RADO Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic DIVER in BLACK [the covert operator?]

RADO establishes itself as the high-tech Swiss watchmaker to watch out for in 2022 with a stunning six model strong collection; each with its own killer look that is guaranteed to set you free from life’s monotony and into a world of adventure. Introducing the new Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Diver in a stealthy matt black for the night stalker in you! Its 43mm in diameter case has been executed in a matt black high-tech ceramic with a monobloc construction. Water-resistance is 300 meters. The case is topped with a polished hardened Stainless steel rotational diver’s bezel with a polished black high-tech ceramic inlay and engraved white lacquered dive-time scale in white Super-LumiNova. Further diver’s features include: a circular, brushed, black PVD coated Titanium case-back with 2 stamped seahorses and engraved: ‘DIVER’S WATCH 300M’ (recalling the 60s models), a polished hardened Stainless steel screw-down crown as well as a box-shaped Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides. All watches in the collection come with ISO 6425 certification, a first for Rado. Meanwhile a black, lacquered and polished dial with applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova featuring Rado’s iconic moving anchor symbol in rhodium (with synthetic ruby back-plate) to match the handset. Btw speaking of killer looks, you could literally slay someone with that hour hand – looks lethal! Powering the new Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Diver collection is the Rado caliber R763, automatic mechanical movement with 25 jewels, 3 hands, red printed date at 3 o’clock, 80hrs of power-reserve, antimagnetic Nivachron™ hairspring. This has been adjusted to 5 positions for a higher degree of accuracy. The watch comes on a high-tech ceramic bracelet with polished center links and matt black outer links as well as a Titanium 3-fold clasp with black high-tech ceramic openers. Or a matt black rubber strap with a Stainless steel extendable folding clasp with a matt black high-tech ceramic cover.MSRP is 3,300USD (bracelet) / 3,000USD (rubber). Thoughts? While the Rado brand isn’t quite as aspirational as some of its Swatch stablemates who names have a whole lot more cache; it is fast (re)establishing itself as the master of modernism and all things ceramic. These watches likely won’t have the same lasting appeal as their class Cpt. Cook shipmates but damn in this moment they are pretty damn covetable. I think they should have taken the stealth look a even further and matted teh entire case rather than included all those polished elements out but it’s still mightily tasty.

But what you think?