I got this watch a while back, and just assumed it was a relume, but was looking at it closer today, and not completely sure. Some of the lume left on the numbers is light color, and there is some grain/texture on the hands, I was still leaning towards relume but just less confident. What say you?
what about comparing to this one, which I'm almost 100% sure is original, and also looks pretty light?
I think the lumes on the second watch are more consistent all throughout (i.e. hands and numbers). In regards to the first, it seems to me that the hands are brighter and newer than the numbers. FWIW, here's mine, which I assume is a similar reference:
Possible for you to get a UV light and test it? I remember reading that if it falls off immediately, it should be according to age of the watch but if its a relumed (it should last longer than 3 seconds)
The patina of hands and dial are inconsistent. The hands might not be relumed, but might be newer and replaced the original ones?
Not a definitive test, as lume artists can calibrate the decay. But, as you suggest, a long decay would verify a relume (which I believe it to be in the OP's watch).