Rado Hyperchrome Chronograph 45mm

Ref. R32259323

The HyperChrome line is where Rado applies its ceramic expertise to sport-adjacent forms — and this chronograph makes the case most visibly. The bezel is polished green high-tech ceramic, carrying an engraved tachymeter, while the dial behind it matches in colour: an arrangement that reads as a considered whole rather than a dial dropped into a generic case. At 44.9mm and 11.7mm thick, it wears with the presence that a chronograph of this type demands without becoming unwieldy. The bracelet does most of the work in the hand. The three-row construction alternates polished steel outer links with yellow gold PVD-brushed centre links — a combination that ties directly to the gold-toned hands and indices on the dial, so the watch reads consistently from case to clasp. The lume on those hands is white Super-LumiNova against the gold coating, which means the colour temperature shifts slightly after dark: legible, but different from what you see in daylight. The chronograph itself resolves to a tenth of a second, with sub-dials tracking sixty seconds and thirty minutes. The date sits at four o'clock, clear of the sub-dial layout. At 140 grams on the wrist, it is a watch you are aware of wearing.

Reference

R32259323

Brand

Rado

Case size

44.9mm

Case thickness

11.7mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Green

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Calibre

R312

Functions

Chronograph, Date, Tachymeter

Water resistance

100m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Folding clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths