Rado Hyperchrome XXL Black Dial Ceramic Chrono Automatic Men's Watch R32275152

I have always been a fan of Rado timepiece. I also owned a few other Rado watches. My wife bought me this item as a gift. Choosing a timepiece, like clothing, is something very personal. To me, the design of this watch is just irresistably beautiful, and the finish is flawless. It immediately attracts eyes of my friends and colleagues at work the first day I wore it. While it is not the cheapest timepiece around, it is "only" 1/6th of the Rolex Daytona Chronography that I was drooling. The materials used in this watch (mostly high-tech ceremic and sapphire) is so hard that even after wearing it for a few months, it is still like new. Not a single scratch yet. I also have a similarly priced and equally beautiful Tag Heuer Carrera Carlibre 16 Automatic, which I wear it the same way (for work and during the weekend). It is not as scratch resistance as this one. The material is also very skin-friendly. I am allergic to nickel-ricked stainless steel watches which cause rashes. This one if fine for me. It is an alternative to leather strap. This watch is 45mm in diameter and is quite big and heavy. It is suitable for rugged use. The display has a faint luminated effect. It grows in the dark and you can read the time even light is off. It is an automatch watch, and it relies on our wrist movement to power the watch; otherwise, manually winding the watch is required to prevent from depleting the power reserve. When it comes to time accuracy, I start it together with the Tag Heuer (which also uses movement from the Swatch group, same company as Rado) that I own and measured them my mobile phone. This Rado seems to be consistently a bit quicker after just a week (e.g., 30 seconds ahead of my mobile phone time and 10 seconds ahead of Tag). I was told that it is as accurate as a PP, VC, AP, ALS, Rolex, etc., which each is easily about 6 - 20 times the price of this watch. The stopwatch function is as good as any other high-end chronography watches in the market. Nothing special. It is comparable to the Tag Heuer that i owned. Some people may said it makes the dial a bit too busy for easy reading of the time. It is a personal preference and a matter of getting use to. Pros: - 1.) Beautiful design and finish; 2.) Afforadable/value for money; 3.) Friendly to skin (the back of this watch is sapphire crystal and the bracelet are made of ceremic) if you are allergic to stainless steel watches; 4.) Scratch resistance; 5.) It has a faint luminated effect on the dial and can tell time even in the dark; Cons: 1.) Big and heavy (unlikely to be an issue for those who have a big wrist); 2.) It is an "automatic" and requires constant movement of wrist to power the movement (or you need to manually wind it regularly or get a watch winder); 3.) It is a chronography watch which the dial-display can be a bit too busy for some people to read; Go down to a Rado shop and hold it in your hands. You will want to take it home.