Info Captain Cook MKII vintage

[Endriu1981]

Interesting. What are the reference numbers on the case backs? I can't quite make them out in your photos. They should both be 11773, possibly / 1, 2, or 3. The The 11868 should be the day/date version.

In reference to the Marco Polo, mine had exactly the same vertical deep brushing on the case sides.

Yes, mine have both ref. 11773/2, ref. 11868 is the day date model! really uncommon to find.

[Endriu1981]

I would expect it has a CC Mk II reference, I'll try to find out.

Attachment 132552

No beveling on the case sides.

never seen before! But seems the "classic CC MKII case"..

[Henry Krinkle]

never seen before! But seems the "classic CC MKII case"..

It's very rare. I have read that it was released for the 1972 Winter Games, which may or may not be true.

[watch carefully]

Yes, mine have both ref. 11773/2, ref. 11868 is the day date model! really uncommon to find.

Yes, only 5,000 were made of the day/date reference, as compared with 50,000 of the other.

What we do not know is whether the 50,000 includes all variants of 11773 (the /1 and /2 or any others that exist).

[watch carefully]

Has anyone else noticed that this thread has well over 3,000 views?
That seems very odd for such a recent topic.

[Henry Krinkle]

Has anyone else noticed that this thread has well over 3,000 views?
That seems very odd for such a recent topic.

Lots of bots? Or, lots of people looking for modern CCs?

[Endriu1981]

[Endriu1981]

Yesterday on my wrist, renamed Chocolate Cook

[Endriu1981]

Hello!
Thanks for posting this query and providing the photos. I had not previously noticed there were two styles of case beveling, as you described. It has been more than a decade since I owned any CC Mk IIs, and will have to see whether I have any photos of them to compare.

In my research for an article on RADO ~22 years ago, I received some details from their HQ, including info on two references of Mk II:

Ref. 11773 (new Ref. 589.3004.4)
Start of production: 1965
End of production: 1972
Quantity: ca 50,000 pieces
Ref. 11868 (new Ref. 999.3004.4)
Start of production: 1967
End of production: 1972
Quantity: ca 5,000 pieces

This data suggests to me that the 11773 and 11868 could have differences in case design (or other elements). Also, the first thing I noticed from your photos is that the case without the beveled edge seems to exhibit signs of polishing on the sides--they are smoother than I expect, Is this accurate, or a trick of the light? Do you believe the case has been modified?

I'll be glad for any input from the others here. I cannot recall this arising as a topic in our old forum at EOT. So thanks for raising a new matter for discussion!
Brad

Link to my article (apologies for the missing photos):
https://www.watchcarefully.com/index...e-rado-watches

Sorry I've missed your question: I think the case is in "like NOS" condition, it has very sharp corners, if it has been restored it was done by a true master!