This watch offers attractive set up features and functionalities. “The operating principle is simple,” adds Jean-Claude Biver, “and it should not look like a connected watch straightaway.” When in sleep mode, the hands are still visible on a black background and you simply need to touch the tactile sapphire crystal to start it or to talk to it through the small onboard microphone via Google Voice control, to get information, send a vocal SMS or launch an app. Apps customized for TAG Heuer and available for free include GolfShot Pro (golf), RaceChrono (motor racing) and Viewrangers (trailing). The watch has 4 GB of storage for apps to be downloaded by owners in the future. “On top of that, we have added classic functions,” says Biver, “like a minute track, the alarm, the traditional chronograph, and a design that remains true to the brand’s codes.”
Intel and Google partnership
This super-advanced watch is powered by an Intel® AtomTM processor, runs Android WearTM and connects via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to Android 4.3+ or iOS 8.2+ phones. It can also stream audio. Equipped with a latest-generation lithium battery for all day battery life, the entire piece has been made water resistant for everyday use. It is charged daily using a contact charger. At the end of the connected watch’s two-year warranty period, customers can go to the TAG Heuer store of their choice to exchange the TAG Heuer Connected watch for a mechanical Swiss Made Carrera watch, for an additional 1,350 euros. This mechanical watch is reserved for people who have owned a connected watch for two years.
