Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Skeleton 43mm Mens Watch

Ref. R32148162

The Captain Cook name dates to 1962, when Rado built a diver robust enough to carry the explorer's reputation. This skeleton variant represents what sixty years of material science can do with that brief: the case, bezel and bracelet are all plasma high-tech ceramic, a process that produces a dark grey hardness that neither scratches nor reads as conventional ceramic, and the movement is exposed behind it rather than hidden. At 43mm with a 14.6mm profile it sits at the thicker end of what a cuff will take, which is worth knowing — this is a watch that presents itself. The rose gold index ring inside the bezel pulls warmth into an otherwise monochromatic architecture, and the open dial lets the R808 do the decorative work: 80 hours of power reserve from a Nivachron hairspring that resists magnetic fields well enough that the wearer rarely needs to think about what is in their bag or on their desk. The caseback is sapphire over a titanium frame, so the movement is readable from both sides, and the three-fold clasp uses Ceramos openers — a ceramic-metal composite that holds the all-grey material story to its conclusion without the bracelet feeling like an afterthought.

Reference

R32148162

Brand

Rado

Case size

43mm

Case thickness

14.6mm

Case material

Ceramic

Case shape

Round

Dial

Black

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

R808

Functions

Skeleton dial

Water resistance

300m

Bracelet / strap

Ceramic bracelet

Strap colour

Grey

Clasp

Deployant clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths