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Glowing tritium lume on the hands, but not the hour markers
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Vicke
·Pictures would help, but it's probably replaced hands as you suspect.
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.Odds are a pre 98 Watch marked T Swiss T on the dial with replacement luminova hands.
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··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.The recently added pictures confirm. Tritium dial replacement luminova hands.
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFNot too much, you could always have the tritium removed and replace with a non glow substitute, or look for tritium hands for sale.
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·Not too much, you could always have the tritium removed and replace with a non glow substitute, or look for tritium hands for sale.
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFI had the luminova on the hands of a 70's Speedmaster replaced by radium---my watchmaker has an old stash. The radium is a good color match AND a good glow match to the tritium hour markers.
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Sukurux
·Anybody know of a dealer who sells titrium hands for this ref?
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Sukurux
·Best bet is eBay. Same hands from 1969 through 98/99 at the luminova switch.
Sometimes called 145.022 hands.
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Sukurux
·Nvm it's luminova
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.To be honest finding Tritium hands may not solve your problem. The ageing on the dial may not match the found hands.
Leave as is or have a colormatch with paint or luminova down the line. That's what I would do for this era watch.
Leave as is or have a colormatch with paint or luminova down the line. That's what I would do for this era watch.
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Sukurux
·I suppose the hands were replaced during service by the owner. Does Omega typically do this as part of service or was it an independent watch shop? http://speedmaster101.com/blog/superluminova-vs-tritium/
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.I suppose the hands were replaced during service by the owner. Does Omega typically do this as part of service or was it an independent watch shop? http://speedmaster101.com/blog/superluminova-vs-tritium/
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerMy guess independent shop. Omega would have most likely replaced the dial also. Dial is consistent with @1990-98. I.e. Type C5 Fat "S"short "r"
Unless there is a problem with lume flaking off the dial, Omega would not likely replace the dial - hands are pretty much automatic with them. More likely to be Omega actually...
