TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45: Hands on with the swankiest Wear watch of all

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SOMEWHERE ON THE grand continuum of gadget nerdlery, there’s a consumer who will buy a very expensive—almost recklessly expensive—Android Wear watch. TAG Heuer had a surprise hit with its original TAG Heuer Connected, and now it’s embracing Android Wear 2.0 with the Connected Modular 45 (go.pcworld.com/thconmod45), an incredibly swank, finely machined, lusciously tactile smartwatch.

TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45: Yes, these are all basically the same watch.

No, make that a family. It’s a smartwatch family. No, scratch that. It’s a smartwatch . Officially described as a Carrera model, the Connected Modular 45 comes in 11 essential designs, with 45 more looks available for