Scratch-resistant, lightweight, and hypoallergenic, high-tech ceramic has been an intriguing, technical material used in watches for decades. And yet, these colorful new ceramic pieces from Hublot, ...

A timepiece runs on contrasts: it’s a luxury item that’s utterly practical, an everyday accessory that often looks timeless, and a precious investment that needs to withstand any condition. But when ...

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One of the original dive watches is getting a high-tech upgrade from an unusual material: ceramic. In 1962, Rado, the Swiss watchmaker, launched its Captain Cook dive watch, a sleek, simple timepiece ...

Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Rado Diastar. The offbeat design of the ...

It’s fair to say that since its reintroduction in 2017, Rado’s vintage dive watch reissue, the Captain Cook, has been a runaway success. The design, which turns 60 next year, authentically hit all of ...

High-tech ceramic is an ideal material for any sports watch, and particularly diving. It is impervious to encounters with coral reefs, salt water, frigid temperatures. Ceramic is also easy to wear: ...

Rado has created six new versions of its Captain Cook dive watch in its High-Tech Ceramic material. The 43mm watches – which are presented in black, gunmetal and olive shades – are also the first from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The gas turbines powering aircraft engines rely on ceramic coatings that ensure structural stability at high temperatures. But these coatings don’t control heat radiation, ...