A New Captain Sets Sail: Rado Tradition Captain Cook MKII Automatic Limited Edition
Rado is rightly regarded by most knowledgeable watch aficionados as a very avant-garde, design-oriented brand, but it has gained substantial renown in recent years for going retro ? introducing the Hyperchrome Captain Cook, named for the famed British naval explorer and inspired by a nearly forgotten 1960s dive watch, to critical acclaim in 2017. Rado’s newest Captain Cook lands this year, and like its somewhat surprise-hit predecessor, combines faithful vintage homage with modern technical innovation. Here’s this week’s Watch to Watch, the Rado Tradition Captain Cook MKII Automatic Limited Edition.
The Rado Tradition Captain Cook MKII Automatic is limited to 1,962 numbered pieces.
The most noteworthy difference between the MKII and the original Captain Cook is the former’s use of an inner rotating dive-scale bezel rather than an external one; this is a feature that is faithful to the original model upon which the MKII is based, which made its debut in 1962. (This historically accurate element may also explain why the MKII fits into Rado’s Tradition collection rather than the Hyperchrome family into which the original was positioned.) The watch’s turtle-shaped case measures 37 mm x 40.6 mm, in polished stainless steel, and incorporates two screw-down crowns, one at 3 o’clock and one at 4 o’clock, for winding the watch and for operating the internal diving bezel, respectively. Its box-shaped sapphire crystal is treated with non...
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