In order to always stay one step ahead, we need to look back into the past and learn from history. Rado’s Captain Cook collection is a part of their Tradition collection. Inspired by designs from the 1950s and 1960s, the models have kept distinctive vintage shape and colours. Improved to fit a modern aesthetic, the models from the Captain Cook collection are robust, reliable and hold a fragment of Rado’s history. 

After years of development, the brand has managed to combine its passion for premium materials with its fascination with the past and history. The brand’s vintage-inspired Captain Cook timepiece has been remade out of high-tech ceramic, one of the newest materials to be implemented in watchmaking. High-tech ceramic is extremely durable and hypoallergenic, making the new Captain Cook Hight-Tech Ceramic the perfect accessory for anyone and any time. 

The six core features of a Rado watch

• Rado design features high-tech materials that will stand the test of time Swiss watch brand Rado is famous for the use of revolutionary materials to create some of the world’s most stylish and durable watches. The brand philosophy is “if we can imagine it, we can make it” still holding true today.
• Rado has won numerous prestigious design awards and is regarded as the most progressive design player in watchmaking today. Specialising in high-tech ceramic watches, Rado is considered the Master of materials.
• Rado watches feature a pioneering process to create plasma high-tech ceramic.Gases activated at 20,000°C transform the ceramic into a unique material with an otherworldly shine. 
• Rado watches use cutting-edge nanotechnology, the Rado dream became a reality with the unveiling of the Rado V10K watch. With its uniquely resistant high-tech diamond surface, the Rado V10K achieves a hardness of 10,000 Vickers.
• Rado, In 1962, created the iconic Rado DiaStar 1, a scratch-resistant watch at a time when this was far from the norm. The secret behind this creation? Hardmetal. Still used by Rado, is a robust material – far more durable than steel and capable of withstanding the stresses of everyday life.
• Rado timepieces only use fine white Top Wesselton diamonds. Rado only buys diamonds that meet the requirements of the Kimberley Process, which prevents the use of blood diamonds.

Model Specifications: R32138303

• The round 42 mm case is made from stainless steel. The case measures a thickness of 12.3 mm and sports a screw-down crown. 
• The ridged bezel is made of stainless steel and features a green ceramic insert. 
• Securing the timepiece is a two-tone stainless steel bracelet.
• Large luminescent indices and large gold-tone hands contrast the dial and accentuate the vintage-inspired design. 
• A box-shaped sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating protects the dial. 
• This model is water-resistant up to 30 bars or 300 meters. 
• Movement Type - Automatic with a power reserve of up to 80 hours.