Thanks for the feedback everyone. The consensus everywhere seems to be "you're probably fine". I guess that should be good enough, I was hoping to get greater levels of certainty, especially around the gamma radiation. The re-lume option is interesting, but I'd hate to take something that has strong collector value and ruin it. I suppose I could sell it and then find a version without radium. Anyway, this gives me quite a bit to think about, so, thank you.
The good news is that he left me with a total of 3 vintage Omegas, and I'm definitely keeping the other two. One is a late 60s Seamaster Deville that I'll hold onto for my son.
The second, based on my research, is a Ed White version of the Speedmaster. I'll definitely be keeping that one as it fits my wrist nicely and I don't think it'll make me grow a 6th finger on my left hand. Maybe it will even turn me into a watch guy after all.
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