The Captain Cook, a name that hums like a well-oiled engine among watch aficionados, has shed its steel skin for something far more daring. Rado’s latest iteration—the Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Chronograph—is less of an update and more of a metamorphosis, swapping tradition for futuristic armor. Think of it as a vintage dive helmet reimagined in carbon fiber: familiar yet thrillingly alien.
For the first time, the chronograph variant dons a full monobloc ceramic case, a material Rado wields like a sculptor’s chisel. At 43mm, it’s no wallflower, but titanium and ceramic conspire to keep it lighter than its dimensions suggest—like lifting a cannonball only to find it’s hollowed out and filled with helium. Water resistance? A no-nonsense 300 meters, sealed with screw-down pushers and a crown bearing the brand’s anchor emblem, as if daring the ocean to take a swing.
Rado offers two flavors, each a study in contrast:
