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1960s Rado Captain Cook?

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#1 · (Edited)
I don't think it is a Captain Cook (no rotating bezel), but I still think it's pretty cool. I've always liked watches, but I am pretty new at collecting them--especially automatics. Any opinions on this?



Cheers!

--Rob
 
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#2 ·
Hi -

Welcome to the forum and WUS!

It's got one of the funkiest style elements in 1970s watches: humongous hour markings that are way out there. :) I've got a Favre-Leuba that is almost embarassing to wear because it looks like something you'd wear in a disco with a leisure suit...

Very nice though: month/day/date indicator is a rather rare complication. Do you know what is inside?

JohnF
 
#4 ·
i think that particular watch was referenced on another
rado specific forum, and the consensus was that it's not a captain
cook but a redialled Marco Polo model.
The movement is most probably an ETA 2836.
The '3' in the date window is on the day wheel
and simply indicates wednesday.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Thank you both for the replies and the info...that is good to know. I didn't think there was room for two digit months, so it makes sense that it is a day indicator. Certainly not a Captain Cook, like you said. Do you think it will be difficult/costly to reredial the watch?

Cheers,
--Rob
 
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