The Captain Cook Watch is made of high quality, highly durable materials. Rado uses only the most high-quality materials. One of the reasons why the brand is so highly respected is due to its inventive use of ceramic. Creating new colours and ways to use them in horology has rocketed Rado into fame in recent years.

About Rado Captain Cook Watches The Captain Cook collection inculcates the essence and personality of the British explorer, Captain James Cook. From being a sturdy diver's watch to a diamond-studded beaut, Captain Cook has travelled the cosmos with precision and elegance.

1962 Rado unveiled its iconic diving watch, the Captain Cook, in 1962.

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Overall dial proportions, finishes, and legibility are really refined. What excites me are all the little details that are economically possible in a $2,000 watch only thanks to Rado's being part of a large group. That accounts for Rado being able to develop not just a ceramic bezel insert, but a sloped one.

Rado – HyperChrome Captain Cook Limited Edition The classic design will allow the value to rise as the limited edition models are sold, with higher demand, and lower supply, the price will be forced upwards as time passes.

Captain Cook is considered one of the greatest navigators and explorers of all time and, even before his death, was celebrated as a British national hero and icon. Cook mapped the east coast of Australia – this paved the way for British settlement 18 years later.

Rado is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer and a member of the Swatch Group. The brand is best known for its ceramic watches and popular models include its Captain Cook, HyperChrome, and True Thinline collections.

So, it can be said that both of these are best in their own aspects. Omega invests a lot into proprietary and customised mechanism, while Rado uses off-the shelf mechanisms from the Swatch Group. Between the two you should definitely choose Omega if you like to have a watch with more substance.

BritishJames Cook / Nationality Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

Captain James Cook facts

• Cook was born in the Yorkshire village of Marton, 28 October, 1728.
• His father was a Scottish farm hand, who moved the family to Great Ayton when Cook was 8.
• Cook moved to Whitby and became an apprentice in a Quaker-owned shipping company.

Rado is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer and a member of the Swatch Group.