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Science!!!
I have occasionally mentioned that I own an eBay Geiger counter. Consider this a teaser for a longer, better post coming soon...
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Vintage watches and Radium
I just purchased this beauty and just realized that this might be radium lume. It looks like it could be on the dial numbers as well as the hands. How...
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Dealing with radioactivity
So this beauty arrived today. The bad news is, the alarm on my Geiger counter went off after about five minutes. It said 5.5 milirads per hour. Clearl...
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Its time to bring back Radium lume in watches.
In the 1930's Radium, the best watch dial lume technology was taken out of production because people where painting these on the dial markers and ofte...
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Finally, an Easy Reader with a Rolex movement. The crystal has polished up quite nicely in the last couple days.
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How concerned are you with wearing radium watches?
I'm an amateur watchmaker and I've recently picked up a 1960 Omega Seamaster to restore. However, this is the first time I will be working with a radium dial and hands. I've got a Geiger counter comin...
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Restoring the hands on a Radium Lume'd Watch
Today I began working on the restoring the hands of a radium lume'd watch my friend gave me. The first order of business was to remove the rust, and t...
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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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