Shanghai, Oct. 16, 2009 – Rado, the Swiss watchmaker and design pioneer, successfully launched the r5.5, the stunning new collection designed by Jasper Morrison on Oct. 16 in Shanghai, China.

The event was deliberately selected in the design-oriented Shanghai Sculpture Space. Ms. Susan Chen, Swatch Group China President and Rado China Vice President made a welcome speech, followed by a congratulations message from Mr. Olivier Cosandier, Rado Global Sales Vice-President and Mr. Patric Zingg, Rado Global Marketing Vice-President.
The event also saw lots of design figures, such as the famous designers Alan Chan, Simon Ma, and Mingjie Yang, the creative director of 100% Design Shanghai - Aric Chen and Tobias Wong, and the three grand prize winners of “DESIGNED IN CHINA: Rado Young Design Award” (the design competition at 100% Design Shanghai 2009).

More than one hundred Chinese media and the around 70 VIP clients participated in the r5.5 launch and enjoyed the exciting Rado moment.


From left to right: Mr. Olivier Cosandier (Rado Global Sales Vice-President), Mr. Yi Zhang (celebrity), Mr. Yihong Duan (celebrity), Mr. Mingjie Yang (designer), Mr. Alan Chan (designer), Ms. Susan Chen (Swatch Group China President and Rado China Vice President), Mr. Simon Ma (designer), Mr. Patric Zingg (Rado Global Marketing Vice-President), Mr. Tobias Wong (creative director of 100% Design Shanghai), Mr. Baoyi Zhang, Ms. Lingling Hu and Ms. Qianqian Shen (grand prize winners of “DESIGNED IN CHINA: Rado Young Design Award”), and Aric Chen (creative director of 100% Design Shanghai)