Rado True Stratum Limited Edition

Rado True Stratum, limited to 1,001 pieces, arose from a collaboration with Austrian designer Rainer Mutsch. It has as its signature feature a concave dial with a three-dimensional, step-structured surface and a slightly raised, oblong plate with a yellow-printed Rado logo just right of the center. Matte rhodium-colored hour and minute hands tell the time while a yellow central seconds hand adds a splash of color to the mostly monochrome overall look. A large, perfectly centered black dot, metallized on the underside of the sapphire crystal, casts a shadow over the dial, adding to its sense of depth. Inside the 40-mm-diameter monobloc ceramic case beats the automatic ETA Caliber C07.611, with 25 jewels and an 80-hour power reserve, which is partially visible through a small, oblong window in the caseback that echoes the shape of the logo plate on the dial. The engraved, stepped pattern of the caseback, here also made of PVD-coated titanium, also continues the motif on the dial.  The crown and bracelet are made of black high-tech ceramic. The price: $2,200.