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RADO X THE RAKE & REVOLUTION CAPTAIN COOK “GHOST CAPTAIN”

When you think of Rado, the first quality that comes to mind is the brand’s pioneering status in case material innovation that evolved over the past half-century at a pace unmatched by any other brand. As early as 1962, Rado introduced the legendary DiaStar, a watch with a case crafted from tungsten carbide and featuring a sapphire crystal, resulting in the industry’s first scratch-resistant watch. In 1972, it unveiled the first gold-coloured DiaStar case and in 1986 introduced the first watch bracelet in ceramic.

In 1990, the brand unleashed its first fully ceramic watch and in 1993 brought Ceramos–a titanium-based ceramic –

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