Rado is a luxury Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group.

It was founded in 1917 under the name Schlup & Co. by brothers Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup in their parents' home in Lengnau, Bern, Switzerland.

[1][2] The "Rado" watch brand was launched in 1957 with the introduction of Rado Green Horse.

"Rado" means "wheel" in Esperanto.

[3] The Rado Captain Cook dive watch debuted in 1962 and is named after Captain James Cook, the 18th-century British explorer and cartographer.