Breitling’s First Smartwatch Isn’t Overloaded With Functionality

Many have criticized Apple for trying to cram too much functionalityinto a wearable devicewith a tiny touchscreen and short battery life . Breitling ’s first smartwatch is simpler : theB55 Connectedwill wirelessly intercommunicate with your smartphone too , but only to make the watch ’s essence functionality wanton to use .

First and first of all , the B55 Connected is still a real Swiss - made horologe for enthusiasts and collectors who are stickler about where their watches come from . However , since it ’s pack full of exact timekeeping functionality and direct at pilots — Breitling ’s bread and butter — the B55 features the company ’s B50 caliber superquartz movement instead of being purely mechanical . So you get your Swiss pedigree plus modern reliableness , we ’d take for granted .

In term of overbold feature article , the B55 wirelessly connects to a new Breitling smartphone app that shares the majority of the watch ’s timekeeping and timing functionality . Want to adjust the time when you land in a new clock time zone ? Just fine-tune it on the app and the watch ’s digital presentation and analog hands will mechanically aline themselves .

The same goes for other functionality like alarms , which can be adjust using the app and automatically synced to the phone . time flights or denoting the exact hour when a plane left the ground can all be done using the B55 ’s minimal buttons , but the app backs up that data , making it easier to lumber when you land and share it with other multitude .

miss are most of the things you ’d expect a smartwatch to do : no schoolbook messages , societal media update , health monitoring , or superfluous apps like game to drain the picket ’s battery . But perhaps that makes sense : when it comes to company like Breitling , Rolex , and even Swatch , this is the kind of ‘ fresh ’ functionality we ’ll be see . Instead of turning timepiece into over - burdened personal helper , apps will simply make them easier to use and maintain .

Pricing and accessibility for Breitling ’s new B55 Connected will most in all probability be divulge at next week ’s Baselworld show in Switzerland , but do n’t expect it to vie with Apple Watch on price either . The B55 will surely be as expensive as every other Breitling timepiece , because that ’s part of the appeal . And do n’t expect a gold mannequin . [ BreitlingviaPerpetuelle ]

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