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Wondering if my 1987 Constellation had tritium hands when new? I have not had it since 87, Omega went over it in 2023 after I bought it, and replaced the hands. The dial is original and does not have T Swiss Made T.
 
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Yes 100% would have been tritium originally. Omega didn't use Superluminova until 1998. Thereafter they used nothing else. Many '80s and '90s models such as the Pre-Bond and 2531.80 SMP used tritium but had no T marks. Presumably it was no longer legally required so on some designs they dropped it.
 
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Yes 100% would have been tritium originally. Omega didn't use Superluminova until 1998. Thereafter they used nothing else. Many '80s and '90s models such as the Pre-Bond and 2531.80 SMP used tritium but had no T marks. Presumably it was no longer legally required so on some designs they dropped it.
Thanks, thought so. Another question, I’m assuming the new hands are superluminova but they don’t really grow much even under UV. Does it lose, potency or whatever over time?
 
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Thanks, thought so. Another question, I’m assuming the new hands are superluminova but they don’t really grow much even under UV. Does it lose, potency or whatever over time?
No they shouldn’t deteriorate if they use SL, that’s a bit weird. Maybe there isn’t a huge area of lume so you don’t get much glow.