If your thriving business allows you to splurge once in awhile, consider a very special Rado watch purchase for a very special someone in your life. Your spouse, sibling, parent or anyone you truly appreciate will cherish the gift of an exquisite timepiece like any of the Rado watches available for your selection. Consider purchasing a Rado watch for yourself as a symbol of your successful business operation, or reward a business associate or employee with a Rado watch for a job well done.

Rado watch price ranges vary, but remember that you're investing in a piece of jewelry. Rather than settling for conventional materials in its watches, Rado uses diamonds, high-tech lanthanum, sapphire crystal, hard metal and high-tech ceramics to construct its timepieces. It made the world's first scratch-proof watch in 1962. Consider the following types of watches in your search:

1. You'll find a large selection of Rado watches with a quartz movement, the most common type of watch worn today.

2. Order Rado watches with a mechanical movement for someone who appreciates complexity and will care for it properly.

3. Purchase Rado watches classified as chronometers for a status symbol.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy Rado watch timepieces with a quartz movement

Quartz watches by Rado catch your eye every time your hand moves within eyesight. A quartz watch requires very little maintenance and only requires a battery replacement every 1 to 10 years. Better yet, consider a Rado solar-powered quartz watch.

I recommend: Contact McPeek's Timepiece to find out more about the Ceramica quartz watches for men and women. To look for Rado watch specials, visit the clearance page on the company's website. Also view the selection of Rado timepieces at Tourneau, America's largest watch store. The company also serves as the largest factory authorized independent service center in the U.S.

Purchase Rado watch timepieces with a mechanical movement

A mechanical watch contains no battery and relies on a wound spring to keep time by releasing the collected energy through a set of gears and an escapement. These watches require regular winding and a maintenance overhaul every five years or so.

I recommend: Consider the Rado Sintra Swiss automatic mechanical watch from The Time Zone. Its anti-reflective Sapphire crystal, black ceramic case and black dial give it a very modern look. For a more casual watch, think about Rado watch timepieces like the Diastar with a red dial at Right Time. This watch incorporates a Swiss mechanical ETA automatic movement, a date window display and a solid stainless steel band.

Buy a Rado watch chronometer for proven accuracy

An extremely precise watch, Rado chronometers most often come in the form of mechanical watches. These watches undergo testing and verification by the Swiss Official Chronometer Control (COSC), an official Swiss watch testing bureau that issues ratings certificates after evaluations.

I recommend: Utilize the store locator to find the closest Bailey Banks & Biddle jewelry store, with 67 stores nationwide. This Rado authorized distributor should carry a Rado chronometer, or the Rado watch you want to purchase. Visit the World Lux website to see the Rado Sintra Chronometer Rose Gold and others carried by the Rado watches distributor. To save a little money, you won't pay any sales tax unless you live in the state of Washington.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Exercise caution with an online Rado watch purchase if you want to guarantee you're buying a genuine Rado. Rado warns its customersagainst buying a Rado watch online, and no authorized retailer will even provide you with the option to purchase a Rado watch online; you'll have to call and order or visit a brick-and-mortar retailer. With your purchase, you'll also receive a properly documented warranty card and certificate.
• •  Not all authorized Rado watch dealers and retailers maintain web pages, but you can find the watch you want at the Rado website and then use their store locater to find an authorized dealer in your state where you can buy a Rado watch.