Traser

Robust and Reliable

Officially founded in 1989, Traser Watches owes much to the long history of its parent company, mb-microtec.

Mb-microtec began in 1918 in Switzerland as Merz + Beneteli AG. The brainchild of chemists Walter Merz and Albert Beneteli, Merz + Beneteli AG was on the leading edge of luminescent material development for the watch and instruments industry.

When Merz’s son-in-law, physicist Oskar Thuler, joined the firm, he brought a host of new and innovative ideas to produce luminescent paints and self-luminous light sources. Thuler’s groundbreaking science built upon the previous work of Merz and Beneteli and ultimately lead to Trigalight, a revolutionary illumination technology that works without batteries and doesn’t rely on an external light source to charge.

Within the Trigalight system, tiny glass tubes are coated with an ultra-thin layer of phosphor powder. These tubes are then filled with trace amounts of tritium gas and finally sealed. Once the two compounds are introduced, the phosphor powder emits light and vividly glows in low light or complete darkness. This entire chemical reaction is self-activated and does not require sunlight or an external power supply to light up.

Merz + Beneteli reinvented itself as mb-microtec in 1968 and made this micro-technology its primary focus. In 1989, mb-microtec dovetailed its technology into the commercial sphere with Taser Swiss H3 Watches. The newfound brand began with the production of their p6500 Type 6 Watch, the world’s first self-illuminated watch that was supplied to the US army.

Since then, Traser has become the brand of choice for emergency and rescue teams, police forces, professional athletes and adventurous hikers and outdoor thrill-seekers. These highly active groups rely on Traser’s functional sophistication and core Trigalight technology to effectively keep up with them.

To that end, Traser watches are hand-assembled in Switzerland and standardized according to military specifications. Select styles are outfitted with a robust and water-resistant double case: a stainless steel inner case and a stainless steel or glass-fiber reinforced resin outer case. This painstaking production ensures Traser watches are incredibly durable and boast a lifespan of 10 years, guaranteed by mb-microtec. The Trigalight technology, meanwhile, makes Traser’s watches 100 times more luminous than any of its phosphorescent competitors.

Traser has distinguished itself with its industry-leading Trigalight illumination and continues to deliver robust models that expertly weave the watch’s highly practical functionality with strong design aesthetics.