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skand
·Hello
Think the luminescence on the hands is original radium?
Think the luminescence on the hands is original radium?
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Dsplash
·If it glows while exposed but stops almost immediately right after uv stops, it’s consistent with radium.
If it glows longer after exposure, more likely tritium.
If it glows longer after exposure, more likely tritium.
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Dsplash
·Compared to the dial, it seems to react differently, I’d say replacement tritium
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skand
·It's very difficult to take a photo, but the color under UV light is the same on the indices and hands. It fades very quickly. I have a photo from a service center; the lume on the hands is a grayish color, similar to the original lume on other watches from the 1940s.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorThink the luminescence on the hands is original radium?
Only way to tell is to buy a Geiger counter.
gatorcpa
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skand
·Thanks for the tip, I have a Geiger counter. These are the parameters I got.
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Dsplash
·It could be, but I do not think the lume on the dial is original. The hands look clean, but even today, one can find original radium replacement hands for these.
Only way to tell is to buy a Geiger counter.
gatorcpa
If you know a hidden batch of these hands, I’d be very happy to know! 😁
I’ve been looking for a set for some time now
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Dan S
·The hands appear to be relumed, IMO.
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