Smartwatches are a hot topic at Baselworld

Singapore

SMARTWATCHES were hardly spotted at the just-ended Baselworld 2014, the week-long annual watch show - but they were a hot topic of discussion.

Swiss watch executives at the show held in Basel, Switzerland, were pretty relaxed about the phenomenon of wearable computers that carry out functions beyond time-keeping, and pointed out that the technology still seems to need refining, but they are watching the smartwatch industry with interest all the same.