Rado True Open Heart Limited Edition

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Swiss watchmaker Rado unveils its new model, the True Open Heart. Relaunched with a new streamlined edge just last year, the Rado True family has been given yet another beautiful twist with two new pieces in Rado’s lightness-inspired collection for 2016.

Limited to just 500 individually marked pieces, the True Open Heart is crafted in either matt black or polished white high-tech ceramic and features the clean, light lines of the Rado True family.

The beautifully decorated Swiss movement is framed by stylized cut outs in the dial, lending the piece an airy, spacious feel and giving the wearer a glimpse into the enigmatic mechanics within. An ultrafine 0.6 mm mother of pearl layer floats over the dial like a veil, subtly exposing the mysterious inner workings of the watch below.

The shimmering colours of the True Open Heart’s delicate, razor-thin mother of pearl dial change along with the lighting conditions and angle of view. Like an aurora borealis on your wrist, the diaphanous dial evokes feelings of weightlessness, as if floating through time and space. Beneath this sheer iridescent layer is a sight to behold: the bare naked movement, or literal heart of the watch, effortlessly glides and twirls, powering what is both a precision instrument and an object of beauty.

Housed in the brand’s signature monobloc case, the Rado True Open Heart offers all the benefits of a watch crafted from Rado high-tech ceramic. Engineered from ultrafine zirconium oxide powder, high-tech ceramic is an incredibly light material: At 25% lighter than steel by volume, it is among the lightest materials used in luxury watchmaking. In addition to its remarkable lightness, ceramic adapts to the wearer’s body temperature almost immediately, so it will never feel too hot or too cold against the skin.

Although its light weight may suggest otherwise, high-tech ceramic is impressively hard and durable. With a hardness rating of around 1,200 Vickers, high-tech ceramic is nearly five times harder than steel (250 Vickers) while being only a fraction of its weight. As a non-metallic material, high-tech ceramic is also gentle and hypoallergenic, meaning it can be worn by anyone with metal allergies or sensitive skin.

Rado True Open Heart (Black), Ref. 734.0101.3.090

Movement 
11 ½ ETA C07.631, automatic, 25 jewels, 3 hands, up to 80 hours power reserve

Case
Matt black high-tech ceramic case, monobloc construction
Sandblasted black PVD coated titanium case back
Matt black high-tech ceramic crown
Curved sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 5 bar (50m)
Special engraving on case back: LIMITED EDITION ONE OUT OF 500
Dimensions: 40.1 x 47.3 x 10.4 (WxLxH in mm)

Dial 
Black mother of pearl, black gold coloured applied indexes
Black flange
Moving anchor symbol
Black printed Rado and Automatic logos

Hands
Black with black veneer
Black second hand

Bracelet 
3-row matt black high-tech ceramic
Titanium 3-fold buckle

Packaging
Environment standard packaging
Special edition certificate

Rado True Open Heart (White), Ref. 734.0106.3.090 

Movement
11 ½ ETA C07.631, automatic, 25 jewels, 3 hands, up to 80 hours power reserve

Case 
Polished white high-tech ceramic case, monobloc construction
Sandblasted PVD coated titanium case back
Polished white high-tech ceramic crown
Curved sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 5 bar (50m)
Special engraving on case back: LIMITED EDITION ONE OUT OF 500
Dimensions: 40.1 x 47.3 x 10.4 (WxLxH in mm)

Dial 
White mother of pearl, white applied indexes
White flange
Moving anchor symbol
White printed Rado and Automatic logos

Hands
White with white veneer
White second hand

Bracelet 
3-row polished white high-tech ceramic
Titanium 3-fold buckle

Packaging
Environment standard packaging
Special edition certificate