Rado
Rado

HyperChrome

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HyperChrome

2010

Bold ceramic sport-luxury line with chronograph and skeleton variants.

Category
Sport
Designers
In-house design studio
Case materials
High-tech ceramic, Plasma ceramic
Sizes
36mm–45mm
Dial
Skeleton, sunray black
Crystal
Sapphire
Strap / bracelet
Ceramic bracelet
Movements
ETA 2894-2 chronograph, ETA 2671
Movement type
Automatic
Power reserve
42–46 hours
Water resistance
100m
Complications
Date · Chronograph (select models) · Skeleton (select models)
Key references
R32021152 HyperChrome Automatic Chrono
Price band
$1,800–$3,500
The house

Rado

Pioneer of scratchproof ceramic watchmaking, known for the original 'Master of Materials' Diastar and futuristic case designs.

Founded
1917
Founder
Schlup & Co. (Fritz, Ernst and Werner Schlup)
Headquarters
Lengnau, Switzerland
Signature materials
High-tech ceramic, Plasma ceramic, sapphire crystal cases
Signature movements
R764 (ETA 2671-based), ETA 2824/2892-based automatics
Notable designers
Hans Kocher (Diastar), In-house design studio