Titan to launch smart watch

BENGALURU, INDIA: Titan is soon launching a smart watch.

Confirming the development, Ravi Kant, CEO, Watches and Accessories, Titan said that the company is working on a smart watch and an announcement to the effect can be expected soon.

Meanwhile, the company launched touch-enabled SF watches under the Sonata brand targeted at adventure enthusiasts.

The new watch can be operated like a phone, comes with dual time, is water resistance, EL backlight, countdown timer, alarm, stopwatch, chime and a 100 year calendar. However, the SF adventure watches lack features like GPS, compass and altimeter, the company said.

"The adventure space in India is fast-growing but has been largely untapped, especially in the watches category. There is no brand operating, we have identified this vacuum and launched SF by Sonata," Kant said.