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Hot Watch ☢️

My father’s watch. Found while cleaning out his old truck. He thinks he got it at the completion of his carpentry apprenticeship in the 1950s. I could...
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How do I make sure a vintage watch contains no radioactive materials?

Hello there! I've recently bought a vintage watch, only to find out it had Tritium on the hands a couple of hours later. I got rid of it, just for the...
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Materials used in Seiko Seahorse

Hello there! Following another discussion last week, about radioactive materials used in vintage watches (the lume), I've come across yet another watc...
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☢️ Tritium Lume Thread!

What’s better than the glow of radioactive material on your wrist? Nothing! Time to show off your tritium lume shots!
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Citizen Bullhead radioactive?? ☢️😱 Need some help!

Hi, everybody! Recently bought one of these magnificent pieces (not this in the picture, but a similar one, which needs to be serviced due to a one pu...
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Citizen Bullhead radioactive issue... It's not!

Two weeks ago I posted my fears about the possibility my just bought vintage watch (Citizen Bullhead) were radioactive, due to a possible use of prome...
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My first diver... But is it radioactive?

Please help a newbie out. Having put my quest for a diver on the back burner, I stumbled across this vintage Mortima that's right up my street. In the days running up to its arrival it came to my real...
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Radium Dials: Love, wary, or just Nope?

What’s everyone’s take on radium dials? I won’t touch watches which have radium lume, and while I like the look of a lot of vintage watches, it does k...
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Calling all Crunchers! Community Assistance Required

So, my grandparents are currently in the process of downsizing and in the process they came across a bunch of vintage/antique watches that they though...
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