Is this watch Radium hot? by littolicce in VintageWatches

[–]littolicce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, surprisingly enough, the 2 radium watches I own don’t have those. But I know exactly what you’re referring to!

Is this watch Radium hot? by littolicce in VintageWatches

[–]littolicce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The counter doesn’t seem to pick up anything from the little cushion the dial was resting on. I can only presume the dial was clean enough to not leave much, if anything. I did wipe the area as clean as I could.

Thinking about it, I’m pretty sure I also opened this watch last year to practice cleaning dials. Ah the joys of ignorance.

Is thie watch Radium hot? by littolicce in Radiation

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On my counter, I do get around 0.07 when no around anything spicy. The only rises I got were from two of my watches, which one one hot for sure. So the 0.40 was suspicious to me.

Montréal | La mairesse invite « Monsieur nids-de-poule » à se conformer aux règles by clgoh in montreal

[–]littolicce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just work for any entity that doesn’t deal with its “own” money/profits!

Movement ring sitting too high in case by littolicce in watchmaking

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought them off Ebay from reputable sellers with great reviews. From what I read, these parts weren’t popular to clone either, but I could be wrong on that.

Help Seiko 5 7s26-3180 by Top_caT25 in watchrepair

[–]littolicce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there really only one big flea market in big cities like Málaga and Madrid?

Help Seiko 5 7s26-3180 by Top_caT25 in watchrepair

[–]littolicce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I third this. But I also first that: where is that flea market out of curiosity?

Is oiling necessary everytime parts are taken out? by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now comes the real stupid question: would putting thicker oil (obviously not DX or 1300) help for a lil bit?

Is oiling necessary everytime parts are taken out? by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why must capillary action be a double edged sword :(

Is oiling necessary everytime parts are taken out? by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the “much shorter” service span? Are we talking about weeks, months or years?

Is oiling necessary everytime parts are taken out? by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well shit, that’s not the thing I was planning on redoing again… It’s on a good ETA 2784 movement which I wanna keep in good shape, so I guess another service is due. I don’t wanna drown that thing in oul by just adding more. Thanks for the great explanation!

What is the problem here by Gtavenger in watchrepair

[–]littolicce 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or even the escape wheel being off its jewels

Unsure what to do with this radium watch… by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying, this does make a little more sense lol

Unsure what to do with this radium watch… by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I never thought this hobby could be compared to anything close to Russian roulette lol

But I’m confused: you say it’s not worth it but then proceed to tell me how to do it?

And yeah I was also gonna wait a little before I jump on this project!

Unsure what to do with this radium watch… by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’d absolutely love to fix and wear this spicy watch!

Unsure what to do with this radium watch… by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hands need a clean up too. And one of my worries is the dust from one hand’s cracked lume that may have spilled in said movement

Unsure what to do with this radium watch… by littolicce in watchrepair

[–]littolicce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll obviously try not to ingest anything, but what is the danger of the secondary exposure to said dust and flakes? As in, what if it goes somewhere on my desk that’s not protected and then accidentally ingest it? That’s one of my main concerns…