At Baselworld 2017, Rado surprised the audience with a very appealing diver’s model named ‘Captain Cook’. While the brand has gained its modern notoriety by mastering high-tech materials, mostly by using coloured ceramics, Rado has a rich history of interesting vintage models. Based on a watch released in 1962 with a distinctive case/bezel design, the […]
Following up on the 37mm Captain Cook vintage diver collection from 2017 (along with a contemporary 45mm version), Rado has released a 2019 limited edition that pushes the retro vibe even further. Most of what made the 2017 models so appealing returns, but the brand found inspiration from a vintage Captain Cook piece that had […]
Rado, for the large majority of us, is known for the ceramic watches – and obviously, the brand is good at it. However, Rado also trie to remind us that there were some watches before ceramic cases exist and that the company has a (much richer) past. For that, the brand introduced several vintage-inspired dive watches last year, named “Captain Cook”. Today, there’s a new chapter in this story, with the presentation of the Rado Tradition Captain Cook MKIII Automatic – another cool, historical dive watch, this time with a slightly more modern touch.
A good watch doesn’t have to break the bank. As Baselworld 2018 just ended, we have put together a selection of wallet-friendly watches proving that great things can come in affordable packages. Vintage-inspired, sporty, modern, complicated or just nicely designed… We have selected 6 different watches, all with a strong personality and mainly, great value for the money.
In 2016, Rado relaunched its iconic Ceramica line, following a complete design refresh by highly respected industrial designer Konstantin Grcic. The geometric watches were certainly appealing from an aesthetic standpoint, however, they were powered by quartz movements and consequently didn’t really make it onto the Monochrome radar. This year, Rado unveiled three new additions to the Ceramica family and we are happy to report that, for the first time, they are all powered by automatic movements.
Impressively thin and sleek – the case is just 5mm high – the Rado True Thinline was originally available only in black or white ceramic, the usual colours for the material. Now Rado has taken the covers off the True Thinline Colours, which feature ceramic cases and bracelets in blue, green, grey or brown, each in a […]
First introduced at Baselworld 2016, the Rado HyperChrome Ultra Light is a shockingly light timepiece, weighing just 56g or 2oz – the equivalent of 10 sheets of printer paper. While the first version had a somewhat faint dial design, the new HyperChrome Ultra Light is more resolutely styled. The HyperChrome Ultra Light “Deep Grey” features a symmetrical, […]
Many of us would probably recall the grainy Rado Ceramica advert from television and the theatre (audio artefacts and all – the hisses and static. Unchanged from the 1990s, the Rado Ceramica was perhaps the most futuristic watch with decidedly retro-classic marketing collaterals and it was the kind of timepiece which has remained…
An industrial designer best known for his furniture and lighting – the skeletonised, stacking Chair One being amongst his best known works – Konstantin Grcic was recruited to restyle the Rado Ceramica. Originally a sleek, shiny ceramic wristwatch characterised by unyielding straight lines, the new Ceramica by Konstantin Grcic has a friendlier form with rounded edges in matte ceramic, along with a […]