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Fossil, Diesel, Michael Kors and Co .: Smartwatches in hands-on

April 15, 2020

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Smartwatches with the Android Wear operating system are not only available from technology companies like Samsung, Motorola and Huawei, but also from traditional watchmakers like Fossil. The Fossil Group has five in-house brands for the second half of 2017, including Diesel, Micheal Kors and Armani. We took a first look at the new and stylish watches.

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hardware

First things first: the technology in all five branded watches is the same. The display on the men's models has a diameter of 46 millimeters. The models for women are 42 mm in diameter. The AMOLED display is round – without a flat tire, but with slightly thicker edges.

A Qualcomm processor specially developed for smartwatches works inside. In addition to 512 MB RAM, there is also a memory with 4 GB. According to Fossil, all watches should last for at least 1 day and are charged wirelessly via an induction charging station.

There is a speaker and a microphone on the case, but you cannot use it to make calls. Speaking of: All watches are IP67 certified and therefore dust and waterproof.

Fossil Q Explorist silver with leather strap dark brown (FTW4003P)

Dark brown

silver

Silver blue

Fossil Q Explorist rose gold with leather strap blue (FTW4002P)

Rose gold

Gray

design

Fossil and the other brands such as Diesel, Emporio Armani and Micheal Kors are primarily about the look with smartwatch functionality. The time indicators are covered with the finest materials such as stainless steel, leather, ceramic and glass. Those who really value beautiful watches will definitely find what they are looking for with these four brands. Above all, the strap can be exchanged at 22 millimeters – and combined depending on the style. But if you want something more, you can go to the fifth brand and that's Misfit. They have the same watches, but with a heart rate monitoring, a music app and are also 50 meters waterproof.

Conclusion

The selection at the Fossil Group is immense. By the end of the year, they will have a total of 14 brands with hybrid and full-fledged smartwatches. Including Armani Exchange, Marc Jacobs, DKNY and a lot more. And especially like the variety. The prices for the technology start at 279 euros, depending on the brand.

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