The Rado Centrix since its introduction back in 2010 has made great strides in always evolving with the modern times. The Centrix that we know today highlights Rado’s “Master of Materials” nickname, as the brand continues it’s relentless pursuit of new elements, innovative production technics, and stunning aesthetics.
The new Centrix collection released by Rado continues this tradition, with the models this time evoking images of the windswept beauty of the desert. Rado states that today the Centrix models are “the most elegant yet, with unmatched precision and reliability thanks to state-of-the-art movements in both the automatic and quartz models in the collection”.
The new Centrix collection comes available in three new models, with each model having a different variant. The first model set is inspired by sand dunes and has either a silver (ref. R30019744) or brown-coloured (ref. R30019732) dial variant, with these tones being colour matched into the bracelet. The second model set is a slightly larger variant, but with a flat dial, available in brown sunray and black lacquered. The third set in this new Centrix collection is the quartz models, which copies the features of the first two series in both dial size and effect. Rado’s statement of this latest Centrix being the most elegant so far certainly rings true, thanks to the new aspects of the collection which can be seen at first glance.
For the first two models in this new collection, Rado has given the dials a facetted and lacquered with an opulent 3D effect. The final product is a spiral wave finish, reflecting the image of sand and sand dunes in the desert. The two dial colours also showcase the sand during “daytime” (silver dial) and “nighttime” (brown dial). Both dials work well to provide a fabulous backdrop to the hour indices, which have 12 diamonds (090/095, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full cut, 0.038 carat).
The dials are enclosed in the smallest case size in this collection, a 30.5mm case made from polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case. Like the case, the bracelet is also made from polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel, with the middle links made from high-tech ceramic to match the dial colours of each variant. The movement inside this set is the Rado Calibre R582 automatic, which gives out a decent power reserve of 48 hours.
The second set of timepieces in this Centrix collection carries the same design as the first, however now with flat brown sunray (ref. R30017732) or black lacquered (ref. R30018712) dials. The brown sunray dial comes with rose gold hands and the hour indices have 12 diamonds, however, this time is (115/120, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full cut, 0.078 carat ). The black lacquered dial gets rhodium hands with only 4 diamond indices which are (135/140, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full cut, 0.040 carat).
Both timepieces are offered in a 39.5mm case, with the brown dial being a polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case and the black lacquered dial getting a standard stainless steel case. This set of timepieces gets a heftier movement (thanks to the larger case size we presume). Rado is using the R763 automatic movements, which gives out an 80-hour power reserve. Both options also come with matching bracelets, with the middle links once again being made from either brown or black high-tech ceramic.
For those that are after a quartz option in this collection, Rado comes prepared. With two varying case sizes to suit individual needs, the last set in this Centrix collection feature designs combined from the first two sets. The first model is a black lacquered dial with 4 diamond indices (135/140, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full cut, 0.040 carat). It comes in a 39.5mm polished yellow-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case.
The second model comes in a 30.5mm case size polished yellow-gold-coloured PVD coated stainless steel case, with the dial now being black facetted and lacquered with an opulent 3D effect. Both variants in this third set come with polished yellow-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel bracelet to match the case.
Rado’s new Centrix collection has reviewed every stage of the design process to make the watches visually pleasing to the eye whilst making them as elegant as possible. With a variety of designs and sizes to suit individual needs, this new collection as Rado states is their best Centrix line yet.
References: (Ref. R30019744), (Ref. R30019732)
Specification:
- Case: 30.5 mm
- Case Material: Polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case
- Dial: Silver / brown facetted and lacquered with opulent 3D effect
- Crystal: Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both faces, a soft radius on edge, metallised and glued
- Water resistance: 5 Bar (50m)
- Movement: Automatic Rado calibre R582
- Power reserve: 48 hours
- Bracelet/Strap: Stainless Polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel with white/brown high-tech ceramic middle links.
Australian Recommended Retail Price: 4,050 AUD for both (Ref. R30019744) and (Ref. R30019732)
Availability: Available from April 2023
References: (Ref. R30017732), (Ref. R30018712)
Specification: Available from April 2023
- Case: 39.5mm
- Case Material: Polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel / stainless steel case
- Dial: Brown sunray / black lacquered
- Crystal: Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both faces, a soft radius on edge, metallised and glued
- Water resistance: 5 Bar (50m)
- Movement: Automatic Rado calibre R763
- Power reserve: 80 hours
- Bracelet/Strap: Polished rose-gold-coloured PVD coated stainless steel / stainless steel with brown/black high-tech ceramic middle links
Australian Recommended Retail Price: 4,050 AUD (Ref. R30019744) and 3,725 AUD (Ref. R30019732)
Availability: Available from April 2023
References: (Ref. R30020712), (Ref. R30025742)
Specification:
- Case: 39.5mm & 30.5mm
- Case Material: Polished yellow-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel case
- Dial: Black lacquered / black facetted and lacquered with opulent 3D effect
- Crystal: Curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both faces, a soft radius on edge, metallised and glued
- Water resistance: 5 Bar (50m)
- Movement: Quartz Rado calibre R073 / R079
- Power reserve: N/A
- Bracelet/Strap: Polished yellow-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel black high-tech ceramic middle links
