Time for an eco-friendly watch?
Time for an eco-friendly watch?
Some of the more eco-friendly watch materials being embraced by sustainably-minded watchmakers include recycled steel, bioceramic and cork
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Watchmakers have long been fascinated by materials and the design and technical possibilities they hold. Now, more sustainable options are also tempting some brands, which have been experimenting with everything from ceramic to bark, creating a new breed of more eco-friendly watch. Here are three tempting timepieces from the new guard working to improve sustainability in the industry.
Rado
Rado has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to experimenting with materials, with its light and colourful ceramic collections both technically accomplished and appealingly design-led. Now, its Captain Cook watch collection has for the first time been crafted from high-tech ceramic, the hypoallergenic and scratch-resistant material Rado ha
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The industry of luxury watches is dominated by a handful of names, but delve deeper and you can discover a world of high-tech, design-led watches from innovative brands. One such name? Rado. This Swiss watchmaker has been creating beautiful, durable timepieces with cutting-edge materials and technology since 1917, and it deserves to be the next brand to take up permanent residence on your wrist.
While some watchmakers steer towards aesthetics, others focus entirely on durability, precision, or reliability. What makes Rado such a standout name in horology is its ability to balance all of these aspects and it does so with a handful of wild materials. From high-tech ceramic which provides a lightweight, hard-wearing foundation to precious stones like diamonds and sapphires, and classic metals, Rado’s affinity with materials crosses all boundaries.
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It’s fair to say that since its reintroduction in 2017, Rado’s vintage dive watch reissue, the Captain Cook, has been a runaway success.
The design, which turns 60 next year, authentically hit all of the touchpoints popular with fans of the vintage watch aesthetic without having alter its original design and has since been realised with stainless steel and bronze models in a choice of 37mm and 42mm cases and a number of colorways as well as the Captain Cook MkIII.
Now comes the turn of ceramic, the material people most associate with Rado, to create four new references with a new 43mm case and two finishes, a regular matt finish High-Tech Ceramic and plasma-treated ceramic, which is visually indistinguishable from polished metal. Each watch features a hardened stainless steel rotating bezel with a ceramic ring insert, features a transparent dial revealing the automatic Rado Calibre R734 movement inside and offers 300m water resistance.