Manufacturer profile
Rado: watch manufacturer profile
Rado is a luxury Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. It was founded in 1917 under the name Schlup & Co.
Rado is a luxury Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. It was founded in 1917 under the name Schlup & Co. by brothers Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup in their parents' home in Lengnau, Bern, Switzerland. The "Rado" watch brand was launched in 1957 with the introduction of Rado Green Horse. "Rado" means "wheel" in Esperanto.
The company was founded in 1917and is based in Switzerland, with headquarters recorded at Lengnau. These details are catalogued in Wikidata under item Q180014.
Related manufacturers and movements
RolexAlso from Switzerland
Manufacture RoyaleAlso from Switzerland
The Swatch GroupAlso from Switzerland
The Geneva School of WatchmakingAlso from Switzerland
ETA movementsThe movement house and its calibers
Sellita movementsThe movement house and its calibers
All watch manufacturersBrowse the A to Z
Movement housesWho makes the calibers
Complications and typesWhat a movement can do
Sources: Wikidata (Q180014) · Wikipedia · Official website