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The story behind the 6536/1 with III-57 caseback and 306.xxx serial is that the owner read an article in the Dutch newspaper by Schaap & Citroen jewelers asking owners of submariner to come back and change it to a less active / radioactive dial version. T...  

Now I am served! Very interesting explanations, my friend. Tell me one thing. On the last pic, there is a Sub, no the left, which has almost grey indexes. Radium, or a kind of mix? I ask you because I found some Vintage Blancpain FF with the same color of... 

I know, we're all crazy here ... but i wanted to dedicate my 1000th post to our best moderator .... Filip...  

1000 posts, my friend. Beer is on you! LOL Best, Nicolas

Just have to take it out of the fridge ... .... or Champagne monsieur ??? Just have to take it out of my desk ... LOL ... A bientôt, Filip...  

Where probably the indexes have been washed to make it less active... here another with pencil hands together with a slightly bigger 6205..... Rgrds.P...  

That there was no writing at all above 6. I mean no " Submariner " written. Normal? A gorgeous pic and piece, by the way! Best, Nicolas

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on the last pic , the watch in the middle above has a very different dial compared to the others .... it looks really cool ! PS. Sorry to have messed up your post with my 1000th-15000th post with Nicolas ... . Filip

and thanks for sharing and educating us. congratulations

I have even seen a 1957 ref. 6536 with a dial carrying an underline. Maybe also a later replacement. Cheers Jeff