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 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 is “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°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 R32117708:

• This Captain Cook watch is a collaboration between Rado and the award-winning Austrian fashion designer Marina Hoermanseder. 
• The white dial features eight rainbow stones, yellow gold-coloured baton indices and hands with a luminous fill, and a yellow gold-coloured second hand in the shape of Marina's heartbeat logo.
• The dial features a date aperture at the 3 o'clock position.  
• The yellow gold-coloured PVD stainless steel case is topped by a white high-tech ceramic bezel. The case measures 37mm in diameter. 
• A box-shaped sapphire crystal, with an anti-reflective coating on both sides, protects the dial. 
• The exhibition case back allows the wearer to observe the movement that powers the watch. 
• The watch is finished with a yellow gold-coloured PVD stainless steel bracelet. The watch is also equipped with two black leather straps and one uses Hoermanseder's trademark buckle on a double-length calf leather strap with alligator pattern debossing. 
• The watch is water-resistant up to 100 metres (10 bar).
• Movement Type - Automatic with an 80-hour power reserve.