ReviewThe Colours Of Nature On Your Wrist: The Rado True Thinline Nature Collection
Imbibing the colours of nature in high-tech ceramic, Rado offers an absolute treat for the eyes, with teh True Thinline Nature editions—earth, water and leaf
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Amidst the novelties of the year that flaunt technical prowess, gem-setting and cutting-edge craftsmanship, several brands have also enhanced their watchmaking engineering. And it comes as no surprise that Rado is one of them. The breakthrough watch collection for women, with all its finesse and elegance, ought to be the Rado True Thinline. Unveiled this year, the new Rado True Thinline Nature collection has extremely thin watches in high-tech ceramic—a special ingredient that is touted as harder than nails. Built with inimitable scratch resistance, this is a versatile non-metallic material that offers comfort, beauty as well as durability.
Drawing inspiration from greenery, earth and water, with textured dials, the brand’s slimmest ceramic watches exude grace and smoothness in super-slim cases that measure 39mm in diameter a mere 4.9mm in height, while they run on an unbelievably thin quartz movement, just 1mm thick.
A Treat For The Eye
The True Thinline is a result of the creative partnership with Grandi Giardini Italiani, an organisation that serves as a vast network of the major gardens in Italy and Malta. Celebrating the amalgamation of design and nature, the brand aims to provide a pleasurable experience and visual appeal with the use of vibrant colours of nature in these unique timepieces—a refreshing break from our increasingly urbanised lives.
Incorporating the aesthetic beauty and the best elements of the natural world, the True Thinline models are a treat for the eye. The theme of imbibing nature resonates in every dial, depending on the element it represents, varying from a beautiful mother of pearl to a metallised coating. The collection is sure to appeal to modern-day women who have a fondness for nature and all things soothing—wonderfully represented in the polished case and bracelet.
Rado’s New Troika
In an endeavour to bring the pristine beauty of nature to the wrist, the True Thinline Nature collection comprises three models that are themed on the many elements of the natural world. One can choose from the rich, taupe brown of earth, the deep, midnight blue of water or the verdant green of leaves. Building on their pioneering expertise in the use of ceramic in watches, Rado bestows a unique dial treatment that echoes the natural world.
The earth timepiece boasts a metallised coating that reflects and refracts light beautifully off the polished brown, high-tech ceramic case. The brown, diamond powder structure dial, featuring rose gold coloured hands, indexes and the official Rado logo, is wonderfully complemented by a polished brown, high-tech ceramic titanium bracelet.
Taking cues from the water element, there is the blue mother-of-pearl dial watch with rhodium coloured hands and indexes that evoke the ebb and flow of the open sea. With the theme flowing smoothly through the blue bracelet, there could be no doubt that blue is the colour du jour this year.
The third nature-based novelty, based on leaf, features a green mother-of-pearl dial with a leaf structure applied to its underside that shimmers brilliantly in the light. The dial of this ethereal timepiece features yellow gold coloured hands and indexes. The polished green high-tech ceramic bracelet completes the look. All three variants offer water resistance up to 30m.
While observing a simple palette, the True Thinline boasts of a high-tech ceramic construction, monobloc case and outstanding features such as lightness, thinness, durability and scratch resistance. Rado presenting ceramic watches is unsurprising as they have been pioneers in the use of ceramic in watchmaking. Yet, they find ways to innovate with the material.
The 2018 novelties, while staying true to the essence of the brand also give us something new and fresh. By offering a calming and regenerative visual treat for the wrists of nature lovers, the True Thinline Nature collection is nothing short of a marvel.
Earth, water or greenery—which element are you?
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