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Main Forums => General Discussion - Vintage Watches => Topic started by: TET@WATCH on January 21, 2013, 10:30:56 AM
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Will be listing 3 rado cause weekend no post...feedback welcome...enjoy....cheers !!!
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History Yesterday And Today
The history of Rado began in 1917 in the small Swiss town of Lengnau when the three brothers Fritz, Ernst, and Werner Schlup opened the Schlup & Co. clockwork factory.
40 years later, in 1957, it became Rado Uhren AG and the first watch collection was launched under this name. It was the beginning of an unusual success story.
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TOMORROW WILL POST RADO GREEN HORSE 30 JEWELS AND DAY AFTER WILL BE MY FAVOURITE WATCH RADO GOLDEN HORSE 93 JEWELS WATCH...
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Hard to make out in your photos but doess the "anchor" below 12 o'clock index rotate? It appears they are in different position on all the watch you post.
Regard
Tyler
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Hi Tyler.....All Rado anchor will rotate, thats the unique part of the dial. So far, Rado have a durable mechanism and consider pioneer in watch making. Tomorrow will be posting the 93 jewels Rado, very rare to come across such watch. The only watch that can compete with it, is Waltham 100 jewels next will be Titoni 77 jewels. The more jewels watch, will definitely boost up the mechanism or movement of the watch.
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This is Rado Green Horse 30 jewels
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Hi Tyler.....All Rado anchor will rotate, thats the unique part of the dial. So far, Rado have a durable mechanism and consider pioneer in watch making. Tomorrow will be posting the 93 jewels Rado, very rare to come across such watch. The only watch that can compete with it, is Waltham 100 jewels next will be Titoni 77 jewels. The more jewels watch, will definitely boost up the mechanism or movement of the watch.
Only if the jewels are functional and not decorative.
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Hi TheHobbit...you are absolutely correct...thats why sometimes whenever our watch go slow or fast, watch repairer will just adjust the plus minus at the mechanism but sometimes the problem not solved. The reason is, one of the jewels not functioning and needed a good thorough cleaning. (as inform by my watch sifu in Penang)
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The more jewels watch, will definitely boost up the mechanism or movement of the watch.
THat's what watch companies in the past want people to believe :laugh:, and companies started studding their rotor with jewels etc to inflate the jewel count. The situation got so out of hand in the 1970s that the swiss had to introduce the ISO-1112 to standardise what the watch companies can advertise and print on the watch dials....
Just scroll down to the part on "jewel inflation"..... ::)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_watch#.27Jewel_inflation.27
Add: and some lunch-time reading to soothe your eyes (TZ article containing the pic of the famed 100J waltham movement)...
http://people.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0025
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Hi Enkidu...thanks for the valuable information but i still go for more jewels cause its getting very rare nowadays...if you have any more
info please share, really appreciated...cheers !!!
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Hi Enkidu...u really do your homework...i run thru the article that u gave and indeed the jewels are not all assisting the watch movement. I was about to buy Waltham 100 jewels at Ebay, now got to think twice. You must be one of the educated Sifu (heehee)
Please teach me more and i will be your dedicated student.
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Hi Enkidu...u really do your homework...i run thru the article that u gave and indeed the jewels are not all assisting the watch movement. I was about to buy Waltham 100 jewels at Ebay, now got to think twice. You must be one of the educated Sifu (heehee)
Please teach me more and i will be your dedicated student.
Hopefully you are not into panerai. :Laughing_on_floor:
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Hi Harkensng...nope Panerai is way to expensive for me...cheers !!
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wow.. this statement brings back very old memories..
I also remember being told this by the uncle watch salesmen in the 70's....when I was very young and naive..
We now know that the watch salesmen were just that..... salesmen...
Too bad there was no internet then... and most of us were 'katak di bawah tempurong' then about a lot of things......
The more jewels watch, will definitely boost up the mechanism or movement of the watch.
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Hi Jos2012...i was informed by my Sifu also, luckily join this forum or i will be so naive telling everybody the same old thing. Learn something new everyday.
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Hi Enkidu...u really do your homework...i run thru the article that u gave and indeed the jewels are not all assisting the watch movement. I was about to buy Waltham 100 jewels at Ebay, now got to think twice. You must be one of the educated Sifu (heehee)
Please teach me more and i will be your dedicated student.
Don't embarrass me. Just a small time collector. ;D Anyway, like JOS seems to say, unlike the past, lots of information is available over the internet these days. All we need is to do is to do the relevant searches.... :laugh:
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Hi Enkidu...like i have said earlier during my introduction, i am no computer wizard or a professional photographer...my favourite computer brousing is Ebay and thats about all i know about computer (heehee) ...by all means, teach or guide me in any possible way you can. Trust me i am a good learner as well...so am i officially your student now ? (heehee)
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ahh.. the Jedi Master has a padawan...
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Hi Enkidu...like i have said earlier during my introduction, i am no computer wizard or a professional photographer...my favourite computer brousing is Ebay and thats about all i know about computer (heehee) ...by all means, teach or guide me in any possible way you can. Trust me i am a good learner as well...so am i officially your student now ? (heehee)
Hahahaha, you gotta be kidding. There are at least 2 things in life for which you do not need a real life teacher. The first is learning about watches, the other (which somehow just came to my mind... ;D) is sex. In both cases, you'll learn much more by visiting the right "sites" (this is after all the 21st century) and experimenting. From time to time, you attend a gathering (called GTG in relation to watches, orgy in relation to sex) to learn new skills which people may be too shy or reluctant to demonstrate or share over the internet.
