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For all intends and purposes, this is a homage.
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Since, this watch is made by Rado to represent an older model from the brand, it is generally defined as a re-issued, re-interpretation or re-crafted timepiece. The overall weight is approximately 137 gm. The watch is 42.0 mm across, 49.0 mm lug-to-lug, 20.0 mm lug width and thickness of 12.1 mm. The Rado Captain Cook 42 mm Automatic Green with Bracelet Reference R32505313 (let's call it Captain Cook Green) is a contemporary designed branded dive watch with typical specifications such as stainless steel casing and bracelet, sapphire crystal and ceramic inserts for the bezel. For me, this is a slight departure from what I have always envisage Rado to be. In recent times, Rado (under the Swatch Group) have started to introduce models that uses more traditional materials such as stainless steel for the casing. Rado has been synonymous with scratch resistance timepieces. Nonetheless, ceramic has been the material of choice as case material for Rado for many years.
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On my Diastar Diver Automatic Model R12639023 there were three major types of metal used tungsten-carbide, stainless steel and titanium. Although there are two choices if I wanted a green watch with bracelet, the 200 meter version (R32505313) or the 300 meter version (R32105313), I chose the former as I like the look of the bead-rice bracelet over the more typical oyster bracelet for the latter.įor me, Rado was a brand in the forefront of using exotic materials for their watches. The design and the colour green compliments each other. It is only in March 2020 that I decided to get this particular piece. This model has also been chosen as the poster-boy for this new line. The most striking model is the green edition with bead-rice bracelet.
#Vintage rado green horse watch series
The new 42 mm models comes in various colours and can be categorised (at the point of this review) into 8 distinct sub-groups (for more about this, please refer to the section about series at the end of this review). This new edition has been given the word "AUTOMATIC" as part of its official name. In 2019, Rado launched a new Captain Cook line with a well-balance 42 mm wide casing. I am more inclined to go for watches in the 40 mm to 42 mm range. Granted, I do own some huge dive watches before but by that time, I mellowed and size has become a key criteria for the collection (not too big, not too small). When the revised Captain Cook line was launched, it did not twitched my interest primary due to the size. My first Rado was the Diastar Diver Automatic Model R12639023 which I bought in late 2014. I have a spacial fondness for dive watches.
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At the same time, a bigger brother, 45 mm wide and made out of titanium was also offered. Nevertheless, Rado did distinguish the new from the old with "HYPERCHROME" added to the name. The watch also came with Old Radium SuperLuminova paint to complete the vintage look. That model was very close to the original in terms of size (37 mm wide), material (steel) as well as the small touches like the red numerals on the date wheel and spinning anchor in the logo present at 12 o'clock. Rado reintroduced their iconic Captain Cook line in 2017 with an reproduction. From 1962 to 1968 Rado produced the Captain Cook series with a patented case capable of 200 meters of water resistance. After coming out with a number of iconic series such as the Golden Horse collection (1957) and the Green Horse collection (1958), the company came out with its first proper dive watch collection, the Captain Cook series. The company began selling watches under the Rado brand name in the 1950s. It was founded by the brothers Fritz, Ernst and Werner in 1917.