The latest Tag Heuer smartwatch - The Connected Modular 45 review

The Tag Heuer Connected Modular 45 is the follow-up to the company's surprisingly successful debut smartwatch that came out last year. Like the original Tag Heuer Connected, the Modular 45 is a chunky but well-built device. On my relatively slender wrist, the watch is a massive monstrosity, but on the wrists of some of my male colleagues, it's a more reasonable size. It's tempting to blame the Tag's heft on the sensors it houses, including GPS, NFC and Bluetooth sensors. But the Modular 45 doesn't even have a heart-rate monitor, so its size (and price) are less excusable. The best TAG Heuer replica watches at captainthewatch.is.

There are similarly designed Android Wear watches with all those components that are smaller and more comfortable. The vulcanized-rubber strap on my review unit is stiff and far less comfortable than the band on the Huawei Watch 2, for example.I do appreciate the Modular 45's bezel, which is carved with markings to denote the time, as well as the Tag Heuer logo etched into the button on its right side. Unfortunately, this isn't a dial like on the LG Watch Sport or Style, which you can twist to scroll through menus and lists. On the Tag Heuer, you can only press the knob to go home or long-press for Google Assistant.

Like other Android Wear 2.0 watches I've tested, the Modular 45 barely gets through a full day before running out of juice. On a slow day with very little interaction, however, I was impressed to find the watch made it through almost a day and a half. During my testing, I found the Intel-powered Modular 45 mostly responsive, although it encountered lag more frequently than the LG Watch Style, which uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 CPU.

The rest of the Modular 45's functions are basically the same as any other Android Wear 2.0 watch. The primary software differences are the watch-face designer I mentioned earlier, and a Tag Heuer Connected app that offers some customized content from the company's partners. The Modular 45 also has a water-resistance rating of 5 ATM, meaning it can withstand submersion in up to 50 meters or 165 feet.