Rado Diastar 515

Very nice and rare Rado Diastar 515 with veru unique Lapis stone dial.

Rado Diastar 515 after the production of Rado’s NCC series, this watch was produced. Its case is identical in shape and dimensions to the NCC505 model, a steel watch made from 1970-1979 , but is shrouded in tungsten-carbide as are all Diastar models. Diastar 515s are apparently a rare model and this example is even more so due to the dial being made of blue stone. In the 1970s, Rado made many different models available with dials made of various minerals Notable on the stone-dial models is the lack of a rotating anchor logo found on nearly all Rado automatic watches since 1962. The fragile nature of the dial material forced the designers to limit the number of apertures in the dial in order to maintain rigidity. As a result, the printed logo often found on hand-wound Rados is present here, though this watch is self-winding.

Production Info:

Brand: Rado

Model: Diastar 515

Movement: Automatic

Dial Color: Blue Lapis Stone

Case Material: Steel

Case Size: 35 mm #38 mm

Circa: 1970’s