We heard last week that the TAG Heuer Connected is flying off the shelves in the US and that, as a result, its shipping date for the UK and Switzerland has been pushed back with the result that we are unlikely to see the watch in stores in Switzerland before Christmas. Meanwhile, Frédérique Constant has presented the second model in its Horological Smartwatch collection, which is also the first Basel 2016 preview we have seen at WorldTempus.
The 50 patents that were originally announced for the ground-breaking timepiece now number over 110 and cover seven years of research at Silicon Valley. The watch's unique selling point is that it does not need to be recharged. It has a quartz movement with a standard battery that will allow the watch to run for up to two years. Smart it may be, but above all it remains a watch at heart and all its functions are operated by the crown. Read our complete hands-on test for more information.
The new version for 2016 introduces a navy blue dial to the collection, which retains the applied rose-gold hour markers and a rose-gold plated steel case and comes with a blue leather strap with a folding buckle.
