Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver is “satisfied” with sales of the TAG Heuer Connected smartwatch sales so far. Some 56,000 units have been sold since its launch in November 2015. He also confirmed in an interview with Switzerland’s Neue Zürcher Zeitung that a new collection will be unveiled in May. Biver first mentioned a second generation of Tag Heuer smartwatches back in […]
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Tag Heuer Connected Rose Gold unveiled
Tag Heuer, official Formula One timekeeper, used last weekend’s prestigious Monaco race as the backdrop to unveil the TAG Heuer Connected Rose Gold. It retains the specifications of the original model but swaps out the titanium case in favour of an 18K rose gold one to transform it into a more luxurious sibling. True to its image as a luxury Swiss watchmaker, it was a natural […]
Android Wear 2.0 upgrade confirmed for Tag Heuer Connected Watch
Google announced the first major upgrade to its Android Wear wearables operating system at Google I/O 2016. Android Wear 2.0 will launch sometime this fall. Missing from the announcement was a list of what smartwatches would be upgraded. The Developer Preview effectively confirmed that both the Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition would be upgraded given that they are […]
Baselworld 2016: New brown leather strap for Tag Heuer Connected
The Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch was first unveiled back in November 2015. Since then only available with a Vulcanized rubber strap, Tag Heuer today announced that it will now be possible to pair its first smartwatch with a more sophisticated brown leather strap. The TAG Heuer Connected gets a new brown leather strap! https://t.co/akXwWid2pJ #Baselworld #TAGHeuerlive pic.twitter.com/jOyhvNv8TD — TAG Heuer (@TAGHeuer) March 16, […]
Tag Heuer wanted to partner with Apple on smartwatch
Tag Heuer unveiled its first smartwatch last November. The Tag Heuer Connected Watch was developed in partnership with Google and Intel. CEO Jean-Claude Biver yesterday told The Australian Financial Review in an interview that things could have played out very differently though. At a time that neither had released a smartwatch yet, Tag Heuer reached out to Apple about developing a connected watch together. As […]
SIHH 2016: New exclusive watch faces available for Tag Heuer Connected Watch
Not all the news out of SIHH 2016 was about traditional watches. Tag Heuer used the event to announce a new exclusive collection of watch faces for the Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch that was announced back in November. The 11 new designs were co-designed with some of the company’s “prestigious” brand ambassadors. Among the people involved in the project were footballer […]
Tag Heuer Connected Watch production to be increased
Tag Heuer jumped into the smartwatch game last month when it unveiled its Tag Heuer Connected Watch, the first device to emerge from its new partnership with Google and Intel. The Swiss watchmaker will increase production from 1,200 to 2,000 units a week to meet demand. Company CEO Jean-Claude Biver told Bloomberg via email that now reports that the company has already received requests from some […]
TAG Heuer Carrera Connected press conference livestream (Updated)
We’re about 15 hours from the Tag Heuer Connected press conference. The Swiss watchmaker is about to unveil its first smartwatch. Developed in partnership with Google and Intel, the TAG Heuer Carrera Connected promises to marry the looks of the TAG Heuer Carrera – Heuer 01 (pictured below) with the capabilities of Android Wear and, most likely, a low-power Intel processor. Tag […]