While rest of the world is concentrating to reinvent the smartwatch and building plastic body watches aiming to replace the mechanical tick-tocks with glowing touch, here is one watch maker setting up a difference–Kairos Watches–Swiss Made Mechanical Smart Watch with TFD (Transparent Film Disp).
Though thats more than enough for a geek to know, here are more details for those who just confused. Bunch of experienced techies; Sam Yang, Chris Park and Andrew Jo have teamed up to create a smartwatch on top of a traditional by using a Transparent Film Display embedded just below the Crystal Sapphire protective glass. So in simple words, your regular watch will be able to display notifications, emails and so on.
To start with, the guys have picked up a Swiss Watch which not only makes sure to deliver quality as regular watch but also keeps the looks up compared to those cheap plastic watches coming up.
Specifications:
Mechnical Smart Watch:
- 100% Swiss Made Movement (from an accredited and certified SWISS watchmaker)
- TFD (Transparent Film Display) embedded just below the Crystal Sapphire protective glass.
- Electronics: Bluetooth, IMX233 Processor, 450mAh battery, 128 MB RAM, Android/iOS compatible, MID/WAV/MP3 support, SMS, MMS, WAP, Facebook/Twitter/Email notification alert support, & custom software support.
- 45mm Case, 13mm Height – Stainless Steel / Gold Plated (double coat) / 21 Jewels, Leather / Rubber straps
- Cable, Case, USB dock (optional Qi wireless charging)
Quartz Smart Watch:
- 100% Japanese Quartz
- TFD (Transparent Film Display) embedded just below the Crystal Sapphire protective glass.
- Electronics: Bluetooth, IMX233 Processor, 450mAh battery, 128 MB RAM, Android/iOS compatible, MID/WAV/MP3 support, SMS, MMS, WAP, Facebook/Twitter/Email notification alert support, & custom software support.
- 42mm Case, 13mm Height – Stainless Steel / Gold Plated (double coat) / Leather / Rubber straps
- Cable, Case, USB dock (optional Qi wireless charging)
Looking at the specs and the quality of watch, the overall pricing is going to be pretty high because you not only get a smartwatch but also a quality Swiss watch. That said, there is nothing know about the pricing and availability and everything is in initial phase. The watch has been listed on Fundable, another funding website and its listed to get private funding. So, unless you are a real investor you wont be able to opt in.
Is there any recent information on this watch project?
The best way would be look at the listing page