The new Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Chronograph

The Captain Prepare dinner stays one among Rado’s most recognisable collections and is a reputation that resonates with fans and collectors alike. First launched in 1962 as a compact 37mm diver rated to 200 metres, it marked the model’s entry into critical software watches. Since its revival, the Captain Prepare dinner line has developed by means of varied profitable editions, together with the Bronze collection and the progressive Excessive-Tech Ceramic fashions. In 2022, Rado added a brand new dimension with the launch of the Captain Prepare dinner Chronograph, a logical evolution. Now, Rado builds on that basis with the debut of a brand new iteration: the Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph, rendered within the model’s signature materials, offered in two distinct executions.

The brand new Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tec Ceramic Chronograph marks the primary time the chrono collection has been rendered in a full monobloc high-tech ceramic case, a defining ingredient of the discharge. The watch has a 43.0mm diameter case, 49.8mm lug-to-lug, and a top of 16.2mm, together with a box-shaped sapphire crystal. Polished chrome steel screw-down pushers, screw-down crown with the anchor emblem and the round brushed titanium case again with sapphire crystal guarantee a strong 300m water resistance ranking. Regardless of its measurement, ceramic and titanium make the watch really feel significantly lighter than its dimensions counsel. A box-shaped sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating protects the dial.

As talked about, two variations can be found. One pairs a matt black ceramic case with a rose gold PVD-coated chrome steel bezel, crown, and pushers. Its matching polished black ceramic bezel insert options engraved markings stuffed with white Tremendous-LumiNova. The utilized hour markers and polished fingers are additionally rose gold-toned, with luminous infill. This mannequin includes a black dial, giving the watch a uniform and assertive tone.

The second model affords a matt plasma ceramic case with a chrome steel bezel fitted with the darkish inexperienced polished ceramic bezel insert. In an identical inexperienced tone, the dial is complemented by rhodium-coloured utilized markers and fingers, with white Tremendous-LumiNova for legibility. Each fashions embrace a rotating anchor emblem at 12 o’clock and date in purple on a white disc at 6 o’clock.

The dial format now affords three subdials, together with a newly added chronograph hour counter, a primary for Captain Prepare dinner chronographs. All chronograph fingers function red-painted tricks to distinguish them clearly from the timekeeping indicators.

The Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tec Ceramic Chronograph is powered by calibre R801, an computerized chronograph motion based mostly on a modular structure. It operates at 28,800 vibrations/hour and is fitted with a Nivachron hairspring for anti-magnetic resistance. The motion affords a 59-hour energy reserve.

The bracelet, additionally crafted in high-tech ceramic, is built-in seamlessly into the case design, closed with a titanium three-fold clasp. The worth is EUR 5,935; for extra info, please go to www.rado.com.