NEW YORK, March 8, 2017 /CNW/ -- MOVADO GROUP, INC.
(NYSE: MOV) - Movado announces a partnership with Google
to launch Movado Connect, a smartwatch collection powered by
Android Wear 2.0, Google's newly redesigned platform. Movado
Connect is one of the first watches designed specifically for
Android Wear 2.0 and will launch fall of 2017 introducing five
men's styles with a starting price of $495 available in the US, the Caribbean, Canada and the UK. The collection will be
unveiled at Baselworld 2017.
"The launch of Movado Connect marks another new milestone
in Movado's longstanding history of creativity and innovation in
watch design," stated Efraim
Grinberg, Chairman & CEO, Movado Group. "We are very
proud of our collaboration with Google and for the opportunity to
provide our customers with an incredibly designed
timepiece, powered by the latest, cutting-edge technology
platform. Movado Connect, with our proprietary edge-to-edge
crystal design, is iconically Movado."
This collaboration showcases each company's
respective expertise in building brand-relevant hardware and
software capabilities in the connected category. Movado
Connect features five unique customizable dials designed and
inspired by Movado's iconic Museum dial that empower the wearer to
tailor their experience through multiple expressions of Movado's
innovative approach to design. Each dial design also
includes 3-4 customizable elements including features such as
a wide array of complications, backgrounds, and watch hands
creating a multitude of possibilities for consumers to create the
look they desire. With access to thousands of apps, including
Android PayTM, these new watches meet the demands of
today's digital age with an updated user interface optimized for
round screens, an 'always-on' display, improved fitness tracking,
iOS and AndroidTM compatibility and the powerful Google
Assistant for performing tasks and getting answers, directions, and
timely reminders.
"We are thrilled to partner with Movado, a longtime leader and
one of the most iconic brands in the watch industry," said
David Singleton, Vice President of
Android Engineering at Google. "With our combined expertise in
watchmaking, design and software, we are able to create a beautiful
yet functional timepiece that helps people live their everyday
lives."
Tommy Hilfiger and Hugo Boss, two brands in the Movado Group
portfolio, are also partnering with Google. Collections
will launch fall of 2017.
About Movado
A brand long identified with Modernism and closely associated
with the performing arts, Movado has achieved a proud 136-year
history of design excellence and innovation. Movado has been a
major supporter of New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, Movado has supported
the Miami International Film
Festival, Miami City Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Pacifica,
and the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum.
About Movado Group Inc.
Movado Group, Inc. designs, sources, and distributes
Movado, EBEL, Concord, Coach,
HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, Juicy Couture,
Tommy Hilfiger, Scuderia Ferrari
brand watches worldwide and Rebecca
Minkoff beginning in summer of 2017.
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