Vintage 1970s Rado Purple Horse Automatic 21J Date Champagne 36mm Watch Rado Box

About this watch

A classic 1970s Rado: the Purple Horse automatic with a champagne dial, applied gold-tone baton markers, the red Rado anchor, the twin seahorse emblem and a date window at 3 o'clock, framed by a knurled coin-edge bezel.

The 36mm stainless steel case has a screw-down back and houses a Swiss 21-jewel automatic movement, shown in the photographs. It is fitted with a brown crocodile-pattern leather strap and supplied with a Rado box.

Brand heritage

Rado traces its origins to the Schlup & Co. watch workshop founded by three brothers in Lengnau, Switzerland, in 1917, and began selling watches under the Rado name in the 1950s. Its "Horse" series, launched with the Golden Horse in 1957 and followed by the Green, Silver and Purple Horse, made the brand's name, especially in Asia and the Middle East, and the scratch-resistant DiaStar of 1962 later became its icon.

Why this one is special

• Rado's celebrated "Horse" family, with twin seahorse emblem
• Red rotating-style anchor logo on a champagne dial
• Swiss 21-jewel automatic with date
• Supplied with a Rado box

Specifications

• Brand: Rado, Swiss made
• Model: Purple Horse
• Era: 1970s
• Movement: Swiss automatic, 21 jewels
• Functions: hours, minutes, centre seconds, date
• Case: stainless steel, approx. 36 mm, knurled coin-edge bezel, screw-down back
• Dial: champagne with applied gold-tone baton markers
• Strap: brown leather, 21 mm

Condition

Pre-owned, in very good vintage condition with light signs of wear consistent with age. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch and a Rado box. No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Ships from Cairo, Egypt. Please see the shipping and returns details in this listing.