Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Rado Diastar. The offbeat design of the ...

Rado recently unveiled its 60th Anniversary Edition of the DiaStar Original watch in collaboration with the Swiss Designer Alfredo Haberli at the India Art Fair. The 38mm DiaStar Watch is a ...

RADO has long occupied a singular space in contemporary watchmaking. It is a brand defined not only by tradition, but also by innovation in material science and a commitment to pure, architectural ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. Introduced by Rado about three decades ago in a glossy, all-black ...

British designer Tej Chauhan will tell you that he’s a keen disciple of “Emotive Industrial Design”. This describes a focus on creating product designs that evoke specific emotions in users, fostering ...

Inspiration for watch designs can come from all sources – one of our most elegant and enduring icons is supposed to have originally been modelled on a top-down view of a First World War tank, after ...

In a horological age defined by grand complications, it’s easy to forget the impact Rado’s 1962 DiaStar Original had on the world of watch making. The world’s first-ever truly scratch-resistant ...

Science fiction and a love of spacesuits contributed to the look of a new collaboration by Tej Chauhan, an industrial designer, with the Rado brand. By Ming Liu The past is a time-honored inspiration ...

As Rado's roots trace back to 1917 when Schlup & Co opened its atelier in Lengnau, Switzerland, the centenary calls for a celebration. Under the Rado brand name, the Swiss watchmaker has been in ...