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    Rado or Not?

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    An accessory, probably from the 1970s, or perhaps earlier.
    Aside from correctly stating whether it was issued by Rado or not, I'll award extra (imaginary) points if you know what it was meant for!

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    I'll say yes it is Rado but, I have no idea why it was issued.

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    I'm fairly sure that it's a yes as I've seen these for sale before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by watch carefully View Post
    Here's an unconventional one for Rado or Not?:

    An accessory, probably from the 1970s, or perhaps earlier.
    Aside from correctly stating whether it was issued by Rado or not, I'll award extra (imaginary) points if you know what it was meant for!

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    did rado do pocket watches? ... is so it's a fob for a key for winding the watch ? .... or a scoop is attach by a link to clean out a pipe or cigar tip ? ...
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    Yes, RADO it is...

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    Yes, it is a RADO folding leather case to hold car/house keys...I remember my father having one of these (not RADO-branded) in the 1970s. Why Sakata chose to imprint a relief image of Benjamin F, I'm unsure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by watch carefully View Post
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    Yes, it is a RADO folding leather case to hold car/house keys...I remember my father having one of these (not RADO-branded) in the 1970s. Why Sakata chose to imprint a relief image of Benjamin F, I'm unsure.
    yeah I was close but no cigar as took it to be just the coin and something I thought albert chain not realising the background was part of it as such then yeah a leather case for keys sorta makes more sense
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