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The conversation around wearable tech has moved beyond step counting and mere notifications buzzing you in-between meetings. They need to understand and analyse recovery, health, navigate, give you access to instant AI agents and deliver performance with a sense of maturity. With a focus on the latest, cutting-edge facilities of what a wearable watch can do, we have collated a list of some of the best new launches that genuinely move the category forward.
Housed in the familiar “squircle” case that has become a Samsung signature, the second-generation iteration of the Galaxy Watch Ultra is housed in Grade 4 titanium, while doubling onboard storage to 64GB, giving power users ample space for offline maps and audio. At 47mm, it remains unapologetically for big wrists, but if you want real outdoor resilience with a 800mAh battery, 5000nits of brightness and improved dual-frequency GPS, the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 remains the benchmark.
Even more so with its enhanced capabilities under water. EN13319 dive certification and Mares Dive app support make it the first Galaxy Watch built as a dive computer, plus blood pressure trend tracking and five years of updates. Coupled with integrated Google Gemini for complex offline voice commands and a multi-day endurance envelope, it justifies its premium price tag while actually pushing the value envelope. The new Vascular Load, Antioxidant Index and smarter running features finally give Samsung a stronger health story and it clearly emerges as the best Android wearable there is in 2026.
Price: Rs. 69,999.
When it comes to screenless tech, the Ultrahuman Ring Pro is as sophisticated as it gets, and then some. Encased in aerospace-grade titanium, this featherlight health band shares limbspace discreetly with any fine mechanical horology equipment without looking out of place. Its accompanying app is already one of the most comprehensive sleep and health monitoring tools but come September and its new Pulsomics research framework will turn the device into an individualised diagnostic engine.
Pulsomics is an opt-in research programme enabling users to contribute real-world data by wearing their ring to sleep. By combining overnight pulse signals with lifestyle and bio-marker information, the programme builds larger, more diverse health models, surpassing the limitations of traditional, supervised lab studies. Launching with research on Sleep Sufficiency, Glucose Metabolism, and VO₂ Max, Pulsomics operates as a voluntary wellness initiative with strict privacy protocols, ensuring all contributed data is de-identified. Its subscription-free model with a separate charging case and 45 days of stored power are two of the most compelling reasons not to default to Oura. The Ultrahuman Ring Pro represents health-tracking technology at its most sophisticated.
Price: Rs. 44,999.
Fitbit’s founders are back with an entirely new concept of wearables. Well, as new as you can get within the framework of the form factor. Debuting with its first piece of hardware soon, the Luffu Link is a screenless, LTE-connected health and safety band aimed at families, aging parents or kids.
The standout feature is push-button AI voice logging, which strangely hints at what Open AI may be working on as its first hardware device too. Instead of fumbling with tiny touchscreen menus, wearers simply speak to log medications, meals, or sudden symptoms straight to a shared family dashboard. Although preorders have begun on their official website, the product is slated for launch in “early 2027” and will be locked to a hefty monthly subscription fee too. Nevertheless, if you want to break free from the bombardment of notifications and have a jewellery-adjacent piece of high tech on your wrist, the Luffu Link is worth waiting for.
Price: $249.99 (preorder).
If you’ve always been a horology aficionado, no amount of aerospace-grade titanium on smartwatch is going to cut it. The best way to keep a track of your vitals then is go the screenless route. The Garmin Cirqa shows restraint in its design by letting you wear it on the wrist or even your bicep. The screenless Cirqa features a modular, detachable pod so users can swap between wrist or upper-arm straps for intense training. A single, physical button handles manual logging for 80+ sport modes and to manage Smart Wake alarms.
A full array of physiological sensors sit beneath the tailored textile strap to monitor continuous heart rate, nightly skin temperature variations, HRV status and body battery recovery telemetry. The lack of subscription is a refreshing change and a 10-day battery back makes its case stronger. It can deliver pro-grade analytics directly to the Garmin Connect ecosystem if you do use another Garmin hardware like an Edge bike computer, it unifies all the data streams to give you an overall snapshot.
Price: Rs. 29,490.