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I wore it on a leather strap, but an execution on a beads of rice-style bracelet is also in the lineup. After significant wear, the 42mm case certainly feels well-balanced and well-proportioned. Sometimes certain case dimensions and proportions can't really be scaled up (or down) some cases just work at a certain diameter and wouldn't work at others. The short lugs manage to allow the Captain Cook to wear smaller than a typical 42mm case, as it keeps the case close to the wrist without protruding lugs. All the makings of a proper dive watch are there, with the new Automatic – 200m water resistance, a ceramic bezel with smooth and tight action, and a highly legible dial. In that sense, it gives off a very tool-watch appearance. This feels more like a Rado the Hyperchrome moniker is absent, and there's nary a shiny surface on it. The gent’s Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook is driven by a ETA C07.611 movement (hence reflective of its wallet-friendly price tag) and is limited to 1962 pieces.The bezel and color tone of the dial also hint at the mastery of ceramic manufacturing that Rado has achieved. New Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook price and availability while minute rail markers on the rehaut on the periphery keep the dial from being too cluttered. In terms of dial design, oversized indexes and a distinctive chunky arrow-shaped hour hand really sell the retro-appeal of Rado’s new HyperChrome Captain Cook. With vintage details and styling true to the original, and up-to-date features that make it a match for modern wearers, Captain Cook is a watch designed to stand the test of time. Vintage styling meets modern technology thanks to the high-tech black ceramic insert within the uni-directional turning bezel.įurthermore, the apparent dome shaped crystal appears at first blush to be plexi-glass (like the sort found on the Omega Speedmaster) but it’s really modern sapphire crystal for durability. RADO Captain Cook Watches An original look from 1962 is brought to life in a new and improved form for the twenty-first century. Its vintage details, and up-to-date features make it the perfect watch for men and women. With faithful homage of design cues from Rado’s 1960s best selling diver’s watch, the HyperChrome conveys bezel and case aesthetics reminiscent of another famous diving watch without the corresponding price tag – the result is a 37.3mm new HyperChrome Captain Cook which hits all the right spots for a heritage re-issue. Discover Rado’s Captain Cook Watches Charting new territory in vintage watches, the Rado Captain Cook is a natural choice for modern explorers. In that sense, Cook embodied the ideals of Da Vinci’s vitruvian man with his relentless pursuit of knowledge on a wide variety of academic topics including anthropology and astronomy as a result, by the transitive powers of association, an owner of the new Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook gets recognition for a personal ethos aligned with the enigmatic captain. Named for 18th century British explorer Captain James Cook, the namesake HyperChrome divers’ watch carries the association of a pioneer adventurer who charted thousands of miles of unexplored Pacific coastline. The new HyperChrome Captain Cook collection recalls the swagger of 1960s dive watches with a trio of retro-aesthetic, unisex timepieces Swiss watchmaker Rado carries the flag of competent retro revival with the relaunch of its vintage Captain Cook collection.
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As covered previously, heritage re-issues are tricky But at Baselworld 2017, skillful interpretation of beloved vintage watches was on full display especially when it came to the Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook.ĭue respect to your Seamasters and Sea-Dwellers but seriously, the best diving watch is the one you can afford to take with you to those hazardous depths, after all, if you fear to tread these territories with a pricey diver’s watch, how likely are you to wear it as you’re headed to the abyss?Įasily the Best Affordable Diving Watch: Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook