Welcome to episode 27 of #humanfriday where we present René Mathys, founder of Xeno_Print_AG, arguably the most pioneering company in the watch industry working with Super-LumiNova based products. ”I love my new Chronoswiss Open Gear ReSec Paraiba!” exclaims René, when I get hold of him in his lab in Swiss watchmaking centre Biel/Bienne. ”The colour play on the dial from green to blue and purple when you move it around in the sun is something very special. I also love the three-dimensional aspect, how the hour hand is totally elevated. And when people react positively on my watch I can proudly say that we have participated in this project.” René and his team at Xeno Print have created appliques that shine brightly through the night on the watch: The triangular hour hand, the index pillars circumferencing the dial and the facetted bars on the funnelled hour indicator. To create these solid details you mix Super-LumiNova with the ceramic material circonium oxide and then you cast th...