LG’s Watch Urbane: The sexiest smartwatch you’ll never want to wear

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LG has been pushing its Watch Urbane as a fashion-first smartwatch, with a price to match, but does that come at the cost of other things, like comfort or power? Well, the hardware is almost identical to the company’s G Watch R, which is a solid smartwatch, but as far as comfort goes, some reviewers have admitted that, although very nice looking, the Watch Urbane is very uncomfortable to wear. 

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The Watch Urbane, LG’s latest Android Wear smartwatch, is what you get when you take the company’s G Watch R, replace its plastic case with stainless steel and swap out the generic leather strap with a stitched one. The Urbane is LG’s attempt at making a fashion-first smartwatch — a luxe wearable to compete with the likes of the sexy Apple Watch. At $349, the Urbane is the most expensive Android Wear smartwatch you can buy right now. (That’ll change soon enough once Tag Heuer launches its $1,400 Android Wear smartwatch.) If the name and all the chronograph watch faces didn’t clue you in already, the Urbane is a masculine smartwatch. Straight up, the Urbane is both thick and heavy — two major no-nos when it comes to a wrist-worn wearable. I admit, the stainless steel is sleeker looking — it’s got a touch of professional class — than the plastic G Watch R, but style doesn’t matter if it hurts to wear it.

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