Radium Dial study 😵

[D111s]

Just spotted this...

http://wornandwound.com/new-study-wa...ialed-watches/

[AJDay]

I’ll take the risk...

[Kingface66]

Is 2.28 low, high, good, bad, safe, dangerous?

[AJDay]

From this site: http://www.pureearth.org/blog/radiat...-to-chernobyl/

10 μSv – The average radiation you received today
40 μSv – The radiation you receive by taking a flight from New York to L.A.
100 μSv – The radiation you receive during a dental x-ray
800 μSv – Total radiation dose at Three-Mile Island for the duration of the accident
3,000 μSv – Radiation dose from a mammogram
3,600 μSv – Average radiation a US citizen receives in a year from all sources
50,000 μSv – Maximum allowable yearly occupational dose (USA)
100,000 μSv – Lowest yearly dose likely linked to increased cancer risk
2,000,000 μSv – Severe radiation poisoning (sometimes fatal)

If I understand correctly: my watch is 2.28 μSv per hour, so I'm a little more than tripling my radiation exposure on the days that I wear it for 10 hours. But that's still less than if I were flying from NY to LA (which no one thinks about radiation...)

I'm guessing it's also more localized on my watch rather than a larger radiation exposure that may be affecting the whole body at the same time (i.e. flying on the plane)...

I'm certainly no expert, but I feel the risk is worth it.

[Fredrik]

Originally Posted by AJDay

I'm certainly no expert, but I feel the risk is worth it.

The study discusses the risks of the radon gas that radium decays into. It is far worse than the radiation from the watch.

[AJDay]

Originally Posted by Fredrik

The study discusses the risks of the radon gas that radium decays into. It is far worse than the radiation from the watch.

I think there's another recent thread on this with a Hodinkee article that specifies that it was in a poorly-ventilated room:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=8718442

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ne...serious-danger

I was really just looking for another excuse to post a pic of my GMT... :)

[05carbondrz]

Anyone want my 2913-8 Radium Seamaster for $100? I can’t be getting radiation poisoning now.