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Should I remove the lume from this watch?

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JwRosenthal
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Agreed with the sell it and buy Tritium or non lume dials. If you are patient you will find your exact reference in a non-lume variation- they are abundant. Get it gone and don’t “invest” in having the lume removed, a watchmaker won’t do it for free so you would just be throwing good money after bad.
I don’t think you will feel comfortable with the watch even after having the lume removed- it’s like when the dog pees on the rug. Sure you cleaned it with resolve and buckets of water- but will you lay you face on the exact spot where you know they peed? 😗
 
BlackTalon
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Please don't ruin that beautiful watch by removing the radium lume. Sell it (elsewhere) to someone who will appreciate it and put the proceeds towards a non-radium watch. You may want to skip tritium as well, and go for a non-lumed model.
 
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Also don’t forget the 14 daughters of Uranium

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Stripey
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STANDY STANDY
Also don’t forget the 14 daughters of Uranium

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For those who keep their watches in a safe, literally lock up your daughters ...
 
Dgercp
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Absolutely don't keep the watch as is. You will always be thinking about the radium. Removal of the radium is a reasonable thought if there were not so many similar watches without the radium. So, best choice, as already mentioned, let this one go and get a non radium variant.
With vintage, always a shame for the entire vintage community to alter originality if it can be avoided.
 
cicindela
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Closed for period of time. This has been talked to death. Time give it a rest.
 

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