Iconic fashion brand Chanel first entered the watchmaking business back in 1987. Since then, it has limited itself to women’s watches but that changed at Baselworld 2016 with the introduction of the Monsieur de Chanel, its first men’s watch. The Calibre 1 that powers it is also Chanel’s first movement to be designed and built in-house. Developed at Chanel’s plant in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, […]
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Baselworld 2016: Michael Kors Access smartwatch
As expected, Michael Kors, part of the Fossil Group, today announced that it is jumping into the the wearables market. It made the announcement at Baselworld 2016. Its first device will be the Android Wear-powered Michael Kors Access smartwatch. It, along with future devices, will be geared at the fashion-focused consumer. “Our brand is built on giving our customers what they […]
Baselworld 2016: Nixon Mission Action Sports Smartwatch
Nixon unveiled its first smarter watch last year. The Nixon Ultratide surf watch was geared specifically at surfers, offering specific surfing information such as tides. The company yesterday announced the Nixon Mission, billed as “the world’s first ultra-rugged, action sports smartwatch.” Powered by Android Wear and the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, the Nixon Mission is equally comfortable under water and on the […]