amanico
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Awesome Gyromatic " 39 ". As for radiations, I have several vintage " radium " watches, and well, I don't spend my time licking the dial hands or bezel. I wear them regularly, I don't sleep with them.
Since the, no problem...
Best, mon ami.
Nicolas
Sharing my vintage G-P today
I have not worn this 1957 G-P 7317 for well over two years and do so sparingly now because its radioactivity is high. 1 inch away, my Geiger counter records 7µSv/hour! Is that worrying? I thinks so and I store the watch in a lead-lined box. However, I can...
There's a movie on Netflix as of 2022
called Radium Girls. Worth a look. About the watch industry.
Very nice Gyromatic,
I had a very, very nice all-original example but unfortunately sold it to fund another purchase. Mine was only about 1.5µSv/hour on the Geigercounter only when I placed it directly onto the crystal, about 2 inches away the radiation was not measurable any...
