In its biggest-ever
launch for the Indian market, global lifestyle accessories giant Fossil Group
on Monday brought seven Next-Gen touchscreen smartwatches under its six brands
to the country.
Starting from Rs
19,995, the seven smartwatches are: Fossil Gen 4 Smartwatch Venture HR and
Explorist HR for Fossil (priced between Rs. 19,995 and Rs. 21,995); Skagen
Falster 2 for Skagen (priced between Rs. 19,995 and Rs. 21,995); Michael Kors
Access Runway for Michael Kors (priced between Rs. 21,995 and Rs. 33,995); Emporio
Armani Connected for Emporio Armani (priced between Rs. 25,995 and Rs. 29,995);
A|X Armani Exchange Connected for Armani Exchange (priced from Rs. 22,495), and
Diesel Full Guard for Diesel (priced between Rs. 24,995 and Rs. 25,995).
Powered by Wear OS
by Google and running Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 Platform, the new product
line comes with features like touchscreen digital display, Bluetooth
technology, wireless syncing and magnetic charging, compatibility with iOS 9.3+
and Android 4.4+ (excluding Go edition) and long battery life.
The smartwatches
have features like heart rate sensor, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient
light and microphone. The smartwatches come with features like heart rate
sensor, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, and ambient light sensor
The heart rate
functionality was an important ask from consumers, said the company, adding
that whether going for a run outside or hitting the gym, you can automatically
track your heart rate during logged exercises with Google Fit.
The dials have heart
rate integrated into the designs, to show users beats per minute on the watch
face. New "untethered GPS" capabilities allow to track walks and
runs, hikes, bike rides and more via Google Fit and third-party fitness apps.
