Elevating a Legacy, Rado Releases Five New Anatom Variants with Sleek High-Tech Ceramic Bracelets

Rado's design philosophy has traditionally focused on geometrically shaped timepieces, which reflect the brand's unique approach to horology. From angular casings to sleek, minimalist forms, the timepiece maker has continuously pushed the bounds of conventional watchmaking by introducing distinctive components. Rounded corners and asymmetrical designs, all made of high-tech materials like ceramic and sapphire crystal, are also part and parcel of Rado’s creative language, ensuring a modern, avant-garde appeal for its products. The iconic Anatom line, relaunched in 2023 with cutting-edge ceramic bezels, combines a range of such distinctive design hallmarks. The family has now been expanded to include five new references that showcase high-tech ceramic bezels and bracelets for a more ergonomic look, compared with the previous variants. 

Introduced in late 1983, the Anatom series is distinguished by its remarkable ergonomic design and pioneering craftsmanship. The watches have always been precisely designed to conform to the natural curvature of the wrist. The result: unsurpassed comfort and a seamless fit, achieved with a uniquely curved case and crystal, marking a departure from standard flat watch designs. The line also boasts the brand’s characteristic scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. When launched, the watches featured high-tech ceramic parts, a material that Rado would later become famous for, cementing the brand's status as a pioneer in revolutionary watchmaking. By releasing the Anatom series, Rado laid the groundwork for future breakthroughs in ergonomic watches.

Continuing the legacy, the five new Anatom references include high-tech ceramic bezels, crowns, and bracelets. While there are design variations among the references, they all have cases that are 32.5 mm in diameter, 11.3 mm in thickness, and 46.3 mm in length. Ref. R10201152 and R10200152 have a polished black high-tech ceramic bezel, a black PVD sandblasted stainless steel middle part, and a black high-tech ceramic crown at 3 o’clock. These watches have a black lacquered polished dial with irregularly spaced horizontal line decoration and a date window at 6 o’clock. 

Ref. R10201152 has rhodium-coloured applied hour markers, hour, minute, and second hands with white Super-LumiNova®, and a rhodium-coloured moving anchor symbol at 12 o’clock. Ref. R10200152, on the other hand, has yellow gold-coloured applied hour markers, hour, minute, and second hands with white Super-LumiNova®, a yellow gold-coloured moving anchor symbol on a black background, and white printed ‘Rado’, ‘Automatic’, and ‘jubilé’ logos. Both watches are finished on polished black high-tech ceramic bracelets. Ref. R10201152 has polished stainless steel connecting links while Ref. R10200152 sports polished yellow gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel connecting links.  

Ref. R10203102 comes with a polished plasma high-tech ceramic bezel and a cylindrical sapphire crystal with bevels, metallised in grey and glued with anti-reflective coating on the inside face. A horizontal brushed stainless steel middle part and a polished plasma high-tech ceramic crown at 3 o’clock, along with a date window at 6 o’clock, complete the look. 

The grey lacquered dial of this reference displays irregularly spaced horizontal line decoration, accentuated by rose gold-coloured applied hour markers, and hour, minute, and second hands with white Super-LumiNova®. The moving anchor symbol on the grey background is also rose gold-coloured. This model is finished on a polished plasma high-tech ceramic bracelet with polished rose gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel connecting links; a brushed stainless steel 3-fold clasp with polished rose-gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless steel pushers can also be spotted.

The final two novelties, Ref. R10204712, and Ref. R10201712, are distinguished by a polished black high-tech ceramic bezel and a cylindrical sapphire crystal with bevels, metallised in black and glued with anti-reflective coating on the inside face. A black PVD sandblasted stainless steel middle part and a black high-tech ceramic crown at 3 o’clock ensure a sleek appearance. 

These two watches have black lacquered dials, each with three diamonds for 3 o’clock, 9 o’clock, and 12 o’clock. There are rhodium-coloured black matte printed hour markers and rhodium-coloured hour, minute, and second hands with white Super-LumiNova®. The rhodium-coloured moving anchor symbol on a black background is accompanied by silver printed ‘Rado’, ‘Automatic’, and ‘jubilé’ logos. Both watches are presented on polished black high-tech ceramic bracelets. Ref. R10204712 gets a polished stainless steel connecting link with 124 diamonds and Ref. R10201712 has polished stainless steel connecting links. All these watches with transparent stainless steel casebacks are powered by Rado calibre R766, an automatic movement with a 72-hour power reserve. This movement has an antimagnetic Nivachron™ hairspring and exceeds standard test requirements, from 3 to 5 positions, for higher accuracy.