2013/06/12
RADO the HyperChrome UTC
The Ultimate Travelling Companion
The world is becoming a smaller place and many of us are travelling more for business and pleasure. But what does the twenty-first century traveller really need when hopping on a plane?
There are only a handful of essential items that no traveller should be without and an accurate watch is one of them. But what is more important: knowing the time at your destination or the time back in your home country so you know when it is OK to call friends, family and business contacts without waking them up?
With the new Rado HyperChrome UTC there is no decision to make as the watch can show two different time zones at the same time. UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time and is a more accurate take on the traditional ‘GMT’. At Rado, two different time zones also ensure double the style, making this the ultimate travelling companion for fashionable jet setters.
A second time zone on a Rado watch is a rare feature, appearing only on multifunction models and one watch from the 1960s. So, the UTC movement marks a rare foray into complications for the Swiss master of materials.
Material magic
The focus may be on the movement, but this doesn’t mean that the materials have taken a back seat. Not only is the Rado HyperChrome UTC practical and useful, it also benefits from a high-tech ceramic case with the ground-breaking Rado monobloc construction. This ensures lightness, scratch-resistance and comfort, all of which make for a pleasurable travel experience. With three of the four new models sporting plasma high-tech ceramic cases, but without the use of any metal, materials really are still at the forefront of the collection.
With Super-LumiNova® for the indexes and the tips of the hands, the HyperChrome UTC is just as easy to read at night as during the day. The second time zone hand features a striking red or blue tip (dependent on the model) to ensure easy reading even with just a quick glance at the dial.
Lightweight, scratch-resistant and just as at home in the urban jungle as on safari, the Rado HyperChrome UTC should always be the first item on your packing list.
Rado HyperChrome UTC
Plasma high-tech ceramic
Ref. :
- 642.0165.3.015 (black dial, red UTC hand)
- 642.0165.3.010 (grey, blue UTC hand)
- 642.0165.3.111 (rose gold details, red UTC hand)
- Movement
- 11 ½ ETA 2893-2
- automatic
- 21 jewels
- 4 hands
- date at 3 o‘clock
- 42 hour power reserve
- black oscillating rotor
- Case
- plasma high-tech ceramic, monobloc construction
- polished stainless steel side inserts with hardening treatment
- plasma high-tech ceramic case back with sapphire crystal
- curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
- stainless steel and black rubber moulded crown
- water-resistant to 10 bar (100m)
- Dial 015
- black, rhodium coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- black flange
- moving anchor symbol
- silver coloured printed Rado, UTC and Automatic logos
- black, rhodium coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- Dial 010
- grey, rhodium coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- grey flange
- moving anchor symbol
- silver coloured printed Rado, UTC and Automatic logos
- grey, rhodium coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- Dial 111
- silver coloured, rose gold coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- silver coloured flange
- moving anchor symbol
- grey printed Rado, UTC and Automatic logos
- silver coloured, rose gold coloured applied indexes with white Super-LumiNova®
- Hands 015/010
- rhodium coloured with black veneer and white Super-LumiNova®
- rhodium coloured second hand
- 015: rhodium coloured UTC hand with red tip
- 010: blue UTC hand
- rhodium coloured with black veneer and white Super-LumiNova®
- Hands 111
- rose gold coloured with black veneer and white Super-LumiNova®
- rose gold coloured second hand
- rose gold coloured UTC hand with red tip
- rose gold coloured with black veneer and white Super-LumiNova®
- Bracelet 015
- 3 row plasma high-tech ceramic with black ceramic middle links
- titanium 3-fold clasp with Ceramos™ openers
- 3 row plasma high-tech ceramic with black ceramic middle links
- Bracelet 010
- 3 row plasma high-tech ceramic outer links
- matt plasma high-tech ceramic middle links
- titanium 3-fold clasp with Ceramos™ openers
- 3 row plasma high-tech ceramic outer links
- Strap 111
- brown leather strap
- titanium folding clasp, stainless steel cover with hardening treatment
- brown leather strap
- Dimensions 42.0 x 48.4 x 10.8 (WxLxH in mm
Rado HyperChrome UTC
Matt black high-tech ceramic
Ref. : 642.0167.3.015
- Movement
- 11 ½ ETA 2893-
- automatic
- 21 jewels
- 4 hands
- date at 3 o‘clock
- 42 hour power reserve
- black oscillating rotor
- Case
- black matt high-tech ceramic, monobloc construction
- sandblasted stainless steel side inserts with hardening treatment
- black matt high-tech ceramic case back with sapphire crystal
- curved sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides
- stainless steel and black rubber moulded crown
- water-resistant to 10 bar (100m)
- black matt high-tech ceramic, monobloc construction
- Dial
- black, black applied indexes with black Super-LumiNova®
- black flange
- moving anchor symbol
- silver coloured printed Rado, UTC and Automatic logos
- black, black applied indexes with black Super-LumiNova®
- Hands
- black with black veneer and black Super-LumiNova®
- black second hand
- black UTC hand with red tip
- black with black veneer and black Super-LumiNova®
- Bracelet
- 3 row black matt high-tech ceramic
- titanium 3-fold clasp with black matt high-tech ceramic openers
- 3 row black matt high-tech ceramic
- Dimensions 42.0 x 48.4 x 10.8 (WxLxH in mm)
