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That was interesting i knew Rado made ceramic models but i just thought it was a material they chose to have a point of difference from the big brands at time. I didn't realise they were quite as pioneering. The ceramic bezels on the models i tried do look and feel really nice and they're concaved with domed sapphire and with the gradient sunburst dials i think it makes them look quite deep and interesting despite being quite thin for a dive watch. 80h power reserve on them too. A couple of shops are offering decent discounts on selected captain cooks including those two at the moment. I'm really tempted even though it looks like the Squale is staying.
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Some of the Rado stuff is alright, I don't mind them but I still tend to associate them with dressier gold tone or ceramic-cased stuff. I quite like those two you've posted.
There are people who are really big fans of Rado as a brand but I'm not sure there's anyone here who collects them.
This was an interesting article I read the other week about their history with ceramic materials - https://www.europastar.com/the-watch-files/swatch-group/1004093845-rado-getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter.html