Vintage Rado Marco Polo Swiss Automatic Date Champagne Dial Steel 37mm Watch Box

About this watch

A classic Rado automatic from the Marco Polo line. The champagne dial is signed "Rado" and "Marco Polo", with applied round markers, baton hands, a framed date window at 3 o'clock and Rado's red rotating anchor at 9 o'clock. The dial has developed a warm, even age patina.

The 37mm stainless-steel barrel case has a screw-down caseback stamped with Rado's seahorse emblem, and sits on a steel link bracelet that fits wrists up to approximately 20 cm. It comes with a Rado box from the retailer Al-Ghazali.

Brand heritage

Rado traces its roots to Schlup & Co., a movement workshop founded in Lengnau, Switzerland, in 1917 by the Schlup brothers. Watches under the Rado name followed in the 1950s, and in 1962 the brand launched the DiaStar, the first scratch-resistant watch, which made hard materials its signature. Rado automatics of the 1960s and 1970s are recognised by the small anchor symbol on the dial that turns as the watch moves, a sign that the automatic movement is in good order.

The Marco Polo, named after the Venetian explorer, belonged to Rado's family of sturdy water-resistant automatics alongside the Golden Horse, Green Horse and Captain Cook, and sold strongly in Asia and the Middle East.

Why this one is special

• Signed Marco Polo dial with the red rotating Rado anchor
• Swiss automatic with date
• Bold barrel-shaped steel case on a steel bracelet
• Supplied with a Rado box

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Rado Marco Polo
• Era: vintage, circa 1960s to 1970s
• Case size: 37 mm, stainless steel, barrel shape, approx. 11 mm thick
• Caseback: screw-down, Rado seahorse emblem
• Movement: Swiss automatic
• Functions: hours, minutes, centre seconds, date
• Dial: champagne with applied round markers and rotating anchor
• Bracelet: stainless steel, 18 mm, fits up to approx. 20 cm wrist

Condition

Pre-owned, in good vintage condition. The dial shows age patina and spotting, and the case and bracelet show light wear consistent with age. As with any vintage watch, it is sold as a collectible, water resistance is not guaranteed and timekeeping may differ from a modern watch. 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 (retailer Al-Ghazali). No papers.

Shipping & Returns

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