Radium Metal Element 88 Sample Ra Watch Hand, Check Source, Inside Labeled Glass Vial

Came in 10 days early. Shipping was weird to track but arrived fast and intact. The dial is very well contained, no leaking of anything that i noticed on arrival. Packaging contains the radiation very well.

Unfortunately, I can confirm the hand sent to me, is not radium. Tested with Radiacode 102, and a RadEye b20.Seller needs to invest in a radiation detector so they can confirm their samples.I received this as a gift, I'm advertising they request a refund. I'll gladly send this standard glow-in-the-dark painted dial back to China.

I can't verify the actual source element, but appears to be genuine. The glow is faint, possibly painted with phosphor to enhance glow, but I didn't test for phosphor. Doesn't matter to me. The radioactive source on a watch hand presents the history from Radium Girls as a fresh reminder of the sub-atomic power. Great to add to the collection.

Well it is radioactive, so radium no doubt. No longer glows from the radioactivity, but I expected that. Strangely the phosphor glows with UV light - why? Have read others report such from old radium, but no explanation why. Only beef is it is tiny - like for a very small watch.

A few days ago i bought this and when i opened the glass container was broken which exposed me to radioactive materials.

Goes beyond words... so many Era's within a bottle. Astro—Chemically speaking!

The radium is ok.

The clock hand with break down in the container when getting bumped around the glass, and leave tiny specks of Radium. But very cool and small.