Welcome to our world, we're thrilled that you are part of it! Read more What our watchfam is saying. Rado Shangri-La Automatic Vintage Womens Watch Excellent Condition ( Diastar ) £215.00. This is more than a business and KeepTheTime is more than a watch store. We pick them, handle them, photograph them, film them, research them, write about them, and then pack and ship them to their new wrists. Not only do we know watches, we know the watches we sell. Not a day has gone by without watches being part of it. 10+ hours per day, usually 7 days per week, including holidays - family and friends have come to accept it. Let's face it, we're the awkard guests at the party secretly hoping for someone to say "nice watch" or walk past with a rad diver that only a WIS would recognize. To be humble about it would be disingenuous. To say we know watches would be an understatement. A very appealing, but maybe slightly confusing design when trying to tell the time. Incorporating the bold and ageless appeal of the first DiaStar, the Original bears the features and functions Rado enthusiasts know and the distinctive look they love. The Diastar has a pretty unique crystal, which is divided into 9 sections, with the outer sections dropping off the middle at an angle. You heard those stories before, so let's spare you a repeat. It’s very hard to wind and set, and it needs sorting out. Sometimes it feels like every watch site on the web has the same About Us page talking "passion" and stories about tinkering with grandad's old watch blah, blah, blah. What's more, Rado has opted for modern dial designs and cases of black, white, or shiny metallic high-tech ceramic. The watches in the D-Star collection also have oval bezels, though they are much smaller than that of the DiaStar 1. 2008 | Buy/Sell/Trade | Worldwide Delivery In 2011, Rado introduced an updated version of the DiaStar 1 called D-Star. This was apparent in 1976’s Dia 67 Glissière, a square watch with a nearly edge-to-edge sapphire crystal over its face. The case of the DiaStar 1 was made of a carbide composed of tungsten carbide and titanium. They were one of the worlds first watch manufacturers to construct watches using materials intended for the tool industry. Schachtel Verpackung Lieferung Postgebühren Materialkosten inklusive Zeitaufwand und Gang zur Post.
Rado started something of a revolution with the release of the DiaStar 1 in 1962. RADO DiaStar Herren Uhr Gehäuse 28 mm ohne Krone gemessen. Sapphire watch crystals had been around since the 1950s, however, no one had yet embraced them like Rado. Rado DiaStar 1 A Scratch-Resistant Classic. Water-resistance is not guaranteed so please do not use it near water.EST. A sapphire crystal protects the DiaStar 1’s dial, which is not unusual today, but was rare at the time. The watch comes without the original box but will be accompanied by a gift box. The original mesh stainless steel strap is adjustable, it will fit a wrist of about 7.5” or 19cm approximately. The watch is powered by a quartz movement and keeps perfect time. It has sword-shaped hands and a date window at the 6 o’clock position all kept under a mineral crystal. The gold dial is in aged with diamante markers all the way around. The steel back pops off and is in good condition, it bears the logo and model number #104.0118.3 s/n 17403866. The stainless steel case retains excellent definition with its unique rectangle shape and smooth tungsten bezel, all in good condition with only very light surface wear. The Rado Original collection of watches is inspired by its iconic collection of 1962, DiaStar.
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The Original series is one of such timeless collections of Rado watches. Rado Diastar Gold Dial Automatic 25 Jewels Watch Excellent condition. Rado has always stunned the world by amalgamating innovation and beauty in its eternal luxury watch collections. This 1970s Diastar is an example of that innovation, it’s a Gents watch and rather small compared to watches these days, so take note of the measurements, its only 29mm in diameter and 32mm from lug to lug. Vintage Watch, RADO Square, Hand Winding, Case Stainless Steel, 29mm x 29mm, Men, 1970c Working, Birthday Anniversary Unisex Gift Unisex. As many may know, Rado never started as a watch company but rather only producing movements, that was until the 1950s, the Diastar being one of their greatest innovations using scratch-proof technology.