Rado DiaStar Original

Wrist Watch
Rado is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the DiaStar this year with its debut in April 1962 at the Basel show.
1969 Rado DiaStar advertisement

In honor of the important date, the company presented four novelties at once: the DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition, developed in collaboration with Swiss industrial designer Alfredo Haeberli (before the project with Rado Haeberli, he created dishes for Iittala and designed a sofa for Andreu World), as well as three DiaStar Original with blue, gray and green dial. All models feature a recognizable case with a Ceramos top and faceted sapphire crystal.

Rado DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition watch

The case and dial of the DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition are designed in the same monochrome color scheme. The watch is complemented by a sapphire crystal with hexagonal edges. So Alfredo Haeberli celebrates six decades since the release of the original watch.

Rado DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition watch

The 38 x 45 mm case is made of steel, but the top bezel uses Ceramos material (in the case of the DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition, with a radial satin finish).

Rado DiaStar Original 60-Year Anniversary Edition watch

The dials of watches from the DiaStar Original trio also have their own feature - a pattern obtained due to brushing in different directions for individual zones, as well as a vertical window for the date and day of the week.

Watch DiaStar Original

Above the dial is a sapphire crystal with vertical edges. The height of the case with a water resistance of 100 meters is 12,3 mm. The anniversary novelty has a Milanese weave bracelet, while other novelties use a more traditional steel bracelet.

Watch DiaStar Original

The watch is equipped with an automatic caliber Rado R764 with a gold coating and a power reserve of 80 hours.

Watch DiaStar Original

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