In a dive watch landscape divided between vintage-inspired designs and forward-looking modernist interpretations, few diver series are able to successfully balance both sides of the spectrum as well as the Rado Captain Cook line. While its faithful 37mm interpretations of the original 60s Captain Cook have been an enthusiast hit for years, Rados more modern [...]

Anyone else burned out on heritage-inspired diver re-issues? Not to disparage the current trend in watchmaking, but its awfully nice to have something come across my desk that actually feels designed. Such is the breath of fresh air that is the Rado True Square in yellow ceramic, a 2021 Red Dot Design winner dreamed up by London-based firm Tej Chauhan. Bold, bright [...]

Rado has been working with ceramic for decades now, and it was only a matter of time before the breakout Captain Cook got a full high-tech ceramic case and bracelet. The new Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic takes a best of both worlds approach and largely succeeds in offering a luxury diver in full ceramic case and bracelet for a price just around the $4,000 mark.? Continue reading

Sponsored post presented on by advertiserTheres a definitive mystique that surrounds bronze as a material. Ancient, tough, and constantly evolving with patina, the bright warm tones and unique properties of bronze have made the metal a favorite among watch enthusiasts looking for a more unique case finish. Rado has added another layer of warmth to this distinctive m [...]

Design has always been a cornerstone of great watchmaking. As technology marches on and mechanical timekeeping becomes less of a cutting edge science than an expression of traditional craftsmanship in a world of perfectly accurate clocks in everything from phones to dishwashers, the mechanical wristwatch has increasingly become a vehicle for personal expression, [...]

Sponsored post presented on by advertiserIn 1917, the three Schlup brothers (Fritz, Ernst, and Werner) converted a humble atelier in their parents home in Lengnau, Switzerland into a modest watch company they christened Schlup Co. The brand later changed its name to Rado, and a short quarter-century later was one of the largest producers of watch movements in the world. Just over a c [...]

The vintage-inspired?Rado Golden Horse 1957 is a throwback to one of the brands classic designs and succeeds by not straying too far from the original. Available in either a blue (as seen here) or green gradient dial, these 37mm-wide watches come on an old-school grains-of-rice bracelet and are limited to 1,957 pieces.Continue reading

There is a crucial moment that every watch collector faces before a multi-day excursion: choosing watches to wear. My personal go-to for changing time zones includes a GMT for tracking home time and a rugged dive watch for everyday wear. Fate, in the form of a press release from Rado, showed up two days before I was scheduled to leave for Tamarindo, Costa Rica, [...]

Not counting various colors and whether or not a watch is on a strap or bracelet, Swiss watch brand Rado currently has five watches on its website with Captain Cook in the name, the most recently of which is this inconspicuously titled Captain Cook Automatic. In my opinion, it is the best of the Rado Captain Cook watches currently available. This particular version is [...]

Swiss Rado describes the purpose of the largest and most modern-looking of the Captain Cook watches it produces today as reimagined retro timepieces for a contemporary folk hero look. This is a complicated timepiece to review because it signals something different from a brand collectors tend to know for other trademark [...]

New for 2019 is this Rado Captain Cook limited-edition watch that has a dial painted to achieve the bronze patina from a vintage Captain Cook that Rado pulled from its archives. Not as immediately obvious to the eye is the fact that the ubiquitous red anchor used to designate an automatic Rado watch is now done in [...]

When you think of Rado if youre familiar with them you know to expect a high-tech ceramic being used in some form or fashion. You might also expect some bold (even crazy) colors used to highlight and draw attention to the material. What you might not be expecting from the brand is something that looks more restrained or like a steel case. [...]

The experimental designs of the 1960s and 1970s seem to offer a deep well of inspiration for watch companies, and apparently the perfect mix of distinctive originality and nostalgia to win over 21st-century consumers. While some of those yesteryear watches might be too far-out to be brought back, even as modern reinterpretations, Swiss Rado has never shied away from [...]

When Rado released the Captain Cook diver (reviewed here) last year, it garnered a lot of buzz among watch enthusiasts due to its distinct and faithful design as well as the fact that we didnt really see it coming from Rado. A brand that typically used to specialize in modern pieces with a focus on ce [...]

Following true to their style, Rado has released another fully ceramic watch to add to their True Collection. The True collection has been a part of Rados lineup since 2007, and its signature has been the watchs fully ceramic construction (minus the sapphire crystal). This latest addition, the Rado True Open Heart Automatic, is no exception and features a skele [...]

Swiss Rado is working to offer more for fans of modern mechanical watches who may tend to see the brand as characterized by a lot of quartz and an aesthetic that looks modernist from a 1980s perspective. Part of the challenge in appealing to more male watch lovers is putting all the strong visual DNA the brand has cultivated into something more contemporary-looking. The Rado Ceramica Automatic represents all t [...]

Last year, Rado introduced four new ceramic colors to its True Thinline collection. This year, it is bolstering that collection with a new model that features a dazzling green dial. Meet the new Rado True Thinline Quartz Nature watch.The Rado True Thinline Quartz Nature watch is almost entirely made of glossy green ceramic. The monobloc c [...]

Swiss watchmaker Rado has a history with unusual materials, starting with the original DiaStar in 1962, which was cased entirely in tungsten (which Rado refers to as hardmetal) and was marketed as the worlds first scratch-proof watch. The success of this timepiece set the company on a path of innovation w [...]

This year at Baselworld 2017, the vintage reissue/vintage inspired craze hit its nadir, with most watches landing in the decent yet forgettable category. However, two standout vintage reissues were the first Seiko Diver Prospex watches and this, the Rado Captain Cook. A vintage replica of a watch from the 1960s, the Captain Cook stays true to the original 37mm watch but also int [...]

Last year, in 2016, Rado updated their minimalistic rectangular Ceramica watch with a totally redesigned collection by industrial designer Konstantin Grcic. A number of versions were included in the release, all very stylish-looking and powered by quartz movements-which perhaps left mechanical watch snobs who otherwise liked the design feeling as though they were strangely a [...]