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All Original RADO Captain Cook Explorer(Rotating Tachymeter)
This watch was SOLD on May 9, 2011 (Destination: Sidcup, Kent, United Kingdom).
Crystal: glass Dial Width: 34 mm Dial Height: 34 mm |
Movement: 25 jewels automatic
Case: stainless steel Case Width: 37 mm without crown Case Height: 42 mm with lugs Case Thickness: 8 mm Case Number: 11688 Movement Number: 1859 Bracelet: stainless steel Bracelet Length: 6.5 in (measures up to 8 in) |
This is an authentic Swiss-made RADO Captain Cook Automatic Explorer Watch with Day-Date display & Tachymeter.
- 100% All Original / Complete RADO-marked parts
- white detail against matte black face
- red & white detail on ROTATING tachymeter
- day & date display window
- STAINLESS STEEL case, crowns, back, bracelet & clasp
- 25 jewels automatic movement
This watch keeps good time & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!
The photos presented below are of the actual item for sale. Kindly study them carefully because what you see is what you will get. We try our best to describe watches as accurately as we can that's why we present them visually & literally. In case we missed a few points, you are welcome to ask questions.
The RADO Captain Cook is named after the great British explorer, navigator, cartographer & Captain in the Royal Navy, Captain James Cook.
Cook was the 1st to map Newfoundland prior to making 3 voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the 1st European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia & the Hawaiian Islands as well as the 1st recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
This all original RADO Captain Cook is a rare variant. Aside from its unique features: concave glass crystal, rotating tachymeter, male/female crowns; it has a day-date display! Lastly, notice that its hour markers are C-shaped, where the common Captain Cook has bar markers.
EXTERNAL CONDITION: This watch is in *NEAR MINT condition (93-97%): Showing very light signs of wear. Very faint scratches on the case, bezel, bracelet or buckle are visible to the naked eye.
INTERNAL CONDITION: This watch is in *NEAR MINT condition (93-97%): working perfectly, keeping good time & needs nothing.
*condition descriptives mainly based on the Timezone Grading System
stainless steel case
ROTATING tachymeter marked in red & white; turns perfectly without drag or snag
matte black dial or face
luminous steel hands
steel C-shaped hour markers
day & date window framed in steel at 3 o'clock; Its date, though turned darker with age is its original as it's in the same font as the day
steel RADO name logo & steel-on-red RADO symbol logo at 12 o'clock; RADO symbol logo rotates
white "CAPTAIN COOK" & "SWISS MADE" at 6 o'clock
male & female RADO stainless steel crowns
original RADO concave glass crystal
original stainless steel multi-piece RADO bracelet
RADO stainless steel fold-over clasp
case back embossed with RADO name logo, RADO twin-seahorse, "SWISS", "STAINLESS STEEL", "WATER SEALED" & serial numbers; We cannot guarantee the effectiveness of its waterproof closure because this watch is vintage.
Swiss-made RADO 25 jewels automatic movement - tested by our experienced technician
