16 Aug

The fact that 14 million smartwatches were sold around the world in the first quarter of this year demonstrates a continued hunger in wrist-worn technology. The Apple Watch alone outsold the entire Swiss watch industry last year. But despite their growing popularity, those wearables made by the likes of Apple, Samsung and Garmin seldom appeal to lovers of traditional-looking timepieces.

Brands including Breitling, Mondaine and Fossil offer 'hybrids' that combine smart tech with analogue dials, Frederique Constant's 'hybrid manufacture' models mix mechanical movements with bluetooth functionality, and TAG Heuer's Connected range replicates the look of a conventional watch through a choice of OLED screen designs – but they all rely on being linked to a smartphone and are not considered sufficiently 'pure' by die-hard horophiles.

But now a largely traditional watch that can be used independently to execute contactless payments – arguably one of the most useful smartwatch functions – has finally been perfected after more than 15 years in development.

The new, £230 MuchBetter Winwatch is based on a standard model from Swiss Military Chrono – but hidden inside the sapphire crystal are a tiny antenna and a micro processor that enable secure payments of up to £45 to be made by simply passing the watch across a vendor's card reader. All the payment technology is sealed inside the glass, and the chip itself is protected by a notch while the antenna is concealed by a silver coating around the rim and the chamfer.


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