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Is this an original tritium dial?
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lexieb007
·The lume looks kind of "shiny"?...as in not "granular"... it supposed to be a mid 90's speedy.. Is this a relume? It glows under blue UV and fades after about 20sec.. thanks!
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ndgal
·Original 90's Tritium Lume.
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Marsimaxam
·Yes, what ndgal said.
He is quite knowledgeable about Speedmasters.
He is quite knowledgeable about Speedmasters.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorHard to tell if anything is original really without asking the first person that bought it.
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base615
·Looks fine to me. You can get a certain amount of shrinkage on the lume plots which might be what's giving you the impression of a relume.
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lexieb007
·^Thanks everyone!
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M'Bob
·I understand the concern. One would have thought after applying lume since 1957, by the ‘90’s they would have figured out how to accurately fill in the lines.
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SurvivingJoe
·Though the lume's color looks fine, looking at those irregular edge the lume itself looks finished poorly, which does not meet Omega normal quality.
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asrnj77
·Though the lume's color looks fine, looking at those irregular edge the lume itself looks finished poorly, which does not meet Omega normal quality.
I believe it is original and the lume has “shrunk” and contracted a bit. That’s how it looks on my 3590.50
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Davidt
·I'd say that's original.
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Taybharr
·Good 'ole tritium shrinkage.
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Syrte
·I know nothing about those and am therefore not opining on the initial question— but from a simple matter of aesthetics I kind of like this shrinkage.
First of all I like the color contrast of the white lining underneath the lume.
Also it gives a feel of craftsmanship, that it’s not all cold and controlled and mechanically machine made- a bit like those deliberate imperfections in some native American carpets.
First of all I like the color contrast of the white lining underneath the lume.
Also it gives a feel of craftsmanship, that it’s not all cold and controlled and mechanically machine made- a bit like those deliberate imperfections in some native American carpets.
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MtnMarine
·There’s nothing like that tritium look!
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befobe
·Mine from 1993 looks exactly the same...
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ex-rolex
·Looks ok.
