Skagen has
previously dabbled in the concept of smartwatches. However, its products in the
category thus far were the so-called “hybrids” — a classic watch with
mechanical parts, which hides a few wearable-specific sensors under its hood.
So, while Skagen's hybrids can count your steps and measure your heart rate,
they don't offer that fully-fledged, all-out geek smartwatch experience.
Skagen's owner company — Fossil Group — hasn't shied
away from talking about a partnership with Google, which would result in
classier-looking Android Wear watches. And now, we have more products to come
from that partnership.
The new watch is called the Skagen Falser. It comes
with a fully round display in a 42 mm case and rocks that minimalistic, yet
stylish look that Skagen is well-known for. It'll be available with either a
leather or a metal mesh.
On the inside, we've got Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear
2100 powering the watch and Android Wear 2.0 running the show. The watch is
compatible with Android 4.4 and up or iOS 9 and up. Yes, you read that right,
there's an Android Wear app on the App Store — in case you've forgotten or
missed that.
The Falser will be launching this January and will
be priced at US$ 275 for the leather strap edition and US$ 295 for the metal mesh
variant.
