If the Samsung Gear S wasn’t big enough to make a statement by itself, the collaboration with Diesel just fixed that problem for you.
Diesel Black Gold, which is the premium line of the Diesel fashion label, has made a host of accessories, that turn the Gear S watch into wrist-born fashion pieces, clad in leather, with a handful of silver studs thrown in for good measure.
The SS 15 collection, as it’s dubbed, is allegedly “inspired by highly stylized New Wave rock stars and tough rockabilly heroines, have been used to give a sharp attitude to the device, characterized by signature leather and metal details.”
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The bands are certainly big, and while price and availability information is thin at best, there are black, red and white versions available.
The bands are certainly an individual look and we can’t see them selling in their thousands, but it’s another statement of intent from Samsung, that it intends to back its watches with high-profile fashion brands.
Earlier this month, Samsung announced a Swarovski encrusted Samsung Gear S, that oozed the sort of class associated with Saudi sheiks..
If fashion tech collaborations are your cup of tea, check out our list of the best designer wearables money can buy.
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James is the co-founder of Wareable, and he has been a technology journalist for 15 years.
He started his career at Future Publishing, James became the features editor of T3 Magazine and T3.com and was a regular contributor to TechRadar – before leaving Future Publishing to found Wareable in 2014.
James has been at the helm of Wareable since 2014 and has become one of the leading experts in wearable technologies globally. He has reviewed, tested, and covered pretty much every wearable on the market, and is passionate about the evolving industry, and wearables helping people achieve healthier and happier lives.