the dials.  All dive series are tested to their full depth ratings in both air and water.  Typically, water resistance testing is done in air with some batch testing in water, but ProTek tests ALL watches in water too for an additional measure of scrutiny, to ensure water resistance.

The brand uses only top quality components and the watches are manufactured in a dust-free clean-room to ensure superior quality in the finished watches.  ProTek is an amalgam of several nations – first and foremost an American brand, designed in Switzerland, with Swiss illumination, dependable Japanese movements and assembled in Hong Kong.

Protek has received many stellar reviews since its launch last year. Top USA watch blog A Blog To Watch had a Certified Watchmaker review the brand, and stated ProTek offers the best value in tritium lume watches on the market and that the build quality is outstanding.

Even those that own high end watches enjoy having a sports watch like ProTek, a watch they can read day or night, and knock the heck out of, sometimes called “beater” watches.  Even those that own high end watch collections love having a watch they can wear for active endeavors and not worry about, and as they get used to being able to see time so easily even in complete darkness, many people often end up wearing ProTek as their daily-wear knock-around watch.

Protek will have a 10% price increase for 2024, so pick one up asap to get the current lower pricing, and join those that have experienced the joy of owning and wearing a ProTek watch. To make it even more enticing, Protek is offering an Introductory Special Offer for Scubaverse readers of a 20% Discount with use of the code “SV” at their website: www.protekwatch.com