LG Watch W7 pokes mechanical hands through a Wear OS touchscreen

LG doesn’t just have the new V40 ThinQ smartphone today, it also has a brand new wearable, the LG Watch W7, which pairs physical hands with a touchscreen display. It’s the first Wear OS by Google smartwatch to have a full screen along with mechanical hands, with LG promising the digital functionality you expect but with the look and reliability of a traditional timepiece.

LG Watch W7 pokes mechanical hands through a Wear OS touchscreen

That’s required some clever engineering, as you might expect. There’s a 1.2-inch circular LCD, with a hole puncturing it right through the center. That allows mechanical hands to sit on top of the screen.

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