Rado Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder: Modern Romance with a Swiss Heartbeat

Key Highlights

• Two Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder models and a Silky scarf reinterpret Rado’s retro diver icon with a couture touch.
• EasyClip system and interchangeable straps, including dramatic double-wrap leather options.
• Heartbeat edition in yellow gold tones with rainbow gemstone indexes and automatic calibre R763 with 80-hour reserve.
• Rose gold-toned Captain Cook with diamond-set indexes and engraved case-back details.
• Marina Hoermanseder Silky scarf extends the collaboration beyond the wrist for personalised styling.

Modern romance, curated for the individual

For Valentine’s Day 2026, Rado explores romance through individuality with French-Austrian designer Marina Hoermanseder, presenting two Captain Cook editions and a complementary Silky accessory. Together, they invite wearers to style a modern love story on and around the wrist.

Hoermanseder’s buckle signatures meet the vintage diver roots of the Captain Cook in a compact 37.0 x 43.1 x 11.1 mm case, housing the Rado calibre R763 automatic movement with 80 hours of power reserve, a Nivachron™ hairspring and regulation beyond standard test requirements.

The Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder Heartbeat

The Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder Heartbeat combines yellow gold-coloured PVD with rainbow detailing. A polished stainless-steel case, turning bezel and white high-tech ceramic insert with laser-engraved metallised markers frame the self-winding R763 calibre, visible through a box-shaped sapphire crystal and sapphire case back.

The white dial features jubilé-style indexes with white Super-LumiNova® and eight stones—blue sapphire, light blue aquamarine, green tsavorite, yellow and orange sapphire, red spinel, pink sapphire and violet sapphire—totalling 0.073 carat. The moving anchor symbol, flange, hands and sweep seconds are yellow gold-coloured, with Hoermanseder’s heartbeat logo on the seconds hand.

Straps underline the watch’s versatility: a polished and brushed yellow gold-coloured “rice grain” bracelet with three-fold clasp and Hoermanseder buckle motif, a black double-length leather NATO strap with stamped alligator pattern and oversized buckle, and a classic black leather strap with yellow gold-coloured PVD-coated pin buckle, all using Rado’s EasyClip system.

Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder

The second model, the Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder, offers a softer, diamond-led take. Its polished rose gold-coloured PVD-coated stainless-steel case and bezel are paired with a white high-tech ceramic insert and box-shaped sapphire crystal, preserving the Captain Cook silhouette.

The white dial carries rose gold-coloured applied indices with eight Top Wesselton diamonds (VS–SI, 0.064 carat), vintage-style Super-LumiNova® and a rose gold-coloured moving anchor symbol. It arrives with a black leather strap and two blush pink options—standard length and double tour NATO—each with rose gold-coloured PVD-coated buckles and Marina Hoermanseder’s oversized buckle and engraved signature on the extended strap.

A new level of accessories: the Silky

Extending the story beyond the case, Rado presents the Marina Hoermanseder Silky, a silk scarf that echoes the collaboration’s anchor, strap-and-buckle and hand-sketched motifs in white and muted tones.

• Worn on the wrist, it can be paired with a Captain Cook for a layered styling effect.
• Styled around the neck or in the hair, it brings the watch design language into everyday outfits.
• Attached to a belt or bag, it continues the personalisation theme away from the dial.
• Offered as a complimentary gift with either Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder model and selected smaller-case Rado references, it completes the capsule.

Why it matters

With this collaboration, Rado positions mechanical watchmaking as a canvas for self-expression. The mix of high-tech ceramics, Swiss automatic calibres and Marina Hoermanseder’s couture-informed details suits clients who want a timepiece that adapts to different moods, outfits and occasions. For collectors in the GCC, where personalisation and thoughtful gifting are highly valued, these Captain Cook editions and the Silky accessory offer an elegant way to celebrate authenticity and modern romance.

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