Products Watches, Headquarters Lengnau, Switzerland Parent organization The Swatch Group | Website www.rado.com Number of employees 470 | |
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Type Privately held company (belongs to Swatch Group) Industry Luxury goods, Watch manufacturer Key people Matthias Breschan (CEO) Founded 1917, Lengnau, Switzerland CEO Matthias Breschan (1 Jan 2011–) Founders Ernst Schlup, Werner Schlup, Fritz Schlup Profiles | ||
Rado is a Swiss watchmaking company, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. Today the company produces about half a million watches a year with a staff of about 470 in total.
Design
RADO's leans towards innovative uses of high tech materials in distinct design. RADO has focused on pioneering the use of a number of materials that are unique within the watch making industry, such as hardmetal (tungsten- and titanium carbide which they call high tech ceramics), ceramics, lanthanum and sapphire crystal.
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