Rado

Captain Cook

1962 (relaunched 2017)

Vintage-reissued dive watch celebrated for its bidirectional bezel and 1960s case proportions.

Category: Dive
Designers: In-house design studio
Case materials: Stainless steel, bronze, ceramic bezel
Sizes: 37mm–42mm
Dial: Green, blue, brown gradient
Crystal: Domed sapphire
Strap / bracelet: Steel bracelet, NATO, leather
Movements: R764 (ETA C07.611-based)
Movement type: Automatic
Power reserve: 80 hours
Water resistance: 100–300m
Complications: Date
Key references: R32505315 Captain Cook Automatic, R32712319 Captain Cook Bronze
Price band: $1,600–$2,900

The house

Rado

Pioneer of scratchproof ceramic watchmaking, known for the original 'Master of Materials' Diastar and futuristic case designs.

Founded: 1917
Founder: Schlup & Co. (Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup)
Headquarters: Lengnau, Switzerland
Signature materials: High-tech ceramic, Plasma ceramic, sapphire crystal cases
Signature movements: R764 (ETA 2671-based), ETA 2824/2892-based automatics
Notable designers: Hans Kocher (Diastar), In-house design studio

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