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Is radium on this Omega Seamaster 300 Ref. 165.024 - 63?
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Dan S
·My guess would be yes, just looking at the lume on the dial. However, if it really matters to you, a Geiger counter will allow you to know with certainty. Otherwise there is always some level of guesswork. Unless you were the original owner and have a great memory, you can never be 100% sure if a dial is original to a particular watch, if it was relumed in the past, etc. Moreover, even amongst dials with radium, some are much hotter than others.
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IAM
·My guess would be yes, just looking at the lume on the dial. However, if it really matters to you, a Geiger counter will allow you to know with certainty. Otherwise there is always some level of guesswork. Unless you were the original owner and have a great memory, you can never be 100% sure if a dial is original to a particular watch, if it was relumed in the past, etc. Moreover, even amongst dials with radium, some are much hotter than others.
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Dash1
·If it’s original lume, which I think it is, it’s tritium.
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Davidt
·My gut feel is it’s mouldy looking tritium.
Just get a Geiger from Amazon if you need to be sure.
Just get a Geiger from Amazon if you need to be sure.
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watchyouwant
·Does not look like Radium. Will be safe.
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Kraal90
·Re-lumed hands and bezel?
Is the picture of the lume taken after presenting a strong light source to the watch?
Is the picture of the lume taken after presenting a strong light source to the watch?
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Kraal90
·Never relumed.
i used uv light for take photo
Based on the idé of UV light, the watch being from 1963 and the color of the lume on the dial I’d guess radium. Although it’s only a guess.
If you don’t want to purchase a Geiger counter to check one watch you could always contact your local fire dept. They sometimes have high grade geiger counters and are in my experience happy to help and get an excess to test their equipment.
It puzzles me though that you get such a difference in glow between the dial and the hands/bezel. Any idea as to why this is?
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Tritium had been rolled out extensively across the Omega range by 1963-64 when this was made. The lack of Ts is to be expected.
