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Rado True Round Automatic 40mm Ceramic and Titanium R27057102
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Rado's True Round family was rebuilt around plasma high-tech ceramic, a manufacturing process that gives the material a cold metallic lustre without any coating to scratch away — it is that colour all the way through. The monobloc case and three-row bracelet are cut from the same batch, so the grey reads as a single unbroken surface rather than a case with a bracelet attached to it. At 10.4mm thick across 40mm, it sits considerably flatter than ceramic watches of this generation tend to, and the material's low weight keeps 121 grams from feeling like 121 grams. The clasp is titanium with a push-button release, flush enough that the underside of the wrist reads as clean as the top. The R763 runs on the Powermatic 80 architecture with a Nivachron hairspring — the practical upshot being 80 hours of reserve and meaningful resistance to the magnetic fields that cause modern automatic movements most of their trouble. For a watch worn through an ordinary week and left on the nightstand over a long weekend, that combination removes most of the usual concerns.
- Reference
- R27057102
- Brand
- Rado
- Collection
- True
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 10.4mm
- Case material
- Ceramic
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Grey
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- Powermatic 80
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Ceramic bracelet
- Strap colour
- Grey
- Clasp
- Three-fold 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 (1,425), Grey Dial Watches (240), Pre-Owned, Ex-Display & Vintage Watches (211), Titanium Watches (153) and Ceramic Watches (107).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 40mm 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
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification | R27057102 | 01 754 7785 4065-07 6 | L49844986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,550 | £1,600 | £1,650 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Ceramic bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 80 hours | — | 72 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
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 men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb at £1,550, 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 £1,550 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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