Dear Rado connaisseurs
Inspired by the NCC 101 seen on the wrist of a friend, I decided to go retro, searched a bit (apparently too less to spot the fake) and bought a Rado Manhattan on chrono24 from a private seller in Italy for EUR 500. On the pictures the watch looked slightly used, but in a very good condition, and was marketed as "All original with steel strap. Perfect with original box without papers."
After some hassle with swiss customs, the watch finally arrived and left me deeply disappointed. The bracelet looks and especially feels very cheap and was never used before, there is even a small piece of plastic protective film which was not removed properly. I cannot imagine that such a scrap metal is originally from Rado. The watch itself looks too perfect to be true, but has the Rado anchor on the plexi-crystal. The day-date has both english and spanish day abbreviations, the crown is not a screw-down crown.
I am pretty sure that the box and the bracelet is not originally Rado (I read on this forum that the serial number should be engraved on the clasp, which is not the case here), however I am not sure if the watch is fake as well or just refurbished. As chrono24 told me I have to proof that the watch is at least partly fake (written confirmation of a Rado dealer) to be able to return it to the seller and get my money back, I am now relying on you to evaluate if the watch itself is fake too. In case its a real Rado Manhattan, I would contact the seller to correct the price for the fake bracelet/box and keep the watch.
Thank you very much in advance for your help, pls. find some pictures below.




Inspired by the NCC 101 seen on the wrist of a friend, I decided to go retro, searched a bit (apparently too less to spot the fake) and bought a Rado Manhattan on chrono24 from a private seller in Italy for EUR 500. On the pictures the watch looked slightly used, but in a very good condition, and was marketed as "All original with steel strap. Perfect with original box without papers."
After some hassle with swiss customs, the watch finally arrived and left me deeply disappointed. The bracelet looks and especially feels very cheap and was never used before, there is even a small piece of plastic protective film which was not removed properly. I cannot imagine that such a scrap metal is originally from Rado. The watch itself looks too perfect to be true, but has the Rado anchor on the plexi-crystal. The day-date has both english and spanish day abbreviations, the crown is not a screw-down crown.
I am pretty sure that the box and the bracelet is not originally Rado (I read on this forum that the serial number should be engraved on the clasp, which is not the case here), however I am not sure if the watch is fake as well or just refurbished. As chrono24 told me I have to proof that the watch is at least partly fake (written confirmation of a Rado dealer) to be able to return it to the seller and get my money back, I am now relying on you to evaluate if the watch itself is fake too. In case its a real Rado Manhattan, I would contact the seller to correct the price for the fake bracelet/box and keep the watch.
Thank you very much in advance for your help, pls. find some pictures below.




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