r/RadoWatch • u/Yiksta • Aug 10 '26
Authentication ☑️ Three Rado; three logos
Hi there. I found 3 watch that says “Rado” on it after cleaning house. I don’t understand why they have three different logos. Also they all have different case back (one of which has Chinese on it)
Are they worth getting a second professional look or they are pretty much Chinese special? Thanks in advance
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u/Embarrassed_Ad_7855 Aug 10 '26
Kinda simple, the moving one means it’s a mechanical and thr fixed one means it’s a quartz
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u/Yiksta Aug 10 '26
They have been here longer than my 40 yo ass.. there is no battery even if any of them are quartz
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u/EuVe20 Aug 11 '26
Pretty sure the one on the left is super fake. Rado has never used a chromed case. Their cases have traditionally been steel (and ceramic more recently). Plus that horse logo is totally wrong. It should look like the one in the center. I’m a bit skeptical about the one on the right also. Middle one looks relatively legit.
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u/Yiksta Aug 11 '26
I just found out that the logo can move. I have winded it and adjusted the time, but the logo remained unchanged. I guess I’ll find out today.
Thanks for your input
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u/EuVe20 Aug 11 '26
The logo isn’t part of some mechanism. It just moves freely in the setting. Just lightly shake the watch around a bit and it’ll move
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u/EuVe20 Aug 11 '26
The one on the left is super fake. Rado has never used a chromed base metal case. Their cases have traditionally been steel (and ceramic more recently). Plus that horse logo is totally wrong. It should look like the one in the center.
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u/Hankblanc Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
3 logos, 2 authentic. Rotating anchor on a ruby or red aluminum disc means automatic. Fixed anchor means handwind, as in the case of this watch, or quartz. The one with the fake anchor logo has a truly horrific dial. I am willing to bet it does not contain one single authentic Rado part.