Rado Captain Cook Automatic 42mm Mens Watch
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This 42mm sports watch features a brushed stainless steel case with a rotating bezel fitted with a high-tech ceramic insert in blue, numerals and indices rendered in Super Lumi Nova luminous material. The automatic movement is Rado's calibre R763, which provides an 80-hour power reserve. Hour and minute hands are rhodium-coloured with Super Lumi Nova application, whilst the central seconds hand features yellow Super Lumi Nova at its tip. Water resistance reaches 300 metres, suitable for diving use.
The watch arrives on a stainless steel bracelet with additional strap options available, including a blue leather strap and a blue and white NATO-style textile strap. The dial presents a clean layout with applied indices and a date window at the three o'clock position. The case measures 42mm in diameter with a thickness appropriate to the automatic movement housed within.
The Rado Captain Cook R32154208 is listed on WatchShopper as a men's 42 mm stainless steel automatic watch with a blue and white dial, a date display, a rotating bezel, sapphire crystal, and 300 m water resistance. It runs on the R763 calibre with an 80-hour power reserve and comes on a stainless steel bracelet. On 22 October 2026 the lowest UK price was £2,500.00 at Goldsmiths, in stock, with free delivery and 14-day returns. 2 UK retailers have it in stock, all at £2,500.00. That is above its 187-day tracked average of £2,282.50. With the voucher code GET50, Beaverbrooks brings it to £2,450.00.
WatchShopper has tracked the Rado Captain Cook Automatic 42mm Mens Watch across 3 UK retailers for 187 days. In that time the lowest recorded price was £2,000.00 at Goldsmiths on 17 April 2026, and the highest was £2,500.00 at Goldsmiths. The average tracked price is £2,282.50. At £2,500.00, the current best price is above its tracked average.
| Lowest tracked price | £2,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Highest tracked price | £2,500.00 |
| Average tracked price | £2,282.50 |
| Current best price | £2,500.00 |
| Tracking since | 17 April 2026 |
At £2,500 this watch is mid-priced for a men's automatic watch with a 40–44 mm case: 57% of the 1,381 we track from every brand cost less. 78% of the 106 Rado watches we track cost less than this one. This is the 7th cheapest of the 17 versions of the Captain Cook we list.
