Corning Incorporated announced that Corning(R) Gorilla(R) Glass has been chosen by Pebble as the cover glass for the newly launched Pebble Steel smartwatch. Corning Gorilla Glass, well-known for providing durability and scratch resistance in smartphone, slate and laptop applications, is now bringing those features to the smartwatch category. Compared with sapphire crystal, Corning Gorilla Glass is lighter weight, requires significantly less energy to produce, and transmits more light for better optical clarity.

The Pebble Steel is now available for pre-order from getpebble.com. Corning will display the new Pebble Steel in booth #11612 located in Central Hall at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).