Rado Captain Cook High-tech Ceramic Watch-It depends on you when it comes to ceramics

Posted by lifata on February 2nd, 2023

In the field of watches, ceramics are innovative and technological materials. Thanks to the material’s glossiness, high hardness, no rust, discoloration, and dirt, its affinity for the skin, and a series of characteristics such as lightness of the material, Ceramics, which were originally only used in the fields of medicine or aviation in the last century, suddenly became the new darling of the watchmaking industry. Whenever it comes to ceramics, the first reaction of most watch friends is Rado, who is called the master of materials, and Rado replica just launched the new Captain Cook series of high-tech ceramic watches in April 2021.

Captain Cook made its debut at the Basel High Jewelry and Watch Fair in 2017. Its main retro style is inspired by the diving watch launched by the brand in 1962. At that time, the series belonged to Rado’s HYPERCHROME series, and then the brand launched it in 2019. The Captain Cook was transferred to the heritage series, and some more modern designs were incorporated into the watch to make the shape of the watch body smoother. However, in this series of watches, there were only traditional steel and bronze watches with a more retro texture. In the early days, one or two pieces of titanium and hardened titanium fake watches cheap were occasionally seen, but Rado’s best watch has never been used. Ceramics are incorporated into it.

This new Captain Cook is made of plasma high-tech ceramics, with a diameter of 43 mm, a thickness of 14.9 mm, and a total weight of 157 grams. This kind of plasma ceramics is not the same as ordinary ceramics. It is made by Rado in a special high-temperature furnace. When the gas is activated at high temperature, it can transform the formed white high-tech ceramics into special ones that shine with mysterious metallic luster. Ceramics do not add any metal components during the firing process.

The case is equipped with a rotating bezel made of hardened stainless steel, inlaid with polished blue high-tech ceramics, and the screw-in crown on the side is also made of hardened stainless steel, with the anchor logo engraved on the top and anti-slip grooves all over the body , there is no crown shoulder guard, and the overall waterproof performance reaches 300 meters. The rotation of the bezel feels tight and tight, while the crown is a little too tight, and with the pitted pattern, it may make people feel a little bit tight.

This series of ceramic Captain Cook and Rado adopts a light black sapphire glass transparent dial design, which allows the wearer to directly appreciate the movement while ensuring clear reading. The rhodium-colored swingable anchor logo at 12 o’clock, the plywood The exquisite fish scale decoration is also clearly visible.

The rhodium-colored hands and hour markers of the watch are all coated with white SuperLumiNova® luminous coating, which turns into blue luminous in the dark background. The picture above shows the real shot of the luminous effect of the watch. The overall luminous effect is quite pleasing.

The titanium bottom cover of the watch adopts a transparent back design, and like the front, it uses a light black sapphire glass. Below it is the Rado R734 hollow automatic mechanical movement equipped by Rado Perfect Fake Watches for the watch. The rotor is decorated with Côtes de Genève. , the test standard of the movement has been increased from 3 positions to 5 positions, and the accuracy has been greatly improved. The NivachronTM anti-magnetic hairspring equipped with it can protect the timepiece from the influence of the magnetic field and further meet the various needs of daily wear. It can also provide an 80-hour power reserve, reaching the level of a weekend watch.

The bracelet is also made of plasma high-tech ceramic, with matt-finished outer links and polished central links, equipped with a titanium triple-fold clasp. At the same time, combined with the titanium buckle, it can be seen at a glance that this special ceramic is closer to titanium.