Other brands may dabble in ceramic but Rado, the name most associated with them, go beyond the usual round shape and have a collection that consists of square cases made of this material. The True Square was the first solid… Read More ›
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NEW: Rado True Thinline Anima
First introduced in 2011 Rado’s True Thinline are, as the name states, Rado’s slimmest collection, and were the first to feature a monobloc ceramic case. Their expertise in the use of this material means that they have become pretty much… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Swatch Group announces management changes for brands
There may be fewer releases this year, with many brands deciding to hold back new models until the situation is more stable, but it is by no means a totally quiet period. The Swatch Group has announced changes to its… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : MCH Group CEO René Kamm resigns
Following last weekend’s announcement by the Swatch Group of their withdrawal from the Baselworld watch and jewellery fair, organising company MCH Group has announced the resignation of CEO René Kamm, who has spent almost two decades with the Group. Mr Kamm… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS : Swatch Group withdraws from Baselworld
The SIHH may be expanding in terms of exhibitors (although reduced in days), but Baselworld has been shrinking both in terms of participants and length, with the 2019 edition to be even more noticeably smaller than this year’s due to… Read More ›
RADO : Captain Cook MkIII
Last year Rado released modern versions of a vintage piece, called the Hyperchrome Captain Cook. Its success has lead to two more variant reissues, the Captain Cook MkII and MkIII. The latter of these, inspired by a 1962 piece, is… Read More ›
RADO : HyperChrome Captain Cook
Perhaps in some ways, the last thing that one would expect from the modern Rado brand is a heritage-inspired dive watch, but that’s exactly what 2017 has brought – a homage to one of their pieces with its origins in… Read More ›
RADO : True Open Heart
In 2016 Rado have introduced two rather attractive limited edition pieces to their True collection, their collection family that is focused on watches that are light and streamlined. With a limitation of five hundred pieces for each, meet the True… Read More ›
RADO : chocolate you can’t break
Recently, lumiere photographie and I were invited by Rado Australia to view their Baselworld 2015 novelties here in Sydney. The new releases that we saw were a mix of quartz and automatic models, but it some of the latter which… Read More ›
NEWS : China’s ‘Brother Watch’ jailed for corruption
The predilection of public officials for expensive watches is well-documented. A rather notable proportion of them seem to reside in Russia and her republics, and the People’s Republic of China. Last year, a former work safety boss in the northern… Read More ›
