BERLIN—It won’t beat the Moto 360 to retail, but LG’s G Watch R might be the circular smartwatch that tech enthusiasts—the male ones at least—are clamoring for during the holidays.
As a technology company, LG is a rather subtle member of the premium brand club. It may not earn all the fanfare of Samsung’s franchise, and it may not have dominant marketshare. But it definitely understands product design.
The G Watch R is a perfect representation of LG’s design prowess, and it erases the embarrassment of the company’s first smartwatch effort. The R is a well-crafted device, and doesn’t feel bulky and uncomfortable like the original G Watch, which LG now describes as a reference device. In fact, the G Watch R looks like the closest thing to a real wristwatch that I’ve seen in the wearables scene.
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