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 the 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.

The Six Core Features of a Rado Watch:

• Rado's 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 "if we can imagine it, we can make it" still holds 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℃ 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 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 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, it 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 Kimberly Process, which prevents the use of blood diamonds. 

Model Specifications R32193018:

• This limited edition watch exhibits a silver sunray dial with a date aperture at 3 o'clock.
• The dial also features curved yellow gold-coloured applied baton indices and hands with Super-LumiNova details. 
• A black-coloured worldtimer surrounds the outer edge of the dial.
• A box-shaped sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflective coating on both sides, protects the dial. 
• The polished yellow gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case is topped by a yellow gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel bidirectional bezel with a polished black high-tech ceramic insert with gold lacquered cities. The case measures 39mm in diameter. 
• The exhibition case back offers the wearer a glimpse of the movement that powers the watch. The case back also features a special engraving of the words LIMITED EDITION and the limited edition number XXXX/1962.
• The watch is finished with a polished yellow gold-coloured stainless steel bracelet that fastens with a three-fold clasp. The watch also comes with a brown vintage-style leather strap for added versatility. 
• This model is water-resistant up to 100 metres (10 bar).
• Movement Type - Automatic Rado calibre R862 which has been tested in 5 positions and features an antimagentic Nivachron™ hairspring. This movement has an 80-hour power reserve.