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Off topic, where to attend orgy ah ;D
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ahh.. the Jedi Master has a padawan...
:thumbsup:
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Off topic, where to attend orgy ah ;D
Hey CK, I know you are very fit lah. You can try yours on top of Broga Hill again. Behind the lalang bushes...
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You guys really are funny...nice to have the whole bunch chatting exchanging jokes...how about all of you become my Sifu than we can have a big Orgy....hahaha
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You guys really are funny...nice to have the whole bunch chatting exchanging jokes...how about all of you become my Sifu than we can have a big Orgy....hahaha
Bro, pls post more pics of your 93j rado tomorrow. ....looking forward to it!
God bless
Harken
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Hi harkensng...specially 4 u...enjoy !!
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What i like most about this Rado Golden Horse is the original vintage bracelet, very unique and rare. My next post for tomorrow will be Longines, many rare species also...
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fulamak.... 93 jewels... :Startled:
can you do us a favour and take pics of the movt with the rotor in different positions for us to count the 93 jewels.. ;)
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U are funny Jos...
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seriously, I would like to see the 93 jewels...
out of curiosity..
truly... :angel:
U are funny Jos...
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the jewels cannot be seen from the outer movement, most of it are located inside...please refer to Enkidu (my sifu) article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_watch#.27Jewel_inflation.27
http://people.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0025
Dont u dare to ask Enkidu to be your Sifu also (hahaha) !!!
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I read that article before...
errmmmm.. he became my sifu before u asked him laaaaa.
the jewels cannot be seen from the outer movement, most of it are located inside...please refer to Enkidu (my sifu) article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_watch#.27Jewel_inflation.27
http://people.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0025
Dont u dare to ask Enkidu to be your Sifu also (hahaha) !!!
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In that case, i shall promote you to be my "Grand Sifu" !!! (hahaha)
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Sifu Enkidu...how did i do ? Is Jos really your student ? When only, can i join the Orgy party ? (hahaha)
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Off topic, where to attend orgy ah ;D
Hey CK, I know you are very fit lah. You can try yours on top of Broga Hill again. Behind the lalang bushes...
Ah... so the secret is revealed.. No wonder you joined the Broga Hill outing even though you had to climb and climb and climb....
:Laughing_on_floor:
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Just bought 2 more Rado...Starliner 999 (police watch ? :Laughing_on_floor:) and another Tai Chi Rado..will post after completed Longines...
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Another Rado....enjoy :Dancing_banana:
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Like the black white contrast, and the strap really pop out.
Something Cruella would wear. (in a good way)
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Another Rado Golden Horse 93 Jewels....enjoy :Cheers:
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Nice. Congrats.
Personally like the silver dial a bit more, but this black dial still look very good la. :laugh:
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Gd Afternoon Bezelnut...totally agree with you....this one seems a bid corroded. :HammerHead:
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Did some modification...hope looks better...enjoy :Cheers:
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Nice bracelet. :thumbsup:
Somehow the dial also look cleaner, illusion?
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Another just arrived by FEDEX today...Its Rado World Travel 12k....enjoy :Cheers:
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How old is this watch?
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Sorry late reply...shud be 60s'...Anyway, just broke the crystal this morning, thats why this type of bracelet not recommended for expensive watch very easy to slip :Scolding:...
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Sorry late reply...shud be 60s'...Anyway, just broke the crystal this morning, thats why this type of bracelet not recommended for expensive watch very easy to slip :Scolding:...
So sorry to hear that. Hope it can be fixed.
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Hi guys, what a great forum chat here for Rado lover! Just want to post my humble Rado Marco Polo to attaract some comment from all Sifu here ;D
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G.morning Superken182...sorry late reply...please post your Marco Polo and Welcome to MWF :Cheers:
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Hi guys, what a great forum chat here for Rado lover! Just want to post my humble Rado Marco Polo to attaract some comment from all Sifu here ;D
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Oops, I'm still figuring how to upload a picture to the forum... Here you are :D
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Very nice indeed...especially the anchor logo at 9, very unique....any chance of taking more pictures...
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Very nice indeed...especially the anchor logo at 9, very unique....any chance of taking more pictures...
Thx TET for ur attention on my Rado ;)
Yup, the place of the anchor logo is one of the unique part that different from any golden horse or green horse.
But I think what attrack me the most is the colour changed on the whole casing.
U can see the picture below.
It is a great sign of aging on the piece, but yet the dial n hands remain clean without any corrosion.
Some may think why choose such a dirty n ugly case.
But personally I love the vintage look case so much.
As I examine carefully, I have no idea why the casing is changing colour in this way.
How do u think sifu? Is it about the material ?
Isn't it SS? Wonder whether it is ?, like the material same with old 1 cent or Aircond cable. Sorry don't know what it call in English. But I guess not possible either.
Bracelet is not ori, wonder what colour of strap will match it nice as my gf saying it is too uncle for me to wear ... I'm just only a guy of 30 looks 25...Haha :Laughing_on_floor:
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Morning Superken...i really dont understand how casing changes colour but congrats to you for such a find :Dancing_banana:
dont changed the mesh bracelet, it looks good and suitable for the watch. :Cheers: