Here is a list of cream, white, or full lume faced watches that I like:
Seiko 5 Sports SNZE85K1
A Seiko 5 Sport SNZE85K1. A really nice looking watch that is not too big (40mm), has a 22mm lug width, so it can share bands with my other divers, and has two neat features I like. The face is luminescent and it has a compass bezel! It is a very rugged looking watch and I love the hands. It also comes on a solid link bracelet, which is a nice touch. A little pricey at $160 shipped, but it is a new favorite of mine.
Orient CEV09001W:
An Orient CEV09001W dress watch. 40mm in diameter, not too large. Clean, dressy look, with some of my favorite hands. I like the full day of the week. Less than $90 shipped on ebay.
Seiko 5 SNK645
SNK645
It’s a Seiko 5 SNK645. I love the cool face and interesting case design. The bracelet is also pretty cool looking as well, but it can be swapped for leather as well. Less than $70, shipped on e-bay. It does have the occasional US seller as well, so this watch will be going on my short list.
Seiko SCVS001
A beautiful dress watch from Japan, the SCVS001. Clean, simple lines with a cream face and gold markers and hands. Sapphire crystal and 6R15 hacking, hand winding movement, the same as the Alpinsit. $314 from seijajapan.com.
SNKE57
A Seiko 5 SNKE57K1. Nice, clean watch with luminescent markers and numerals. 37.5mm diameter, similar to most Seiko 5’s. The hand design is very nice as well. Folded link bracelet, but it can be swapped for leather. I like the look of the bracelet, looks like an Omega Seamaster bracelet to me. Less than $75 on ebay, shipped.
SNK797
Another Seiko 5, the SNK797K1. Another full lume face, 37.5mm diameter. Clean looknig watch, but the hands are little plain for me. Less than $80 on ebay, shipped.
SNK803K2
Yet another Seiko 5, a SNK803K2, lume faced ‘flieger’ or pilots watch. Similar looks to my green 5, but a little larger at 38mm with very distinctive hands and face. About $80, shipped, from a domestic seller on eBay.
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The first time I saw a full-lume watch was when Seiko had an equity stake in Armitron (this was back when Armitron was still independent) and they started making dial faces which were coated with Lumibrite and sealed with a special lacquer. They never sold very well, but they were quite interesting.