The result was headlined WWII military watches ‘potentially pose serious cancer risk’ A pair of British academics tackled that very subject. So yes, radium can kill you. And yes, radium dialed watches are a danger. Marie Curie herself eventually died from working with radium. People who work with radium must take great care that they do not get the element on their skin, swallow it, or inhale its fumes. The radiation it gives off can kill living cells. Like all radioactive materials, radium is a dangerous substance to handle. ![]() So I Google searched “radium.” One of the first questions listed: “Can radium kill you?” : I knew that the words “Radium Numbers” in the product description were something of an issue. “I won’t touch it.” And now we need to talk about the Waltham military pocket watch’s luminous numbers and hands. Anyway, done! The Waltham military pocket watch is mine for $275. A fully functional 21 jewel Waltham military watch like the one immediately above sells for around $745. I’m more than reasonably sure this ain’t that.Įven if it cost three bills to whip the DOA Waltham military pocket watch (at the top of this post) into shape, or substitute another movement, the low purchase price means it should still be worth it. Clockworks ‘ -“Bringing New Life to Old Watches” – charges around $100 to repair and accurize a reasonably complete and functional railroad grade pocket watch. “Doesn’t appear to be working.” Translation: the watch is broke AF. Winding mechanism moves and hands move freely but doesn’t appear to be working. Inside back cover says Keystone Base Metal 158263. ![]() The front says Waltham 17 Jewels, the back says ORD.DEPT. Military World War Waltham Radium Numbers Pocket Watch. ![]() I spied with my little eye an entirely dubious Waltham military pocket watch on eBay. There is another path: restore a broken ass pocket watch to its former glory. Premium-priced, perfect-looking, “serviced” and “running” pocket watches might have hidden defects and inappropriate parts. In Three Ways to Kill a Pocket Watch, I warned collectors to avoid eBay like the plague.
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