{"product_id":"rado-captain-cook-high-tech-ceramic-as07516","title":"Rado Captain Cook 'High-Tech Ceramic'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough perhaps less well known than its contemporaries from Rolex, Blancpain, and others, the Rado Captain Cook has a long and storied history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt debuted in 1962, not a decade after Schlup \u0026amp; Co, a Swiss-founded watch company, began operating under the name Rado, which means ‘wheel’ in Esperanto. Original models are notable for their skin diver cases, concave bezels, and oversize ‘broad arrow’ handsets — hallmarks of the myriad, affordable dive watches that came to market in conjunction with the explosion in popularity of recreational SCUBA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRado, which is today part of the Swatch Group, has since become a leader in materials innovation, developing watches made from ultra-robust ceramics and offering them in striking colors — something it’s able to do despite its mid-tier pricing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Captain Cook is a High-Tech Ceramic variant from the 2020s. Housed in a 43mm ceramic and titanium case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a black ceramic unidirectional bezel, it features a super cool skeletonized dial with luminous, applied indices, a matching ‘broad arrow; handset, and an incredible view of the automatic movement beneath. Powered by the Rado Caliber R734 with an anti-magnetic Nivarchron hairspring and paired to a ceramic multi-link bracelet with a push-button deployant clasp, the package is finished off with a sapphire exhibition caseback.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWater resistant to 300m and constructed of some of the most advanced materials known to contemporary horology, this Captain Cook is a wildly cool take on a dive watch classic — and one you don’t want to miss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSnag it while it lasts!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39952606593111,"sku":"408000542490","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07516_408000542490_RADO_CAPTAINCOOK_734.6127.3-6.jpg?v=1664204894","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/rado-captain-cook-high-tech-ceramic-as07516","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}