Hyetis watch

Hyetis watch

The company has come up with a number of renders for the device and have stated that it will have a zoom lens with a ring flash, noise-cancelling microphone, GPS, Biometric sensors, WiFi, NFC and Bluetooth while supporting Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8 smartphones. While we're thinking an additional fingerprint scanner sounds just a bit far-fetched, such a smartwatch would probably merit the asking price of $1200 (RM3933) which Hyetis wants for it. 

The watch body will be made from grade 5 titanium with a “Dark Knight” finish. It has a sapphire glass on the front with anti-glare coating and is waterproof up to 250m.

The glass on the front is also a high-res LCD display and below it is a regular watch face with a 25-jewel automatic movement with a 48 hour power reserve. In the box you’ll get two interchangeable textile wristbands – red and black

The smartwatch can be paired with an iOS, Android or Windows Phone smartphone, but is pretty capable on its own. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and GPS connectivity, an accelerometer, biometric sensor altimeter, thermometer, hygrometer and light meter, plus an HD microphone.

The Hyetis Crossbow pre-order campaign has begun – for $1,200 you can have one of the first Swissmade smartwatches. Note that this is a limited run of 500 units. The watch should have a 41MP camera sensor (actual resolution subject to change) with ZEISS lens with optical zoom, an authentic Swiss watch movement and more connectivity than you thought possible.

Here’s the pre-order page for the Hyetis Crossbow. Keep in 

mind that the specs seem to be in flux (e.g. the light meter is 

new, the camera specs isn’t finalized at 41MP and so on). 

“Some specifications may vary slightly by delivery,” says Hyetis 

and promises to notify you of any changes.