The Vintage Sport Handset. Mercedes v2 Profile. Old Radium Lume.
The Old Radium Mercedes v2 is built for the vintage sport build — the handset that makes a heritage dial look complete. The polished silver finish keeps the focus on the dial, while the Old Radium lume provides the warm cream-tan daytime tone and green glow at night that defined 1960s and 70s sport watches.
100% Swiss Super-LumiNova® Old Radium in multiple layers — the warm alternative to BGW9's cool blue, designed specifically for builds where the patina is the point. Designed to pair with the Submariner Dial Vintage range.
Old Radium is the vintage choice.
The warm cream-tan tone and green glow at night — the combination that makes a heritage build read as considered, not assembled.
v2 Mercedes profile, polished silver.
The redesigned, slimmer Mercedes shape in a clean polished silver finish. Sits cleanly on vintage-style dials without dominating applied markers or printed indices.
Old Radium — the vintage lume.
100% Swiss Super-LumiNova® Old Radium in multiple layers. Warm cream-tan in daylight, green glow at night for up to 8 hours. The period-correct choice for any heritage or Submariner-style build.
Heads up — hands are one part of the build
Dial. Hands are paired with a dial. These were designed to pair with the Submariner Dial — Vintage (No Date) and Submariner Dial — Vintage (Date) .
Movement. Hands press onto the movement's pinions — check the fit list in the Specs tab against your caliber before ordering.
Dimensions
Materials & Finish
Compatibility
Lume
1x Watch Hands Set — Hour, Minute and Second
All photos of watches with modification parts are for illustration purposes only and are not included with the hands purchase.
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Everything worth knowing before you build.
Customers praised these watch hands for 'exceptional' quality and 'stunning' finish. The polished silver with beveled center catches light beautifully. Old Radium lume is 'really great' and comparable to C3/C5. Pairs perfectly with vintage dials. While 'a little pricy,' customers feel it's 'the best quality money can buy.' All 17 reviews rated 5 stars.
Keeps up with the 50 layer luminova dial just fine.
Quality products makes for a quality built
Great hands and perfectly paired with the vintage sub dial!
5/5 would buy again!
See my full review under the 36 Explorer case!
Got these hands along with the matching dial to make my pro Diver into a vintage sub and they are absolutely stunning parts! I must admit this is my first time modding so I bent the seconds hand a little. However, this is fine as it's an older case so now the vintage wore look is very prominent!
Great parts, highly recommend!
I bought the Mercedes Hands v2 - Old Radium - Polished Silver * IMPROVED * from Adrielle, the product is of the highest quality and the service was excellent, compliment!
Great hands and perfect for the look I was aiming for.
These hands are very interesting with their ”old radium” -lume! High quality polish too! I paired them with the Lucius Submariner dial.
Sehr gutes Produkt! Wurde sehr gut verpackt!
They are a little pricy but I feel like its the best quality money can buy. If you bought a dial from here, I suggest you go with their hands also.
This was part of my second order from Lucius Atelier and the quality is exceptional. These are very well finished hands with a bevel down the middle to catch light at multiple angles. I had heard that Old Radium wasn’t quite as luminous as other luminova pigments and I’m sure under lab conditions this is the case, but the lume here is really great and I can’t really notice much of a difference from this and say C3/C5. Overall fantastic service from Lucius Atelier with super fast shipping and of course the highest quality of parts.
perfect !
Unique
Great job on another great product!
This really completes the look. The vintage sub dial was outstanding and this is the perfect partner.
Top notch quality.
Top quality and fantastic service as always. The hand written note with every purchase just shows how much Adriel cares.
Beautiful
sorry..this is probably a silly question. Super-LumiNova® Old Radium does not cointain any radium right? Thanks!
Hi Orso,
Not a silly question at all – I’m happy to clarify!
No, Super-LumiNova® Old Radium does not contain any actual radium. It is a completely modern, non-radioactive luminous material that only mimics the warm vintage glow of old radium dials.
The use of radium in watch lume was banned in 1968 due to its health risks, and modern lume materials like Super-LumiNova® are completely safe.
If you have any other questions or concerns, just let me know – I’d be happy to assist!
Best,
Adriel
Lucius Atelier | SEIKO Mod Parts
Hi, do you plan to restock this handset anytime soon?
And do you also plan to release another radium colour handset in the future? Radium Snowflake maybe?
Thank you
Hey Jerry!
Thanks for expressing interest in our mod parts!
Yes to all. It will be in the second half of 2021.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Adriel
I heard there is some health concerns with radium. Is there anything I should know or worry about before buying?
Hello Bogdan!
Thanks for expressing interest in our mod parts!
That's a funniest question I have ever gotten. Haha... I love it. =D
Old radium is the name of the colour of the luminous created by Swiss Super-LumiNova®. It is by no means actual radium. Their luminous pigment are non-radioactive (https://www.rctritec.com/en/phosphorescent-pigments/swiss-super-luminovar.html).
It is just like Snowflake dial. It does not mean the dial have actual snowflake in it. haha.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Cheers,
Adriel
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