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The illumination of this 6542 Bakelite bezel
what did they use radium or tritium ? ...
just make sure its not strontium....they had to recall those ones
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OMG Baron it must be strontium
"Radium dials usually lose their ability to glow in the dark in a period ranging anywhere from a few years to several decades, but all will cease to glow at some point" The bezel just glows stronger and stronger . How do I handle this ?
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I thought ''strontium'' was a joke and made up word at first. Let someone at a lab or whatever check the bezel out, just to be sure and safe.
Bro
I am in f*cking hillbilly pampas Argentina man . . Where can I find a lab here to test this .
Even in the sticks you should be able to find a geiger counter at a hospital or school
Hope that helps. Best, Martin
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Haha wow, I obviously wasn't aware of that. Like others said, buy a geiger counter somewhere or travel to a lab somewhere in the city and get it checked out. Good luck!
Strontium 90. Rolex recalled the 6542 in Dec 1959.
Then, they replace the luminous of the insert by another material which I think ( a guess ) is Tritium or promethium. Best, Nicolas ...
