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2. Radium Girls - Wikipedia

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   The women also experienced suppression of menstruation and sterility. [4] Although there were claims that the above conditions were caused by X rays the women received to investigate their health problems, the amount of radiation absorbed would be inconsequential compared to the amount they were exposed to daily at radium dial factories.

3. Radium dial - Wikipedia

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   November 1917 ad for an Ingersoll "Radiolite" watch, one of the first watches mass marketed in the USA featuring a radium-illuminated dial. Radium was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 [1] and was soon combined with paint to make luminescent paint, which was applied to clocks, airplane instruments, and the like, to be able to read them in the dark.

4. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   A gold, diamonds and sapphires red guilloché enamel "Boule de Genève", a type of pendant watch used as an accessory for women. An example of an object which is functional, artistic/decorative, marker of social status or a symbol of personal meaning. Humans have used jewellery for a number of different reasons:

5. Watch - Wikipedia

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   A so-called "Boule de Genève" (Geneva ball), c. 1890, 21.5k yellow gold. A type of pendant watch intended to be used as an accessory for women. They usually came with a matching brooch or chain. Wristwatches and antique pocket watches are often appreciated as jewelry or as collectible works of art rather than just as timepieces. [95]

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   MDV-106B-1A2VCF. Modeled after classic '60s dive watches, this Casio more than looks the part.You'll be hard pressed to find a better bargain for a fully functional dive watch. Lum painted hands ...

7. Hamilton Watch Company - Wikipedia

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   The precursor to the Hamilton Watch Co., the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, based Keystone Standard Watch Co., was started by Abram Bitner in 1886 with the purchase of Lancaster Watch Company's factory. Lancaster, then Keystone manufactured watches featuring a patented "Dust Proof" design that used a small mica window to cover the only opening in the ...