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Rado Centrix Automatic Diamonds 38mm Stainless Steel and PVD R30036752
Ref. 01.763.0036.3.075
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The Centrix is Rado's case for what a dress watch looks like when the brand applies its long familiarity with high-tech ceramic seriously rather than decoratively. Here that material forms the central links of the bracelet in brown, alternating with rose gold PVD links on either side — a combination that reads as warm and considered rather than showy, and which coordinates quietly with the brown dial and its diamond indices. At 38mm and 10.1mm thick the watch sits close to the wrist without bulk, and the butterfly clasp — built from titanium, which accounts for much of why the whole thing comes in at 124 grams despite the ceramic — disappears into the bracelet line when fastened. The movement underneath is built on ETA's C07.111 architecture, fitted with a Nivachron hairspring that resists magnetic interference without the need for a soft-iron cage, and it runs to an 80-hour power reserve: a full weekend off the wrist will not stop it.
- Reference
- 01.763.0036.3.075
- Brand
- Rado
- Collection
- Centrix
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 10.1mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Brown
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- ETA C07.111
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Ceramic bracelet
- Strap colour
- Two-tone
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 80 hours
Learn more about Rado
Rado began as Schlup & Co, a movement manufacturer founded by the Schlup brothers in Lengnau in 1917. It became one of the largest movement producers in the world before releasing watches under the Rado name in 1957.
The brand's entire identity rests on a single question: how do you stop a watch from looking worn? The DiaStar of 1962 was marketed as the world's first scratchproof watch, using hardmetal — tungsten carbide — and a sapphire crystal at a time when both were exotic in watchmaking.
Rado then spent decades pushing further into materials most watchmakers avoided because they are difficult to machine and impossible to correct. High-tech ceramic arrived in 1986 with the Integral, and the Ceramica of 1990 was made almost entirely from it. The company developed plasma high-tech ceramic, which is heated to 20,000 degrees to acquire a metallic sheen without any metal content, and Ceramos, a ceramic-metal composite.
The V10K of 2002 used high-tech diamond and reached 10,000 on the Vickers scale — the hardness of diamond itself, and a Guinness record.
Rado's design language is correspondingly clean and monolithic, with the True and Captain Cook lines carrying the modern collection. The company has been part of the Swatch Group since 1983.
- 1917
- Founded as Schlup & Co in Lengnau.
- 1957
- The first watches carry the Rado name.
- 1962
- The DiaStar introduces a scratchproof hardmetal case.
- 1986
- High-tech ceramic enters production.
- 2002
- The V10K reaches diamond-level surface hardness.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in Automatic Watches (1,400), Two-Tone Watches (410), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (220), Diamond Watches (89) and Brown Dial Watches (84).
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What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 38mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- 80-hour reserve survives a weekend off the wrist
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Rado's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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| Specification | 01.763.0036.3.075 | L23574786 | 00620025722 |
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| Price | £1,350 | £1,595 | £2,050 |
| Case size | 38mm | 34mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Ceramic bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 80 hours | 72 hours | 120 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 80 hours fully wound — enough to sit off the wrist over a weekend and still be running.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb at £1,350, pre-owned. No UK retailer we track lists this reference new.
Is this available new?
Not from the UK retailers we track. This reference is listed as pre-owned only, at £1,350 from Mappin & Webb. A pre-owned watch has been worn, and is normally sold under the retailer’s own warranty rather than the manufacturer’s.
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