Huawei confirmed a global launch event for 2 September in Munich, Germany. The teaser, posted on the company’s X page under the tag #ChasetheWild, includes the date and city but does not name a single product.
That’s quite the teaser. The colour palette in the image (yellow and lime green) matches the Watch GT 7 series that Huawei already launched in China earlier this month.
The global rollout of both the Watch GT 7 and the Watch GT 7 Pro is widely expected to follow at the Munich event.
Huawei launch event
Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital says three wearable categories are likely to appear on stage.
- The Watch GT 7 series is the first.
- The Watch D3 is the second
- Huawei has already registered the device with Indonesia’s SDPPI certification body under two model numbers, RIV-B10 and RIV-B11, confirming it exists and is close to launch.
- The third is the FreeBuds Neo,
- described as Huawei’s first gaming-focused earbuds, built around improved low-latency audio.
The leak puts the price above 800 yuan, which works out to roughly R1,900 at current exchange rates. Whether all three actually appear on 2 September is still unconfirmed by Huawei.
Watch D series context
Let’s talk about the Watch D line real quick.
The outgoing Watch D2 is one of the only mainstream smartwatches that supports on-device blood pressure monitoring via a wrist cuff. It’s a feature glaringly missing from the Apple Watch Series 11, Galaxy Watch 9 and Pixel Watch 5, while Samsung’s Galaxy Watches require calibration with a separate upper-arm cuff.
Garmin doesn’t offer it on its watches either, instead selling a separate upper-arm Index BPM monitor.
Thus, the D series remains relevant, especially for users managing hypertension who want wrist-based monitoring without needing a whole separate device.
The Watch D3 would replace it directly. Two variants are registered, though what distinguishes one from the other is not yet public.
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The Huawei GT 7 hardware
As for the Watch GT 7 series, do not expect a spec overhaul, Fixed Focus Digital says.
Compared to the Watch GT 6 and GT 6 Pro, the hardware changes are minor. The GT 7 line is expected to arrive primarily with software updates: improved ski and cycling modes are the headline additions.
Huawei has kept its round AMOLED display and a claimed 21-day battery life in continuous use, dropping to seven days with the always-on display active.
Munich or China first
Huawei’s pattern is to launch wearables in China first, then bring them to international markets at a dedicated global event. Munich fits that model.
The FreeBuds Neo may be the outlier: the leak suggests the gaming buds could debut globally on 2 September before arriving in China.
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