My grandfather passed away a few years ago and I have been storing some of his watches in my watch box since then. I think the dial is gorgeous and the watch actually runs, but not very well. The hands have something that looks like a faded black paint on them. How likely is that to be radium? I am considering opening up the watch to see about repairing and wearing it, but if it is radium I’ll probably just polish the crystal and leave it in the watch box.

  • GenderfreeNameHere@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    TBH, if you’d prefer to wear it, use a Geiger counter to see what the levels are. You can get them for under $40 and may be able to find one used.