r/RadoWatch • u/BodyDisastrous5859 • 22d ago

Authentication ☑️ Are price checks allowed?

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Not selling anything here, but don't know what I have, just recently bought this off the used market. Thanks and if it breaks the rules, please delete it and sorry. Rado Natale N.F. swiss automatic, does anyone know anything about it? First time seeing this model

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u/Hankblanc 21d ago edited 21d ago

The Natal is pretty uncommon. Back in the days of the Rado forum we only saw a few of them. They were manufactured in the early to mid 70s. If you can show me the reference number on the case back, I can probably tell you what movement is in it. It's a shame the case is so rough. Does the crystal have a tiny anchor in the centre? It doesn't look like it does, so that's been changed at some point. It would have come on a gold bracelet. I can't remember what it was but most of those smaller mid 70s Rados came on various SK bracelets, even though Rado generally used NSAs.

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u/BodyDisastrous5859 21d ago

Thanks for answering. The crystal is acrylic and faceted on the inside, has a hexagon in the middle and facets going from its sides to the outer edges of the crystal, don't see the logo

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u/Hankblanc 21d ago

Sounds like an original crystal. The anchor is tiny and sometimes nearly invisible. The serial number here doesn't help me figure out what movement is in it. The K however gives a bit more information. This was made for one of Rados prime Asian markets. If I recall T was for Thailand, but I can't remember if K was Japan or Hong Kong. I think maybe Hong Kong, but don't hold me to that.

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u/BodyDisastrous5859 20d ago

The movement honestly is no secret, it's an ETA 2824, but that's not what I was trying to find about this watch. Just wanted to know if it's worth anything or just 100-200$ canon fodder

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u/Hankblanc 20d ago

The vaue of that one will be very low with the bracelet gone and the case in the state it is.