Fossil is one of the few brands that’s regularly been releasing Wear OS smartwatches over the years, so it’s fitting that the company’s newly announced wearable – the Fossil Gen 6 – will seemingly be one of the first to run Wear OS 3.

Pre-orders for the Fossil Gen 6 open today (August 30) and while it won’t run Wear OS 3 out of the box, it will be eligible for an update to this software in 2022, so you can expect this thing to stay current for a while.

Beyond that, highlights of the Fossil Gen 6 include a new SpO2 sensor, allowing it to provide estimated blood oxygen measurements, and a battery that supposedly charges two times faster than leading smartwatches, meaning you can reach 80% power in just over 30 minutes.
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