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More anatomical
than ever
Building on the success of its 2023
relaunch, Rado’s Anatom collection
evolves with the addition of high-tech
ceramic bracelets — smooth, comfortable,
and perfectly aligned with the Anatom’s
ergonomic design.
The clue is in the name, the first Anatom, launched in
1983, was designed specifically to anatomically match the
form of a human wrist. Rado, long an innovator, made full
use of hardmetal (a tungsten carbide alloy) and sapphire
crystal, which were both introduced in its 1962 Diastar
and notable for their extreme hardness and durability.
Virtually indestructible, the scratch-resistant sapphire
crystal required no protective bezel and was mounted
directly into the case with assembly using a dovetail
joint with hardmetal pins – today’s ultra-high-perfor-
mance adhesives had yet to be invented. Equally ground-
breaking was Rado’s development of a method for shap-
ing curved sapphire crystals, both inside and out with
a diamond-tool process that’s still widely used in the
watch industry today. These advances established Rado
as one of Switzerland’s most innovative watchmakers
and were key to the development of the Anatom, allow-
ing the design of a case architecture and crystal curva-
ture that delivered a truly ergonomic watch of unprec-
edented comfort.
Ceramic, Perfected
Rado revolutionised the watch world again in 1986
with the introduction of high-tech ceramics for the
new Integral, a material that would come to define the
brand’s futurist outlook. Naturally, ceramic was chosen
for the new-generation Anatom introduced in 2023, now
equipped with a larger case, ceramic bezel and crown, and
a rubber strap designed to follow the lines of the wrist.
High-tech ceramic’s advantages are clear: it’s light-
weight, incredibly durable and hypoallergenic. With a
Vickers hardness of 1,250 and fired at 1,450°C, a pro-
cess that reduces its volume by around 25%, it delivers
strength without compromise. It’s also smooth to the
touch and quickly adapts to body temperature, making it
feel almost like a second skin, qualities that make it the
perfect fit for the 2025 Anatom models, in which ceramic
touches the skin through finely integrated bracelet links.
Rado’s pioneering role in introducing high-tech
ceramics completely justifies the brand’s “Master of
Materials” legend and while the original black finish
became a design signature, it was already working on
more colours. White came in 1991 and was followed by
plasma ceramic in 1998, which mimics metal’s appear-
ance without actually using it. Created by transforming
white ceramic in a plasma furnace that can reach over
20,000°C, the process gives plasma ceramic a distinc-
tive metallic sheen that never fades without any loss
of durability.
Anatom 2025
The Anatom collection, reintroduced in 2023 with
steel cases topped by high-tech ceramic bezels, now
expands with five new models featuring bracelets not
in rubber but in high-tech ceramic. Each watch features
the familiar anatomical case and ribbed motif on the
dial and bracelet. Cases measure 32.5 x 46.3 mm and
flow into streamlined ceramic bracelets that narrow to
20 mm at the tips. In black, they are accented with steel
links — either natural, PVD yellow gold-coated, or dia-
mond-set. The grey plasma version features PVD rose
gold-coated steel links.
Dial details range from subtle striations to minimal
faces accented with three diamonds. Inside, a major shift
from 1983: the movement is now a mechanical automatic
(the rotor nicely recalling the spinning anchor of the orig-
inal Diastar), visible through a sapphire caseback and
offering 72 hours of power reserve and displaying hours,
minutes, seconds and with a date window at six o’clock.
Despite its evolution, the new Anatom stays remark-
ably true to its roots. The polished ceramic adds a lus-
tre the original hardmetal lacked, but the form remains
instantly recognisable. What began as an ergonomic
vision is now fully realised — not just shaped for the
wrist but built from materials that feel naturally part
of it. More than ever, Anatom lives up to its name. ■
Marie Le Berre
The modern Rado Anatom, with its organic curves, features a high-
tech ceramic bezel on a 32.5 × 46.3 mm steel case. It’s powered by
the R766 automatic movement with 72-hour power reserve, visi-
ble through a transparent caseback. For 2025, the collection has
expanded to include ceramic bracelet models, and for summer,
a bold new series of colourful rubber-strap versions.
1. RADO Anatom R10201152 – Black high-tech ceramic bezel,
black PVD steel case, black ceramic bracelet with steel links.
2. RADO Anatom R10201409 – Black high-tech ceramic bezel,
black PVD steel case, gradient black-to-red dial, red rubber strap.
3. RADO Anatom R10203102 – Plasma ceramic bezel, steel case,
plasma ceramic bracelet with rose gold-coloured PVD steel links.