RADO Captain Cook x European Cricket Special Edition piece
Designed for European Cricket to mark Rado’s status as Official Timing Partner, this watch exudes pure athletic elegance.
Playful design cues elevate the Captain Cook’s legendary sporting pedigree. Three golden dots channel cricket stumps, while subtle red touches pay tribute to the sport’s iconic red leather balls – the minute track resembles their stitching.
Robust hands with Super-LumiNova® inserts make timekeeping effortless in all conditions. A scratch-resistant high-tech ceramic bezel insert and anti-reflective chevé-box shape sapphire crystal maximise performance. Its Rado calibre R763 automatic movement with 80-hour power reserve brings unbeatable reliability. Three strap options allow it to flex – in seconds with the EasyClip System– from rugged to stylish or formal.
A perfect blend of form and function.
BIRD’S-EYE VIEW
For one, the dial is reimagined as a cricket pitch seen from above, with the three stumps of the wicket depicted by three golden dots above the Rado logo – a playful concept designed to delight cricket fans. The story continues through the brand’s moving anchor logo, now reborn as a cricket ball, its background exactly colour-matched to the unmistakeable red hue of cricket ball leather. The same
colour also tips the end of the second hand.
The dial’s distinct blue gradient conjures European Cricket’s brand identity. Its dark outer edges not only pair with a polished, blue high-tech ceramic bezel insert, but provide helpful contrast against the
Captain Cook’s chunky hands – ideal in the dazzle of peak cricket season sunshine. And if bad light stops play, white Super-LumiNova® touches on the hour and minute hands and indices make telling
the time effortless.
Every golden touch – the crown, bezel, indices and hands – appears in a classic yellow gold tone, providing a sophisticated uplift to the stainless steel case. On the case back, a laser-engraved message
confirms the watch’s special status: OFFICIAL TIMING PARTNER | EUROPEAN CRICKET.
A VERSATILE ALL-ROUNDER
Suitably, for a sport that is renowned for its different states of tempo – from surges of high-intensity to controlled ferocity and deliberately slow strategic play – this timepiece has more than one guise. In fact, like some of the best players that bat as well as bowl, it’s something of an all-rounder: highly adaptable, depending on what’s required. That’s where EasyClip comes in.
In seconds, the wearer can switch between a stainless steel bracelet, with brushed, yellow gold- coloured PVD-coated stainless steel middle links; a dark blue and gold Nato-style textile strap, with a yellow gold-coloured, PVD-coated stainless steel pin buckle; and a black rubber strap, with a yellow gold-coloured, PVD-coated stainless steel pin buckle. A handy pouch keeps all options close at hand and tucks away in any sports bag.
MATERIAL MATCH
Combined with the watch’s innate athletic elegance – its sporty mix of stainless steel with golden finishes; the unbelievable lightness and scratch-resistance of high-tech ceramic – this choice of contrasting straps beautifully articulates the ‘material match’ between the modern game and Rado, the indisputable Master of Materials.
The piece looks the part on the pitch, feels energetic yet elevated during post-match analysis, and dresses up beautifully for trophy ceremonies. Its versatility also extends far beyond the world of cricket, making it easy to pair with all kinds of outfits and occasions – the choice of which strap should accompany a given moment is entirely up to the wearer.
Wherever, however it is worn, the Captain Cook x European Cricket Special Edition offers astonishing reliability and accuracy. Its Rado calibre R763 automatic movement features an antimagnetic NivachronTM hairspring and a 80-hour power reserve, so it’s a faultless companion for timing overs, innings or any other action-packed adventure, including those on or under the waves (it’s water-resistant to 30 bar/300m).
With a bold yet unfussy sense of style, straightforward functionality and effortless adaptability, this is a Captain Cook designed for modern life. And with those subtle details that connect it to European Cricket, it speaks to the technical, tactical and energetic demands of this iconic sport.
