Google teams up with Steph Curry for a special-edition Pixel Watch 5

The Google Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition features an exclusive performance band and custom watch face and launches Sept. 3.(Photos courtesy of Google)If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.By Josie Howell | jhowell@al.comGoogle teamed up with NBA star Stephen Curry for a special-edition version of its new Pixel Watch 5, complete with an exclusive performance band and custom watch face.The Google Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition is available to preorder at Best Buy for $579.99 ahead of its Sept. 3 release. Unlike the standard Pixel Watch 5, the Curry edition is offered exclusively as a 45mm LTE model.What’s different about the Stephen Curry Pixel Watch 5?The biggest differences are on the outside. Google designed the special-edition band with the four-time NBA champion, using recycled polyester yarns and HNBR with a water-repellent coating designed to stand up to sweaty workouts.The band features a gray colorway with orange accents and a raised interior print designed to increase airflow against the wrist. Stainless steel lugs connect the band to the watch.Google Pixel Watch 5 - Stephen Curry Special EditionThe Google Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition features an exclusive performance band and custom watch face and launches Sept. 3.Buy NowCurry’s version also gets an exclusive watch face that isn’t available on Google’s other wearables. The special-edition band and watch face are sold together with the watch rather than as a separate accessory.Underneath the Curry treatment, buyers still get the features found on the new 45mm Pixel Watch 5. Google upgraded its smartwatch with a Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated processor, Gemini Intelligence, improved GPS and new health and fitness tracking features.RELATED: Google Pixel Watch 5 launches with new advanced health trackingThe 45mm watch features Google’s Actua 360 display with up to 3,000 nits of brightness and up to 40 hours of battery life. Users can also build strength-training workouts with specific reps, weights and rest timers or create workouts for running, cycling and HIIT.The collaboration isn’t Curry’s first wearable with Google. Earlier this year, the company launched a Stephen Curry Special Edition of its screenless Fitbit Air, which also featured a performance-focused band co-designed with the NBA star.The Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition takes the partnership a step further with a full smartwatch and Curry-exclusive design. Preorders are open now, but buyers will have to wait until Sept. 3, two weeks after the standard Pixel Watch 5 arrives Aug. 20, to get the special edition.These leather clogs have the Birkenstock look without the break-in periodLe Creuset’s Harvest Collection returns with a new pumpkin pieceGoogle Pixel Watch 5 launches with new advanced health trackingWalmart’s $500 65-inch Vizio QLED smart TV is on sale for $328Yeti just launched its own take on the viral belt bagJosie Howell is a commerce and news writer for AL.com where she primarily focuses on shopping and streaming content. She began her career in 2019 as an editor for The Chanticleer, Jacksonville State...