Kairos blends mechanical and smartwatch technology Launched on May 15, The Kairos Watches line looks like many other upmarket timepieces. It’s available in two models: the MSW 115 that has a 21-jewel Miyota 82S7 automatic movement, and the SSW 158 with a 25-jewel Soprod A10BV-2 Swiss automatic movement. Both have a 316L stainless steel case, leather band, sapphire crystal, 42-hour mechanical power reserve, and both are water resistant to 3 atmospheres. So far, so conventional, but under the choice of black, steel or gold finish there’s also an Arm Cortex M4 or Intel processor running Android Wear OS or the Kairo proprietary operating system. This powers a choice of either a full-color Transparent OLED (TOLED) with 40 percent transparency sitting over the crystal, or a ICON transparent display that’s 60 percent transparent, but only presents static displays and pre-selected colors. Unlike other smart/mechanical watch hybrids, this is an integrated package rather than an add-on.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:00:02 +0000