Movado unveils first Android Wear 2.0 watch

Luxury mechanical watchmaker Movado’s first Android Wear 2.0 watch has made its debut at Baselworld 2017. And as The Verge points out, it looks pretty much like a typical Movado timepiece. The Movado Connect features the iconic single dot used as a 12 o’clock indicator and a clean, simple-looking case. Its custom watchface looks just like the company’s Museum model.

Movado won’t spill the beans about hardware yet so we can’t compare its specs with its competitors. The smartwatch is set to debut in the fall and it’ll come in five different men’s styles. Pricing will start at US$495. Movado's previous smartwatch effort was in collaboration with HP.

The new @Movado Connect. Iconic design. Powered by #AndroidWear. #Baselworld2017 pic.twitter.com/61aLczsoUc

— Android Wear (@AndroidWear) March 24, 2017

Movado plans to launch Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches at Baselworld 2017

Movado, the company behind brands such as Hugo Boss and Tommy Hilfiger, plans to out a new smartwatch collection at the upcoming international watch and jewelry trade show Baselworld 2017 set to start on March 23^rd. There will be five Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches from Movado and these men’s style watches are expected to come to Canada, the US, the UK, and the Caribbean in the fall. Movado hasn’t spoken much about the specs of the Movado Connect line but they will come with Android Pay support and custom watch faces. Pricing for the watches will start at US$495. The company also announced that the two aforementioned brands, Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss, also have partnerships with Google to release new smartwatches this fall. 

HP and Movado expand smartwatch portfolio with over 25 new models

HP doesn't make it's own wearables but it does furnish a lot of the technology and functionality of some of its partnerships with the likes of Movado and its various sub brands. This partnership is resulting in a variety of fashion-focused smartwatches under various marquee brands.

Movado Group and HP are going  to bring smartwatch technology to its brand portfolio including Coach, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, Juicy  Couture, Tommy Hilfiger, and Scuderia Ferrari at Baselworld 2016. The Movado brand launched one of its first connected timepieces, Movado BOLD Motion, with HP Inc. in 2015 and will introduce new styles for both men and women at the Baselworld Fair.

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