The caseback features three stamped seahorses
(Red tones, for those not well-versed in ceramics, are among the hardest colours to replicate in that material.) The insert is laser-engraved with the hallmark, inverted triangle at 12 o’clock, along with thin bar indexes and Arabic numerals at the 15-, 30-, and 45-minute markers. Its fluted coin-like edges frame an insert made of matte burgundy-coloured ceramic that echoes and enhances the dial’s colour. As fans of the growing ranks of bronze-cased watches, from Rado and dozens of other watchmakers, are likely already aware, the material is especially appropriate for divers’ watches, having been used historically in underwater equipment.Īside from the vibrant, luxurious colours, the Captain Cook is still a divers’ watch, with a classical, unidirectional divers’ bezel. Many aficionados who have seen and worn both the more period-appropriate 37- mm and the larger 45-mm versions of the Captain Cook will likely appreciate the stylish middle ground that this model offers. At 12.5 mm, the case is not prodigiously thick, enabling it to nestle comfortably under a shirt cuff while still maintaining a stately presence. The Captain Cook’s brushed bronze case is a healthy 42 mm in diameter (48.6 mm at the widest extension of the lugs), not at all understated, which is perfect for a watch that is clearly designed to draw admiring attention. The diver's bezel has a burgundy insert made of high-tech ceramic Previous Captain Cook models have paired bronze cases with blue, brown, and green dials this latest model, which I had a chance to review shortly after its debut, is the first to match bronze with a deep red colour-way that appears to be on the cusp of having a big moment in the watch world. Not only has the watch, with all of its distinctly retro elements, taken a place of honour in the burgeoning category of vintage-influenced dive watches it has also given Rado a more classical style of timepiece with which to aunt its ‘master of materials’ cred, particularly in the use of high- tech ceramics and, more recently, bronze. Rado’s resurrection of the Captain Cook - originally a relatively obscure divers’ watch produced from about 1962 to 1968, and named after the 18th-century British explorer and navy captain James Cook - has proven to be one of the Swiss brand’s most savvy moves in recent years.
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And while it’s doubtful that Rado’s designers had a yuletide aesthetic in mind when they envisioned this timepiece, there can be no doubt that its over- all look is festive, and easily the most playful in the Captain Cook series since it made its modern debut in 2017. It looks Christmassy.” That was the first reaction from my wife upon seeing the Rado Captain Cook Burgundy Bronze on my wrist, after I’d strapped it on for the first time in early December.
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