The names are the identical, however the seems to be are very completely different. A hands-on expertise with the brand new Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph revealed robust similarities between the black-and-rose-tone mannequin and its inexperienced sibling product of plasma high-tech ceramic. With a matte black ceramic case adorned with a rose-gold-colored PVD-coated metal turning bezel, the chronograph model of the Captain Prepare dinner seems to be metropolitan. Darkish inexperienced is a brand new coloration for the gathering, although, and it offers the scratch-resistant timepiece a extra outdoorsy vibe. Beforehand, a Captain Prepare dinner chrono was solely out there with a metal case and two counters. Now we see the debut of two three-counter fashions with ceramic circumstances in one of the best Rado custom.
Primarily, they’re the identical, however they “costume” utterly otherwise — the brand new Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph debuts in two distinct variations. However the matte black ceramic iteration with a contact of suave pink-gold-colored PVD (ref. R32190153) and the dominantly darkish inexperienced model (ref. R32189313) do have just a few issues in frequent. That’s the place we’ll begin.
Arms-on with the brand new Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph
Inside each variations of the Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph, Rado put the caliber R801. Primarily based on the ETA A31, this automated motion is an evolutionary model of the respected ETA 2894. Rado put a Dubois Dépraz chronograph module on prime of the motion to show it right into a chronograph. It beats at a 4Hz frequency, options an antimagnetic Nivachron hairspring, and has an influence reserve of 59 hours when absolutely wound. The 37-jewel motion measures 28.6 × 6.6mm, and its base features embody hours, minutes, small seconds, and a date indication.
As for the chronograph features, they begin with central elapsed seconds and a 30-minute counter. Earlier Captain Prepare dinner chronographs had a two-counter format with a date window within the type/form of the indexes at 6 o’clock. These two newcomers, nonetheless, even have a 3rd sub-dial at 6, incorporating the purple date on a white background and the chronograph’s 12-hour counter. Including the latter offers the watch a extra modern look than its moderately retro two-counter counterparts.
Each iterations present printed white Rado and Captain Prepare dinner logos and “300m / 1000ft” wording on the dial. The hour and minute arms hover above the hour indexes, that are completed with white Tremendous-LumiNova for readability, identical to the arms. The chronograph arms for elapsed seconds, minutes, and hours every have a purple tip to simplify identification. Rado’s transferring anchor image at 12 o’clock is a well-recognized sight. It rotates on an artificial ruby backplate. Across the fringe of the dial is a refined minute monitor, and surrounding that may be a unidirectional 60-minute bezel with engraved and lume-filled markings.
The case of Captain Prepare dinner
Though not the identical coloration, each new Captain Prepare dinner iterations are the identical dimension. The watches have a 43 × 49.8 × 16.2mm high-tech ceramic case with a 300m depth score. Extra frequent options are the ceramic bezel insert and three-row bracelet, a screw-down crown and two screw-down chronograph pushers, and a box-type sapphire crystal with an antireflective coating on either side.
The opulent Captain Prepare dinner in black and rose
The black and rose-tone Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph provides a high-end look with big-city vibes. The watch has a cultured ceramic bezel insert and polished heart hyperlinks within the bracelet, contrasting with a matte ceramic case and outer bracelet hyperlinks. You open and shut the bracelet with a titanium butterfly clasp. Due to the usage of ceramic, it’s no shock that each watches really feel mild, “heat,” and even silky gentle. Further gentle and even rich-looking particulars are the rose-gold-colored bezel rim, arms, indexes, crown, and pushers.
The deep black dial holds the polished rose-tone utilized indexes with white Tremendous-LumiNova, and there’s additionally a cultured rose-gold-colored PVD-coated rotating anchor image on it.
The outdoorsy green-dialed Captain Prepare dinner
Spending time in a plasma oven hotter than the Solar brought about the ceramic of the green-dialed model to indicate a silvery grey metallic hue. This hue matches the metal bezel, crown, pushers, and the rhodium-colored arms and indexes. Pairing the grey ceramic base with a cultured darkish inexperienced ceramic bezel insert and a deep inexperienced dial created an outdoorsy look. Like its black sibling, the inexperienced chronograph has a titanium case again with a sapphire crystal that permits you to observe the automated motion.
Carrying each variations of the brand new Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph
It’s a bit cliché to state {that a} watch wears greater or smaller than it’s. I’ll nonetheless state this anyway within the case of the 2 new variations of the Rado Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph. The 43 × 49.8 × 16.2mm watches belong within the Measurement L part. But, due to the light-weight ceramic, the watches weigh round 160 easy-to-wear grams, which additionally positively impacts how large they really feel on the wrist. On my 18cm (7.1″) wrist, regardless of the fairly sizable case size, they’re not too large.
One other cliché is that carrying black makes you look slimmer. This additionally applies to watches. A black watch appears smaller than it’s, and the 43mm black Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph certainly wears smaller primarily based on its weight and appears. You could ask, “How a lot smaller? Like a 41 and even 40mm watch?” I don’t dare put a quantity on it, although. Possibly it’s best to go and provides it a attempt for your self.
If you’re contemplating a visit to the Rado seller, you must also know that the black Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph ref. R32190153 prices €6,500 / CHF 5,700 / £5,500 / US$6,250, and the inexperienced ref. R32189313 goes for €6,450 / CHF 5,600 / £5,450 / US$6,200. Tell us what you make of those two ceramic chronographs from Rado within the feedback under.
Watch specs
Mannequin
Captain Prepare dinner Excessive-Tech Ceramic Chronograph
Reference
R32190153 (black) / R32189313 (inexperienced)
Dial
Black with rose-tone or darkish inexperienced with pure metal luminous indexes, three sub-dials, date window, white printing, rotating Rado anchor on artificial ruby backplate
Case Materials
Black or inexperienced Rado high-tech ceramic with matte end, polished rose-tone-PVD-treated or pure metal bezel rim, crown, and pushers, and black or inexperienced ceramic bezel insert with luminous markings
Case Dimensions
43mm (diameter) × 49.8mm (lug-to-lug) × 16.2mm (thickness)
Crystal
Field-type sapphire with antireflective coating on either side
Case Again
Titanium and sapphire crystal
Motion
Rado R801 (ETA A31 base): automated modular chronograph with guide winding and hacking, 28,800vph frequency, 59-hour energy reserve, 37 jewels, perlage and Côtes de Genève finishes, adjusted in 5 positions, antimagnetic Nivachron hairspring
Water Resistance
300 meters
Strap
Black or grey ceramic three-row bracelet with matte and polished finishes and titanium butterfly clasp
Capabilities
Time (hours, minutes, small seconds), chronograph (12-hour and 30-minute registers, central seconds), date, 60-minute dive bezel
Worth
€6,500 / CHF 5,700 / £5,500 / US$6,250 (black mannequin) or €6,450 / CHF 5,600 / £5,450 / US$6,200 (inexperienced mannequin)
