Vintage-Uhren mit RADIUM - so GEFÄHRLICH sind sie wirklich

There's no question that radium is extremely dangerous: The tragic story of the so-called Radium Girls is well known among watch enthusiasts. These women working in the watch industry, who, starting around 1920, manually applied radium to watch dials and sharpened their brushes with their mouths between each watch, almost all suffered from conditions such as anemia, broken bones, and jaw necrosis, and many died an agonizing death. It was only through the Radium Girls that the dangers posed by radium first became known. But how dangerous can radium still be after 70, 80, 90, or perhaps even 100 years? Especially in the comparatively tiny amounts used in the dial and hands of a typical vintage watch? Now that I'm increasingly interested in vintage watches and have already considered purchasing a World War II field watch, the (sometimes contradictory) statements found online have given me pause for thought. So I went in search of a solid, fact-based study – and found one... Tip: The information from this video is also available here in the blog at CHRONONAUTIX.com: 📍 https://chrononautix.com/radium-uhren... #radium #vintage #rolex #vintagerolex #vintagewatch #vintagewatches #tritium #watchlove #watchlover #watchcollector #watchcollection #watchvideos #radioactive