FOR SALE IS A MEGA FUNKY LATE 60s RADO MANHATTAN WITH GORGEOUS BLUE/SILVER COLOR SCHEME AND ORIGINAL NSA BRACELET.
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CASE: CHUNKY ALL-STEEL BLOCK CASE MEASURING A HEALTHY 38mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. ONE OF MY FAVORITE CASE DESIGNS OF THE ERA WITH SHARP LINES AND COOL EDGY PROPORTIONS. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF PITTING ON THE CASE BACK, BUT OVERALL THIS IS IN REALLY AMAZING UNPOLISHED CONDITION.
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DIAL: THIS TV DIAL IS THE REAL DEAL. ONE OF THE COOLEST MANHATTAN VARIANTS I'VE SEEN WITH THE VERTICALLY BRUSHED SILVER DIAL AND THE BLUE HORIZONTAL STRIPES WHICH LOOKS QUITE AMAZING. THE BLUE ACCENTS CARRY OVER INTO THOSE TOWERING APPLIED STEEL MARKERS AND THE GROOVY SANDWICH STYLE STICK HANDS. I LOVE THE DAY/DATE DISPLAY IN RED/WHITE/BLACK WHICH REALLY ADDS AN ADDITIONAL DIMENSION TO THIS ALREADY RADICAL DIAL. THE ORIGINAL SIGNED RADO CRYSTAL AND ROTATING ANCHOR EMBLEM ARE JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
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MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE A.SCHILD AUTOMATIC DAY/DATE MOVEMENT. DATE IS QUICKSET. THIS ONE WAS HAD BEEN SERVICED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND HAS BEEN KEEPING SHARP TIME FOR ME.
WATCH COMES MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL NSA BRACELET IN GREAT CONDITION. BRACELET CAN ACCOMODATE UP TO A 7 INCH WRIST. THESE WERE PRETTY REMARKABLE FOR THEIR TIME AND DEFIINITELY INSPIRED A CHUNKY RECTANGULAR CASE RENAISSANCE WHICH EXTENDED DEEP INTO THE 70s. THIS COLOR SCHEME MIGHT BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ITERATIONS. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE AND WILL DEFINITELY HELP JAZZ UP YOUR WATCH COLLECTION TO THE MAX!!!
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