Rado Captain Cook Chronograph
The new Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Chronograph attains the unattainable... For one, that is because it might just be the most dynamic example of the entire Captain Cook family of timepieces, already well known for its rugged good looks and utilitarian functionality, thanks to its chronograph. For anyone that needs precision timing on or under the water, on the slopes or at the racetrack, Rado has them covered.
But it was also undeniably stylish, presented in two contemporary colourways that help it flex from the great outdoors to life in the big city. For 2025, collectors can choose from black and rose gold, like the urban skyline at night, or plasma and dark green, a first for the Captain Cook series, which captures the look and feel of the concrete jungle.
And that is the point of the Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Chronograph – a performance watch that can be relied upon in the wildest of locations, yet which also looks great with workwear, in social situations and even during more fashion-oriented occasions, because it doesn’t look overly sporty. Almost impossibly, it effortlessly bridges different worlds.
Its athletic credentials emerge through the choice of materials. Both watches represent the first time a high-tech ceramic monobloc case has been deployed for Captain Cook chronographs. And with high-tech ceramic across the bezel insert and bracelet, it is unbelievably lightweight that wearing it feels like second nature, as well as being incredibly scratch resistant. Its box-shaped sapphire crystal is similarly impervious to scratches, and the case is water resistant to 30 bar, featuring a screw-down crown and two screw-down chronograph pushers to prevent water ingress. So it performs well in the field, proving capable in almost any scenario.
Beyond its sporting kudos, it offers fashionable aesthetics. The black and rose gold-coloured Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Chronograph boasts ‘two-tone’ black ceramics: a polished high-tech ceramic bezel insert and polished middle bracelet links contrasted with a matt high-tech ceramic case and matt outer bracelet links. Along with a black dial, it is all beautifully shadowy. Rose gold-coloured embellishments – across bezel, hands, indexes, pushers and crown – bring contemporary style.
Its plasma high-tech ceramic sibling also features dual finishes on the bracelet, with polished plasma middle links flanked by matt components. Added to this are the stainless steel bezel, crown and pushers and the rhodium-coloured hands and indices, offering up an intriguing mix of metallic finishes. But it is the bezel’s ceramic insert, in a dark, sumptuous green with a polished finish, and a dial in a matching shade, that signals pure opulence.
