FOR SALE IS A MEGA GROOVY CLASSIC LATE 60s RADO CAPTAIN COOK MKII IN GREAT CONDITION
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CASE: SHARP TONNEAU SHAPED COMPRESSOR CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION MEASURING 36.4mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL DUAL SIGNED RADO CROWNS. THESE WERE MADE WITH A HIGH POLISH FINISH, THIS LOOKS TO BE IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDTION MAINTAINING ITS FACTORY FINISHES WITH SOME MINOR HAIRLINES THROUGHOUT. YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT CLASSIC RADO SEAHORSE CASEBACK. THESE WEAR MUCH MORE LIKE A 37-38mm PIECE BECAUSE OF THAT BLOCKY DESIGN AND THE WIDER DIAL/NARROW BEZEL.
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DIAL: BOLD AND BADASS DIVER DIAL IN SEMI-MATTE BLACK FINISH WITH WHITE PRINT. I LOVE THAT CUSTARDY AGED LUME WHICH SHOWS A LITTLE DARKENING ON THE THINNER SLIVER OF THE HOUR HAND. I LOVE THE PUFFY TRITIUM ON THOSE HOUR MARKERS ON THE DIAL AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ROTATING ROULETTE BEZEL.SPEAKING OF BEZELS, POSSIBLY ONE OF THE COOLEST IN THE VINTAGE WATCH GAME. CONTROLLED BY THE LARGE CROWN AT 3, THIS THING SPINS NICELY. I LOVE THE SILVER/RED MOTIF WHICH IS TOTALLY RETRO. THE ANCHOR AT 12 SPINS JUST LIKE IT SHOULD!
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MOVEMENT: THIS RADO RUNS ON AN A.SCHILD AUTOMATIC. THIS ONE WAS ACQUIRED FROM A COLLECTOR WHO HAD RECENTLY SERVICED THIS. IT'S RUNNING STRONG AND KEEPING TIME.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON AN 18mm GREY LEATHER PERFORATED RACING STRAP WHICH WEARS BOSS ON THIS CLASSIC DIVER.IN THE SCHEME OF VINTAGE DIVE WATCHES, THE RADO CAPTAIN COOK LINE HOLDS ITS OWN AS BEING A FUNKY AND QUIRKY CLASSIC WHICH CAPTURED THE ADVENTUROUS AND PSYCHEDELIC ATTITUDES OF THE LATE 60s. THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE WHICH IS A TON OF FUN ON THE WRIST.
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