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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TANSTAAFL" data-source="post: 3915626" data-attributes="member: 27098"><p>Beautiful watch, you may be aware but just in case, Swiss and US made watches post 1965 luminous paint Made with Tritium (usually a wax or thick paint.) which will have lost most of its radioactivity has decayed away. If the watch was not "self luminous." it was simply light charged glow paint. Pre 1965 Most were radium. Hope you were taking precautions with the dial and hands If this watch was made prior to 1965. Radium paint dust can easily contaminate your workspace.</p></blockquote><p></p>