Heart rate
A light sensor on the back reads your pulse through the skin over your breastbone.
Coming soon · Prototype in testing
Hear every beat.
Most wearables sit on your wrist. HEXCOR sits over your heart. A titanium pendant built to track your heart rate, HRV, sleep, recovery, breathing, steps and calories, with no band and no strap.
- See how well you really slept and how ready you are today
- Know when to push and when to rest from your heart's own signals
- Watch your heart respond to every workout, meeting and late night
- Get a heads-up when your numbers drift from your normal
Grade 2 titaniumWaterproof by designYour data stays on your phoneNo wristband
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Concept image made with AI tools. Not a real photo. Readout shows sample numbers.
Heart rateAll day, from your chest
HRVStress and recovery
SleepHow well you really slept
RecoveryReady to train or rest
BreathingEvery breath, counted
Steps and caloriesYour whole day
Why HEXCOR
Everything else wraps around you. HEXCOR hangs.
Your heart is in your chest, not your wrist. HEXCOR is a health tracking necklace: a titanium pendant that rests on your breastbone, right in front of your heart, with no strap to tighten and nothing on your arm.
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Right over the heart
The breastbone sits a few centimetres in front of your heart, with a thin layer of skin over flat bone. It gives the sensors a steady seat that does not twist like a wrist.
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Two heart signals, one spot
A light sensor on the back reads your pulse in the skin. The polished pad on the front reads your heartbeat's electrical signal when you touch it. Having both in the same place makes new measurements possible.
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It rises and falls with every breath
Your chest moves each time you breathe, and the pendant moves with it. A built-in motion sensor rides along, which opens the door to breathing, posture and lifting features.
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Jewellery, not a gadget
Grade 2 titanium with a laser-knurled face, two finishes and name engraving planned. Waterproof by design, so it never has to come off. It looks like something you chose to wear, because you did.
| Feature | SmartwatchWatch | Smart ringRing | Chest strapStrap | HEXCOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where it's worn | Wrist | Finger | Around the ribs | On a cord, over the breastbone |
| Sits over the heart | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Wraps around your body | Yes | Yes | Yes, snug band | No, it hangs |
| Made to be worn as jewellery | Some models | Often | No | Yes, titanium |
General product types, not specific brands. Features vary from model to model.
Live 3D model drawn from the working design files. Finishes and details may change before launch.
The object
Jewellery on the outside.
A titanium hexagon about the size of a large coin. The knurled border catches the light. The polished centre is a touch pad. Behind it, the sensors rest against your chest.
- Size
- 36.5 × 31.6 × 12.5 mmDesign target
- Face
- Grade 2 titanium, laser-knurled border, polished centre pad
- Finishes
- Raw titanium or BlackoutTell us your pick in the poll
- Back
- Titanium contact ring and a small light window that sit against the skin
- Water
- Waterproof by design. Shower, sweat and swim.Must pass water testing before launch
- Wear
- Hangs from two points so it sits flat. Breakaway clasp designed to let go if it catches.
- Make it yours
- Name engraving planned
Real data, not an animation
This is a real heartbeat.
On 3 November 2026 the HEXCOR prototype read the founder's heart through two dry metal contacts. No gel, no sticky pads. The trace below is built from that recording: his real average beat, played back with his real beat-to-beat timing.
Heart rate
78bpm
Recorded
Beat to beat
780ms
A moving trace of a heartbeat recorded by the HEXCOR prototype, at about 77 beats per minute.
Desk prototype, chest and hand contacts, 3 November 2026. Shown to illustrate the technology. Not a medical reading and not a measure of how the finished product will perform.
What it tracks
Your heart, your breath, your day.
HEXCOR is built for fitness and wellness. One pendant, everything you want to know about your body and your day.
Touch to see your heartbeat
Rest a finger on the polished centre pad to see the electrical signal of your heartbeat on your phone.
Heart rate variability
The small changes in time between beats, a popular way to follow recovery and stress trends.
Breathing rate
Your chest rises and falls under the pendant. HEXCOR is being taught to count breaths.
Workouts and reps
A motion sensor rides with your chest. Rep counting and lifting insights are in development.
Sleep
Made to be worn all night. Resting heart rate and sleep trends are on the roadmap.
The app
Every number you care about.
Steps, calories, sleep and recovery, all from one pendant. Here is everything the HEXCOR app is being built to show.
- Heart rate, all day
- Heart rate variability (HRV)
- Steps
- Calories burned
- Active minutes
- Heart rate zones
- Resting heart rate
- Recovery score
- Stress level
- Sleep score
- Breathing rate
- Workout detection
- Cardio fitness (VO2 max estimate)
- Rep counting for lifts
HEXCOR is in development. Calories, recovery, stress, sleep and fitness scores will be estimates for general fitness and wellness, not medical measurements.
Private by design
Your heart is nobody's business but yours.
Many wearables send every heartbeat to company servers. HEXCOR is being built the other way around: your health data stays on your own devices, and we never collect it.
It stays on your phone
Readings travel from the pendant straight to your phone and are worked out there. No HEXCOR cloud in the middle.
