Wonderful watch! I didn't know they made a diver version but I had its brother. A blue dialed chronograph with gold hands and accents. The exact same INDESTRUCTABLE bracelet and

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bezel made of tungsten (yes VERY heavy but I sort of liked that aspect of it). I used to describe the bracelet as a mirror finish DISCO BALL! Hilarious! My motorcycle mechanic once told me to not worry about it getting

scratched because anything that might come up against that tungsten would LOSE and he was right! My local watchmaker said they will probably never make something like it again because working with tungsten
is not easy and very costly (seems that he was right too). Not a big fan of quarts myself so in a (really) dumb trade I let go of it which I have regretted ever since. It had the same features as my Brietling Areospace but was more difficult to operate since it had four unmarked buttons to access functions...but who cares. KEEP that watch!... or let me know if you ever get tired of it! I have always missed my disco-delight! Thank you for posting
this!

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Hard to Scratch... Hard to Photograph... Hard to Find... Easy to Own...

 
 By: HighEndOne : December 15th, 2019-11:57
For 20+ years I have had this RADO DiaMaster Diver. It has proven to be a pretty good companion in a few areas... First of all, the Tungsten Carbide Bezel and Bracelet have gone all this distance without a scratch! The material is really incredible. The o...  

Wonderful watch! I didn't know they made a diver version but I had its brother. A blue dialed chronograph with gold hands and accents. The exact same INDESTRUCTABLE bracelet and

 
 By: InDebtButOnTime : December 15th, 2019-20:05
bezel made of tungsten (yes VERY heavy but I sort of liked that aspect of it). I used to describe the bracelet as a mirror finish DISCO BALL! Hilarious! My motorcycle mechanic once told me to not worry about it getting scratched because anything that migh... 

A shining star

 
 By: jmpTT : December 17th, 2019-05:05
Rado has done some fantastic work with case materials over the years. Underrated work, I would say. Your photography really captured the shine too.