mb-microtec
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Military equipment |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Walter Merz and Albert Benteli |
| Headquarters | Niederwangen, Switzerland |
| Products | Tritium lighted watches, maps readers |
| Website | www.mbmicrotec.com |
mb-microtec AG is a Swiss company primarily known for its watches that use tritium to illuminate the hands and numerals.
traser, mb-microtec's watch brand
Established in 1918 by two chemists, Walter Merz and Albert Benteli, Merz & Benteli AG had split to create mb-microtec AG in 1968. Before then, the production of luminous colors were mainly supplied to Swiss watch making industries, and even to renowned scientists such as Marie Curie. The usage of tritium rather than glow paint was put into consideration for producing military-certified watches under the subsidy traser, and various other military components under glotac.