Vintage Rolex Forum: no, it is just a different mixture used at end of gilt dials and start of tritum dials

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no, it is just a different mixture used at end of gilt dials and start of tritum dials August 16 2011 at 5:24 AM		(Login jedly1) Moderator from IP address 203.217.75.89
Response to to glow like that,

probably just more phosphorou substance.....radium/tritium is just the battery that makes it glow...but the phosphorous material will charge from sunlight for short period if a lot of it like in earlier dials

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Thanks a lot Jed - Guillaume on Aug 16, 2011, 5:25 AM

It is correct and not Relumed - Beever. on Aug 16, 2011, 8:09 AM

Yes, zink sulphate mixture - Jan Holmgaard on Aug 16, 2011, 8:45 AM