Milgauss CERN 1019 — CERN Non-Luminous Dial

Silver dial made without tritiumTritiumA radioactive luminous-paint ingredient used on many vintage watches after radium. On RAF IWC Mark 11 replacement dials, an encircled T identified the tritium specification.: hour markers and hands carry black enamelEnamelA glass-based decorative material fused to metal by firing. In traditional dial-making, powdered enamel is applied in layers and heated in a kiln. A dealer’s colour or finish description alone does not establish this construction. inserts where the cream lume would be, so the watch emits no radiation near sensitive laboratory sensors. Linked by collectors to CERN, though not every piece is proven to have gone there. Dials still read “T Swiss T”. Phillips sold case 1'636'691 (caseback II.67); HODINKEE showed another 1967 example in 2011.