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Hi to everyone! My name is Luciano and I'm an electronic engineering student from Argentina (Notice that my first lenguage isn't english). When my great grandfather passed away, he left me a Rado watch, which I have little to non information about.

The watch works, the acrilic crystal is toasted, the strap I presume it's not the original... In the interior of the cover reads the dates: 9-12-82, 3-10-89, 14-4-01, 28-10-02 eje (eje translate to shaft or axle) (date format DD-MM-YY) and the signatures.

The dial reads:

Rado

ANCRE 17 Rubis

de Luxe

Antimagnetic

swiss made

Anyone can tellme anything about the watch? Year of fabrication maybe? It's an original Rado watch?

I searched for a watchmaker in 3 cities near me but I found no one who can service the watch so... It's easy enough for me to do it? and what about change the crystal?

Thanks to all in advanced.

Regards.

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Welcome.
When it comes to the part if one can do it yourself it comes down to the philosofical questions.. Do i have the skillset and do I have the propper tools. If the answer is yes on both of these then for sure you can do it ;)

There are a loot of competent people to guide you through the most of the steps in the process on this forum.

The watch looks to be propper, from somewere around the late 50´s early 60's with a AS 1130 movement inside.

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