RADO

Rado is a Swiss watch brand. Rado’s predecessor, Schlup Co., was founded in 1917 who then formed Rado in the 1950s. When the Rado Diastar watch hit the market in 1962 the brand increased the watch sales significantly as the Rado Diastar was the first scratch-resistant timepiece – it is still in production and available today.

Since then Rado has experimented with a number of technologies and materials, among them tungsten, titanium, sapphire crystal and lanthanum. Since 1968 Rado belongs to what is today know as Swatch Group (formerly ASUAG, SSIH, SMH). The Rado watches price list ranges from below $1,000 to more than $200,000. Popular models are the Rado Jubile waches, Rado Ceramica, Rado Pezdir.

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No Date, No Problem: Six Watches Without Date Displays

While a date display is usually regarded as one of the most popular complications, some purists are opting more and more for harmony and symmetry on their dials by choosing a watch without a date window. Here are six notable examples in our latest story from the WatchTime Archives. Back to the Forties: IWC Big...

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Dec 31, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

Sponsored: Artel Rotec Introduces New Sky Series

Independent watchmaker Artel Rotec is introducing its second collection, the Sky Series, this month, with the bold timepiece serving as a worthy follow-up to its V-Series limited edition sports watch lineup. Artel Rotec first formed in 2018, when designer and longtime watch collector Matthew Roknipour launched the brand as a family owned, independent watch company...

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Jan 25, 2023 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Introducing the Rado Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder Heartbeat

Swiss watchmaker Rado is introducing its second collaboration with German designer Marina Hoermanseder with the new Rado Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder Heartbeat. Taking inspiration from the bright culture of Berlin, the city that Hoermanseder calls home, the watch celebrates the designer’s creative pulse. With a warm colorway and creative rainbow accents, the collaborative model...

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Dec 19, 2022 by WatchTime

Introducing the Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Limited Edition

From its inception, Rado’s Captain Cook line has been associated with strong character and uncompromising innovation in both design and materials. The latest in the series, the Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Limited Edition again breaks new ground with a full-ceramic rotating bezel sporting a black, laser-etched ceramic insert and bright, bold indices in stylish relief. ...

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Nov 11, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Rado Reimagines Its DiaStar with Two Stunning Editions

For the 60-year anniversary of “the world’s first scratchproof watch”, Rado’s DiaStar 1 from 1962 is re-launched both as an “original” series in three dial colors and as a special “Anniversary Edition” in Ceramos, created in collaboration with the Swiss designer Alfredo Häberli. The goal was to keep the strong personality of its predecessor, while...

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Oct 5, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Technical Evolution of a Classic: Rado Captain Cook Chronograph

It was a couple of years back that Swiss brand Rado first revived its successful diver’s watch that made waves in the early 60’s, the Captain Cook. Water-resistant to 200 meters, this original timepiece was equipped with a concave bezel for setting the dive time and a slightly domed dial. Distinctive sword and arrow shaped...

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Jun 1, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Rado Drops New Captain Cook Over-Pole With World-Time Indication

An iconic model from the Sixties inspired Rado’s latest, the new Captain Cook Over-Pole. It goes without saying that the Legnau-based brand updated it with its latest technological features, while preserving the vintage look. Characteristic design aspects from the original “Over-Pole Worldtimer” have been modernized, with a high-tech ceramic insert added to the bezel, laser...

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Apr 22, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Expanding Its Diver Collection, Rado Introduces the Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Diver

The successful Captain Cook product family from Rado is being expanded again this year. Following the ceramic models with a transparent dial and partially skeletonized movement introduced in 2021, these new designs are presented with the added term “Diver.” Characterized by a classic closed dial and an additional date display at 3 o’clock, the new...

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Apr 7, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Wine for the Captain: Reviewing the Rado Captain Cook Burgundy Bronze

Rado combines a nautically inspired bronze case with a lush, burgundy- colored dial and bezel insert in the most vibrantly colorful model to date in the Captain Cook collection, the Captain Cook Burgundy Bronze, which I had a chance to obtain for a review back in the winter. Scroll down for details. “It looks Christmassy.”...

