The LG Watch W7 is a smartwatch with classic mechanical hands

Does a smartwatch have to be a timepiece without mechanical hands?

LG is addressing this notion head-on with the hybrid Watch W7 (just announced alongside the V40 ThinQ). Yes, it does have a screen, but there are also a pair of hands that stick out to tell time classically.

The LG Watch W7 launch on Oct. 14 for $449. Pre-orders start Oct. 7, exclusively at BestBuy in the U.S.

The Watch W7 runs Google's Wear OS. An LCD panel, minute and hour hands, and then a layer of glass make up the face. Holding all of that together is a stainless steel frame that comes in cloud silver. It has a round 1.2-inch LCD 360 x 360 display with a hole in the center so the two hands can pass through. Read more...