A luminous watch, for those unfamiliar, has hands and indexes coated with paint that stores light, allowing the time to be read in darkness. A nighttime saviour for adventurers and soldiers alike, ...

A century ago, if you wanted a watch that glowed in the dark you’d have been taking a pretty substantial risk, as the only known solution was radium paint. Once the health risks of working with a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For a Swiss watch company, if you want your watch to glow in the dark, there’s only one man to call. His name ...