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Dec 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Past Meets Present in New Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic

Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Rado has deemed 2021 “a year of hope and reinvention,” and chosen it for the launch of an unprecedented, revolutionary timepiece. The Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic is the culmination of many years of research and development that seamlessly fits within the history and tradition of the Captain Cook watch. This latest watch...

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Nov 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Exploring new Materials: Rado Launches the Captain Cook Ceramic (with Live Photos)

Rado‘s Captain Cook is presented for the first time in a case size of 43 mm, and in four versions with two types of matte ceramic cases. The first one (Ref. R32127152) comes with a black ceramic case (Zirconium dioxide, ZrO2) and bracelet; the crown and bezel are made of hardened stainless steel, the latter...

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Apr 1, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Time by Design: Rado Teams with International Designers for Collaborative True Square Models (Updated with Live Pictures)

Rado is known to most watch enthusiasts for both its creative takes on classic watch designs and its innovative use of materials. At the start of this year, we had a chance to see the brand flex its muscles in the former area, unveiling new green-dial models to its popular Captain Cook line; in the...

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Mar 29, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Essence of Emerald: 15 Green-Dial Watches On Sale Now

It doesn’t get any greener in today’s watch world. Or does it? There have never been as many green watches as there are today, and in this feature we explore the emergence of the trend and showcase 15 currently available emerald-hued timepieces. Although blue has been the most prominent trendy color for watches for the...

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Jan 18, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 7 Scintillating Skeleton Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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Dec 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Rado True Thinline Anima Debuts in Matte Olive-Green Ceramic Case

Rado was innovating with high-tech ceramics before much of the rest of the watchmaking world, and the design-oriented brand continues to push boundaries in the use of that material as well as expand its color palette. The latest example is the new True Thinline Anima, a limited edition that features its first ceramic watch case...

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Aug 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Captain Cook Goes Green: Rado Ushers in 2020 With Two New Models

Last week, Rado unveiled two new additions to its popular Captain Cook series, the latest models to join to its 2020 collection. The new watches use a new, dark green colorway, with one available in a trendy bronze case and the other in a more traditional steel case — both retaining the same overall design...

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Feb 29, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

THE WATCHTIME Q&A:

Rado President Matthias Breschan on Designing the Future

WatchTime’s Roger Ruegger sat down with Matthias Breschan, member of the Extended Group Management Board at the Swatch Group since 2005 and President of Rado since 2011, to talk about his role and the brand’s recent transformation. WT: Having been at the helm of Rado since 2011, what was your personal highlight of the past...

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Jan 21, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

WATCH TO WATCH

Back in the Saddle: The Return of the Rado Golden Horse

The Rado Golden Horse collection first galloped onto the market way back in 1957 and was, in fact, the first series produced under the Rado brand name. Earlier this year, Rado re-introduced a 37-mm version of the Golden Horse; now it offers a larger, 42-mm model with an automatic caliber and in a variety of the high-tech materials for which the Swiss brand has become renowned.

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Nov 28, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

100 Years of Bauhaus: Modern Watches in the Anniversary Year

The Bauhaus is turning 100 years old and watch brands are honoring the colorful heritage of this influential art school. In this feature from our WatchTime 2020 Design Special, on sale now, we explore the major contemporary timepieces with Bauhaus inspiration.

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Nov 3, 2019 by Maria-Bettina Eich

WATCH TO WATCH

Colorful Captains: The Rado Captain Cook Automatic Collection

One of Rado’s most popular releases of recent years is also one of its most “off the beaten path” in terms of design and theme: the Hyperchrome Captain Cook, based on a heretofore obscure 1960s diving watch and eschewing Rado’s more modernist aesthetics in favor of a vintage-retro look. The latest expansion of the Captain...

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Jun 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

Oh Captain, My Captain: Rado Releases New Dial Colorway in the Captain Cook Collection

Let me preface this article by stating that I’m a proud owner of the original Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook re-issue from 2017. When it was released in both 37-mm and 44-mm diameters that year, it was a breath of fresh air in the contemporary dive watch scene and a relative value proposition to boot with...

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Mar 15, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

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