Samsung Gear S2 goes luxe in platinum and rose gold (pictures)

It's always fun seeing companies experiment with new styles, like the platinum-plated and 18-karat rose-gold plated versions of the Samsung Gear S2.

All the watch specs remain the same, down to the rotating top ring you can use to navigate around.

The metals enrobe a stainless steel body, but the leather band does get an upgrade.

They also come with a few new digital watch face options.

And lots of new straps.

Lots and lots.

They range from the colorful to sedate.

Last gratuitous strap shot, but the gold link chain festooned with tiny crystals is worth a mention.

Samsung's Gear S2 runs the company's own Tizen software.

How it looks from the side.

And posed near a pocket.

The rose gold and platinum varieties side by side.

Platinum close-up.

The flipside of both styles has Samsung's heart-rate monitor.

Here's one last look at the new styles in their display case. Read all about 'em in our Gear S2 hands-on from CES 2016.