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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 10148218, member: 16283"]Thanks Jeff,excellent article about the radioactive history of watch dials-this phrase I found interesting: <i>'It is interesting to note, that over time, radium burns through the zinc sulphide, leaving the indexes and hands red in color.' </i></p><p>Here's a pic of one of the tins of Waltham Nite Lite (Radium) hands<i>-</i>they are indeed an adobe red color.<i></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]507865[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 10148218, member: 16283"]Thanks Jeff,excellent article about the radioactive history of watch dials-this phrase I found interesting: [I]'It is interesting to note, that over time, radium burns through the zinc sulphide, leaving the indexes and hands red in color.' [/I] Here's a pic of one of the tins of Waltham Nite Lite (Radium) hands[I]-[/I]they are indeed an adobe red color.[I] [ATTACH=full]507865[/ATTACH] [/I][/QUOTE]
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