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Old 28 April 2020, 12:48 AM   #1
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Lume dial 1803

Do you know if this dial come originally with lume? Serial number start as 2.890.000aprox

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There were many no lume dials from that period (with t swiss t on dial)
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There were many no lume dials from that period (with t swiss t on dial)


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Why would they put T SWISS T on the dial, if there was no tritium? Are they referring to the hands?
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Old 28 April 2020, 08:26 AM   #6
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Why would they put T SWISS T on the dial, if there was no tritium? Are they referring to the hands?


Good question! Maybe someone knows.


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Old 28 April 2020, 10:21 AM   #7
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Why would they put T SWISS T on the dial, if there was no tritium? Are they referring to the hands?


In my very limited experience, it seems like those hands are replacement hands, a no lume dial should have no lume hands (I think).

Also I think it was common for all dials of that era to have t Swiss t on the dial whether there were lume plots or not. Maybe cost saving measures? I don't know.
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Old 28 April 2020, 11:10 AM   #8
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I have read here that, when the dials were painted, they could not know whether it would ultimately have tritium hands installed or not (tritium hands were still useful without a lume dial). Even some no lume stone dials with no lume hands have the T Swiss T marking.
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I have read here that, when the dials were painted, they could not know whether it would ultimately have tritium hands installed or not (tritium hands were still useful without a lume dial). Even some no lume stone dials with no lume hands have the T Swiss T marking.
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