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RADO

Put some respect on the name, ok? Because way before Chanel, Hublot, Audemars Piguet and the rest of them started seeing the potential in using high-tech ceramic in watches, Rado was already all in.

Although the use of ceramic is increasingly common in luxury horology today, few dared hedge their bets on the material in the early days. Known as zirconium

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