Rado Men's R20484112 Integral Watch

Scratchproof high tech ceramics case and bracelet White Dial Date at 6 O'clock Swiss quartz movement Scratch Resistant Sapphire crystal Water resistance 30m/100ft

Svelte, sublimely silver, and stylishly spare, the Rado Integral watch (model R20484112) offers an elegant complement to professional and casual wear that can be worn every day. Made of high-tech ceramics, this fashionable watch is also amazingly durable and virtually scratch-proof. Amazingly thin, it has tall, rectangular silver-tone ceramic case that measures 26mm wide (1.02 inches). It frames a white dial that includes blue dial markers, Arabic numerals at the 20-minute points, and thin silvery hands. The fashionable bracelet band is composed of rounded silver ceramic pieces surrounded by silver stainless steel thin, H-shaped links. Other features include a date window at 6 o'clock, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, ultra-precise Swiss quartz analog movement, and water resistance to 30 meters (99 feet).

The raw material for Rado's high-tech ceramics is a very fine powder that is pressed or injected into a mold. The powder is compacted into scratchproof ceramic parts in a sintering blast furnace of 1,450 degrees Celsius. These parts are given a brilliant shin by polishing with diamond dust. Highly resistant to scratches, Rado's high-tech ceramics rate an 8 on a scratch-proof scale of 1 to 10 (with aluminum rated less than 3, gold less than 4, steel less than 5, and diamond topping the scale at 10).

About Rado
Founded in Switzerland in 1917, Rado didn't come to prominence until 1962 when the company released the DiaStar--the first watch to be made from scratch-proof hard metal. While other companies use conventional materials like gold, brass or steel, Rado uses ultra-durable materials such as sapphire crystal and high-tech ceramics that had been used in the development of the space shuttle. In 1996, Rado made watch history again presenting with the DiaStar Concept 1--the first watch made from polycrystalline diamond (PCD), a material that has the same hardness as natural diamond. Accuracy, high performance, and lasting value are key to the Rado philosophy--a perfect match to the unique design found throughout the company's timepiece collections.