Rado (watchmaker)
Swiss luxury watch brand
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Formerly | Schlup & Co |
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Industry | Watchmaking |
Founded | 1917 |
Headquarters | Lengnau, Switzerland |
Parent | The Swatch Group |
Website | www |
Rado is a luxury Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. It was founded in 1917 under the name Schlup & Co. by brothers Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup in their parents' home in Lengnau, Bern, Switzerland.[1][2] The "Rado" watch brand was launched in 1957 with the introduction of Rado Green Horse. "Rado" means "wheel" in Esperanto.[3]
The Rado Captain Cook dive watch debuted in 1962 and is named after Captain James Cook, the 18th-century British explorer and cartographer.
Gallery
- Rado Captain Cook
- Rado DiaStar Ceramica
- Rado DiaStar
- Rado 231 BG
- Rado Captain Cook MK1
- Rado SilverStar