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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Alpina attacks fitness market with heart monitoring belt for its AlpinerX connected sports watches

Tracking with a heart rate monitoring belt that straps sensors directly to the chest makes them more accurate, Alpina says. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Emma CalderApril 20, 2018April 20, 2018

Dartmouth College aims to eliminate technical and practical barriers of smartwatches

Researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire say they have solved technical and practical barriers that are holding back growth of the smartwatch market. A team will unveil its developmental smartwatch technology, WrisText and Jetto, at the Conference on Human ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderOctober 25, 2017October 25, 2017

Kronaby extends its connected watch family for Autumn/Winter season

Swedish watchmaker Kronaby has added nine new models to its AW17 collection of connected timepieces. Sekel and Carat families have both been updated with rose gold cases, solid link bracelets, Italian leather straps with a croc skin pattern and a ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderSeptember 25, 2017September 25, 2017

Fossil Group doubles number of doors for its smartwatches and connected hybrids

Fossil Group will add touchscreen smartwatches to the collections of even more of its brands in 2018, the company has disclosed, although it has not yet named the brands. Five of Fossil’s current brand portfolio — Diesel, Emporio Armani, Fossil, ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderAugust 2, 2017

Kronaby pitches to independents with debut at this week’s CMJ buying meeting

Kronaby will be making its debut appearance at this weekend’s Company of Master Jewellers buying meeting in Birmingham. The Swedish connected watch business will introduce four collections, which combine the quality materials, style and long battery life of traditional watches ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by Rob CorderJune 1, 2017

Rising connected watch sales fail to rescue tough Q1 for Fossil Group

Fossil Group’s net sales in Europe fell by 7% to $195.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, with the UK singled out as a market that under-performed the rest of the continent. Fossil does not break down its world-wide ...

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NEW PRODUCTS

by Rob CorderMay 23, 2017

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Kronaby demonstrates how to make the most of its smartwatches

Kronaby’s collection is an homage to the classic watchmaking tradition, and combining it with smart technology. The philosophy behind Kronaby is to put design at the centre of watchmaking and only add relevant smart features through a combination of leading engineering, state-of-the-art Scandinavian ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Sarah ClarkeApril 18, 2017April 19, 2017

Kronaby joins the connected watch business with new smart collection

Kronaby is the latest brand to join the smartwatch revolution, with the launch of its first range of connected watches in Europe. The Connected Watch collection features four models that, when paired with a smartphone, offer a battery life of ...

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BASELWORLD

by Rob CorderApril 10, 2017April 10, 2017

2017 Watch Trends, Part 6: Vintage Cream; Healthy Bronze and Connected Watches

In the final part of his round-up of trends to watch from Baselworld, WatchPro managing editor Rob Corder picks out examples of historic re-issues in classic styles (Vintage Cream & Brown); the continuing love of bronze as both a colour ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Andrew SeymourMarch 28, 2017March 27, 2017

Wearables ace Veldt sets up OEM and licensing business

Japanese wearables specialist Veldt has unveiled a highly innovative connected watch that will go on sale in December 2017 – and formed an OEM and licensing business so that it can sell the technology behind it to other brands. The ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by Rob CorderMarch 8, 2017

Barclaycard accelerates embedding of contactless payment into any new watch

Barclaycard has signed a partnerships with Tappy that will see its bPay contactless payment technology embedded into watches, jewellery and other wearable items. Tappy plays a strategic role in developing a wearable payment ecosystem, that bridges financial technology, banks, card ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by Rob CorderFebruary 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Fossil Group stakes future on success of its connected wearables

2016 has proved to be a pivotal year for Fossil Group as the company attempted to compensate for falling sales of fashion watches with rising sales of connected wearables. In fourth quarter and end of year financial results, the group announced ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by Rob CorderOctober 13, 2016

Breitling adds new colour options to its Emergency line up

The Breitling Emergency has been given a colourful update with three new editions coming to the UK that combine a black titanium case with orange or yellow accents, or a blue mother of-pearl dial. The wristwatch is billed as high-tech survival instrument ...

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Others

by James ButterySeptember 29, 2015

Fossil reveals first pictures of connected Q range

Fossil has revealed details of its first connected products at fashion shows in the US. According to Fossil’s blog, a trio of Fossil Q ‘connected accessories’ were shown at the Baja East and Dion Lee fashion shows in New York ...

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