I'm not sure about the model you're thinking about, pics might help someone here identify the lume.
Tritium lume is nothing to worry about in most circumstances. It's my understanding that the radiation from tritium cannot penetrate skin. If you open the watch for service, or happen to break open the crystal, you must take care to not ingest or inhale any tritium-containing dust/particles.
Radium is more of a concern, as Radon gas is created as it degrades. If you own a watch with Radium lume, you shouldn't keep it in a bedroom. Best practice is to store it in a hermetically sealed container, and only open the container outdoors before you put on the watch.
I would want to refrain from ending up with a radium dial, maybe it is just me, but I am not that keen on the idea.
The mortality rate of Vintage military watch collectors is not higher than the average.....and here we talk about radium dials with 12 fat radium numerals and large hands . With lots of radium. 2 things: A. radiation will be next to zero at your wrist. B. Unless you wear your radium watch around your throat facing up and pointed at your brain 24/7/360 , you should be fine. And that is Radium. If you talk about the small dots on omega dials and the small slots in the hands for luminous material, you will be safe. The background radiation is everywhere. Borrow a good Geiger and check it out where you live.
Thank you @padders 😀 As I said, I was under the impression that T models were a bit less standard, or at least I had not come across one yet. I like the SM30 a lot, but was always a bit reluctant due to the radion lume or potential radion lume. Thanks also for pinpointing the historical timepoint 😀
thanks! 😀 I will keep you posted, if I find some nice glow in the dark ones 😁 jokes aside, you are probably right. It is just that the tought would probably stick with me and lessen the experience... But I often see some really interesting objects out there, especially of the older variety and then i sometimes question my questioning 😁
