Apart from the Fossil Q Marshal and Q Wander, the company also unveiled four new hybrid smartwatches at yesterday’s event: he Fossil Q Nate, Q Crewmaster, Q Gazer, and Q Tailor. These devices are for people who prefer the look of a traditional analog watch, but at the same time, be also able to harness some of the capabilities that a full-pledged smartwatch offers. In Fossil’s words, “Blending Analog Design with Smart Connectivity”
The Q Nate sports an urban style design, and comes in a wide range of colors on both leather and steel straps.
Q Nate
The Q Crewmaster is designed with the adventurous in mind, and sports the boldest design, tracks your fitness, and automatically updates the time, depending on which place you are in.
Q Crewmaster
The Q Gazer packs is slim and elegant. Designed for girls who want to stand out with their own style, the device is furnished with crystal accents, and allows you to control your music, ring the phone when you forget where it is, take your lovely selfies, and track your fitness.
Q Gazer
The Q Tailor takes the minimalist approach to an all new level with a steel case and lux colored stripes, as well as rich shades of brown, without losing functionality as it still allows you to track your steps, and notifies you only about the things that are important.
Q Tailor
Key Features:
- Tracks your activities
- Monitors Sleep
- Enables you to set custom goals
- Alarm
- Automatically sets the Timezone plus a second Timezone
- Notifications using vibration and dial animations
- Allows you to do some tasks using the bottom pusher such as: Ring your phone, take a photo, or control your music
- Compatible with Android 4.4 and up, or iPhone 5/iOS 8.2 and up
- Interchangeable straps to suit your mood and style
These Hybrid Smartwatches sport a 6-hour battery life, Bluetooth technology, compatible with apps such as Google Fit, UA Record from Under Armour, UP by Jawbone, and the Apple Health App.
Pricing
| Product | SRP |
| Q Crewmaster | Starts at PhP10,300 |
| Q Nate | Starts at PhP11,500 |
| Q Gazer | Starts at PhP13,000 |
| Q Tailor | Starts at PhP11,500 |
For more information about the FossilQ lineup, you may visit www.fossil.com, their Facebook Page, or follow their Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
