Swiss wearable brand MyKronoz combines the best of both worlds in to a watch. ZeTime is the world’s first hybrid smartwatch combining mechanical hands over a full round colour touchscreen.
The watch has a hole cut in the center of a round TFT color display allowing watch hands to pass through, marrying a classic design of a traditional timepiece with the most advanced features of a smartwatch. This allows users to see the time without needing the smartwatch display to be on all the time. The mechanical hands can function for 30 days in a single charge.
The 44mm stainless steel watch case and chrome mechanical hands have customizable and interchangeable watch faces and straps available in different styles including silicon, genuine leather, carbon-fiber and more. ZeTime is also waterproof to 30m (ATM3). ZeTime will automatically update the time according to the location.
The watch comes with a 3-axis accelerometer and optical heart-rate sensor; wearers can monitor heart-rate, steps, distance, calories, active minutes and sleep. ZeTime will also alert users to extended periods of inactivity to encourage them to be more active.
ZeTime is controlled by either touching the HD display or by using the physical smart crown to navigate between different functions.
The full colour touchscreen instantly shows incoming calls, smartphone notifications, real-time fitness activity, upcoming calendar events, daily reminders and much more, right from your wrist. Like any smart watch, users can control their phone’s functions, such as playing music, take a photo or make their phone ring.
“When I started in early 2013, people thought that I was mad – why would I start a smartwatch company in Switzerland and enter such a challenging market? It turns out that my vision and passion have paid off as our company has sold nearly two million smartwatches since then,” said Boris Brault, CEO and founder of MyKronoz. “This disruptive mentality goes beyond the company’s mission to provide ‘smartwatches for everyone’ by striving to become an industry leader on price point, wide range, and fashionable design.”
“My inspiration has been to combine the best of our Swiss heritage in traditional watchmaking, with the key features of a smartwatch to persuade the majority of consumers to adopt our wearable technology.”
ZeTime will be available by early September 2017 from $199.90 (approx RM 890).
