Many watch makers have come to the rescue over recent months to help out Google’s dying Android Wear platform for smartwatches. Casio introduced a new watch, New Balance joined the market, and others such as LG and Verizon stepped up the plate. Movado could be next to join the now sutured Android Wear market space.

Is Android Wear dying? The true answer will come as a result of sales, but new offerings are definitely filling the rounds. Both CES 2017 and MWC 2017 saw the introduction of new Android Wear smartwatches, some running Google’s latest in Android Wear 2.0, which just recently released. Some older watches from 2015 and 2016 are said to receive this update in the coming months, such as ASUS and Fossil models. Smartwatches such as the Casio WSD-F20, LG Watch Sport, LG Watch Style, Huawei Watch 2, and Huawei Watch 2 Classic will come with the software pre-loaded.

Movado has publicly announced a new partnership with Google. The company, like LG, will work in close collaboration with big G on a bunch of new Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches, five models to be exact. These will be designed with Google’s new software at the core of importance, and are said to launch later this year. Sources claim that the Baselworld 2017 conference is the likely target for an unveiling. We have been told to expect features such as Android Pay and interchangeable band options. Oh, and pricing is said to be high, very high.

SOURCE [PR Newswire]