A Festive Journey to Remember - Feel the Moment

Rado Captain Cook, True Square and Centrix
A FESTIVE JOURNEY TO REMEMBER – FEEL THE MOMENT
Three ways to celebrate, one unforgettable feeling
Take your most wonderful holiday dream to that special place, whose existence only you know for sure. Embark upon a misty mission to a faraway summit—on a happy cable-car riding a thread of light from here to forever. Once there, beneath a shimmery sign, a tiny perfect RADO store awaits, a peaceful place where everyone’s dreams are kept safe: Your own, and those of your dearest loved ones.

Once a year, human cultures the world over, meet, congregate, join up. Little groups assemble, families large and small, to celebrate the essential and praise the very mystery of their odd presence here on Earth. It is a time of festivity and joy but also of introspection and humility, moments where one can truly feel. Everything stands still for an instant, before everyone rides that friendly cable-car again, on to the next segment of the journey. As that bright little bubble travels on, gently swaying in the sky above those sleepy worlds down below, special dreams are whispered, grand plans are shared, ideas come alive upon incredible ladders up into the stars and beyond. It is RADO Time. A moment to celebrate and feel.

This year, three special timepieces come into precise focus for those festive celebrations, in virtual, real or maybe as-yet-unimagined stores everywhere. Those timepieces tick precise rhythms with parts or elements cast or carved from chosen minerals beneath our feet and, sometimes, even sprinkled down from the stars, as in the case of Rado high-tech ceramic, forgotten cosmic dust shaped by fire, intelligence and creativity.

The first exquisite Rado model from the Master of Materials’ star-studded festive catalogue, is the latest incarnation of the much-loved Captain Cook, with case and bracelet in matt-black high-tech ceramic and a stainless-steel bezel and crown finished in warm PVD rose-gold shade. Rugged and sporty, this release also wears the iconic box-shaped sapphire crystal, this time over a softly smoke-tinted skeletonised dial. The breathtaking, open design provides an unobstructed view of the R808 movement and its superb contrasts, Côtes-de-Genève decoration and 25 jewels. Just imagine! Those marvellous workings can sing their special holiday song with absolute reliability and accuracy, for up to 80 hours, unattended.

On a gentle festive note of its own, the True Square Open Heart joins the celebrations with a bright white model in sensuous high-tech ceramic, precisely cast in a now-familiar shape that has captivated Rado watch lovers for years. The unique feel of Rado ceramic beautifully complements the softly rounded square format, sublime on the eyes and skin. Inside, this innovative, joyful timepiece carries the well-known and trusted R734 Open Heart movement, perfectly showcased inside the bright and open design. The effect is airy and fresh, and the calibre can be peacefully observed, in all holiday seasons, from the underside of the timepiece as well, thanks to a second sapphire crystal in the titanium case-back. The movement holder is beautifully finished with Côtes-de-Genève and the calibre itself carries a gorgeous pearled surface, in perfect harmony with the other components such as the oscillating weight, jewelled pivot points and other fine workings. Holding all that holiday magic together is a light and ultra-comfortable bracelet in matching white, with that extraordinary, silky feel that made Rado high-tech ceramic famous.

The happy festive trio concludes, like an inspiring winter sunset, with the sophisticated and elegant Centrix Open Heart Super Jubilé. Full of its own love stories perfect for the holidays, this Super Jubilé model brings evocative and poetic elements to the celebration, rounded shapes of bridges across worlds and sparkling precious stones. Sure to catch every glance, a splash of 86 full-cut Top Wesselton diamonds for brightness and joy over the bridge, and twelve additional stones to mark the hours so lovers won’t lose their way. Every harmony is tastefully composed, every colour contrast chosen, from the warm rose-gold-coloured PVD treatment on selected stainless-steel components, to the brown high-tech ceramic elements on the case or the central row of the bracelet. Inside that splendid case, a state-of-the-art R734 automatic movement with NivachronTM hairspring and elegant pearled components, provides 80 hours of power reserve, long enough for a bit of a holiday rest while you gently gaze through the rounded sapphire crystal at your sparkling timepiece, its mystical workings and endless charm. Truly a work of art, full of passion and creativity, for the holidays and forever onward.

The festive season is a time of gratitude, celebration and love, where gentle hearts rejoice in places of unlimited dreams. A simple wish is enough, sometimes, for a whole new world to appear, full of shimmering brilliance, joy and peace, along your own little cable-car journey to an unknown place. Feel it…