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My answers to you steve
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Hi Steve

Omega doesn't relume hands and dials with tritium and radium. Radium was banned in 1965 and tritium in 1998.I know two watchmakers near where I live who relume dials with tritium and radium.

Omega returns you the original parts that is true, but they don't relume dial and hands with tritium and radium because it is forbidden.
Omega is good for case polishing, mechanical restoration and bracelet buying but certainly not for dial and hands restoration (probably not for extra fine tuning and regulating of movements as well).
Even the seamaster 300 I have seen from watchco have a luminova dial, so it can't be a real vintage, a vintage never has a luminova dial. I don't consider a vintage with a luminova dial as a vintage.
The owner had the original dial but Omega said the dial wasn't restorable so he was forced to change it.

I think it is up to the person to chose what fits her bill the most.

best regards

georges

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