Personally, I have a jeweler that I’m going to talk to. He seems to be willing to give me watch parts at either an EXTREMELY discounted rate or free, I’m not sure which yet. I’m just going to tell him I’m paranoid about Radium paint and that I’d prefer watches that were made after 1968, since that seems to pretty much guarantee that there’s no Radium paint on them (not 100%, but close enough). Plus, I figure if he gives me the part versus me buying watches and taking them apart myself (which I was thinking of doing to save some money) that will also cut down on the chance of my exposure.

I think it was a great idea for you to post this here, by the way. As you’ve said before, a lot of people have been copying your designs, so posting it here should get the word around pretty quickly. I’m not sure if most of the designers knew about this or not (I’m guessing not) but the biggest risk would be to the designers since they would be the ones who would (potentially) be taking watches apart to get at the insides, which would increase the risk of the paint crumbling into dust so that the Radium could be inhaled in the first place.

Anyway, thanks again for the info! It definitely made me feel A LOT better!