No account needed
Pair the pendant and go. No sign-up, no profile, no email required to see your own heart.
Nothing to sell
No ads, no data brokers, no selling or renting your data. Ever.
You hold the keys
Export every raw reading or delete it all, any time, from the app.
Share only on purpose
Syncing with other health apps, sending a heartbeat or showing a doctor only happens when you turn it on.
Your data, your rules
If HEXCOR ever runs studies, taking part will be your choice, asked for clearly and never switched on by default.
Why the chest
Closer to the heart.
Right over the heart
The breastbone sits just a few centimetres from your heart, with a thin layer of skin over flat bone.
Nothing on your wrist
Keep your watch, your bracelet or nothing at all. Lift, type and sleep without a band.
Made to stay on
Shower, sweat and swim in it. Waterproof is a must-have: HEXCOR will not ship until it passes water testing. Titanium is light and strong, so you can wear it at the gym, at work and in bed.
The concept film
35 seconds of HEXCOR.
A short film showing the idea. It was made with AI video tools, so the person is not real and the pendant is a render. The finished product may look different.
Where it could go
One pendant. A lot of room to grow.
Inside the prototype are a light sensor, an electrical heart sensor, a motion sensor, a microphone and Bluetooth. That is a lot of hardware for one small hexagon. Here are the ideas we are exploring for the years ahead.
Where we are headed. These features are in research and development, and details may change along the way. None of them are medical features today.
Pulse travel time
Time how long each beat takes to travel from your heart's electrical signal to the pulse in your skin. Having both sensors in one spot is what makes it possible.
Breathe with it
Guided breathing on your phone that follows your real chest movement, so you can watch each breath and your heart rate settle together.
Lift smarter
Rep counts and tempo from the motion of your chest, and rest timers that tell you when your heart rate has come back down.
Posture nudges
The pendant knows which way your chest is facing. A gentle reminder on your phone after an hour hunched over a desk.
Share a heartbeat
Send your live heartbeat to someone you love and see theirs on your phone, from across the room or across the country.
Your night, in detail
Resting heart rate, breathing rhythm and how still you slept, from a pendant with no band to take off at bedtime.
A heads-up when you're off
Resting heart rate, HRV and breathing all have a normal for you. A nudge when they drift from it, like the days before you feel run down, so you can rest sooner.
Your data, anywhere
Export the raw signals, sync with the health apps on your phone, and an open interface for developers and tinkerers.
The long game
From wellness to clinically proven.
Today HEXCOR is a fitness and wellness product, and that is all we claim. Long term, we want to go further: work with doctors and researchers, run proper clinical studies, and apply to Health Canada to license health features that could help people catch changes in their health earlier.
That path takes years of testing and review. No feature will be offered or described as medical unless and until it has been studied and licensed.
What we stand for
Your data is yours.It stays on your devices. We never see it, sell it or use it for ads.
Honest numbers.We share real test results, including the ones that do not go our way.
Built to last.A titanium face, designed to be worn for years.
Built in the open.Every step of the build is shared with everyone who signs up for updates.
Questions
FAQ
What is HEXCOR?
HEXCOR is a wearable health tracker you wear as a titanium pendant necklace. It sits over your breastbone and is being built to track heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), sleep, recovery, breathing, steps and calories, with no wristband or chest strap. It is in development in Ottawa, Canada.
How is HEXCOR different from a smartwatch or a chest strap?
Where it sits and how it is worn. A smartwatch and a ring sit on your hand. A chest strap sits over your heart but has to be tightened around your ribs. HEXCOR sits over your heart too, but it simply hangs from your neck as a titanium pendant.
It also puts two kinds of heart sensors in one spot: light for your pulse, and a touch pad for your heartbeat's electrical signal.
Is HEXCOR a medical device?
No. HEXCOR is being designed as a fitness and wellness product. It is not a medical device and it is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, monitor or prevent any disease or condition. It has not been reviewed or licensed by Health Canada.
Long term, we hope to run clinical studies and apply for Health Canada licensing for some health features. Until a feature is studied and licensed, it will not be offered or marketed as medical.
Talk to a doctor about any health concern. In an emergency, call 911.
When can I buy one?
There is no release date yet. HEXCOR is a working prototype, and it is not for sale. People who leave their email will hear first when there is news.
How much will it cost?
The price is not set. In the poll, you can tell us what you would expect to pay. It really helps.
Do I have to sign up for anything?
No. The poll is anonymous and takes one tap. Leaving your email for updates is optional and free, and it does not commit you to buy anything.
Will it work with my phone?
HEXCOR connects to your phone over Bluetooth. The app is in development. Phone support will be confirmed before launch.
What happens to my heart data?
It stays yours. The HEXCOR app is being built so your readings stay on your own phone. We do not collect your health data, there is no account to create, and nothing is ever sold or used for ads. You can export or delete everything at any time, and anything you share is your choice.
A full privacy policy for the product and app will be published before anything goes on sale.
This website collects no health data at all. See the privacy policy.
Is it waterproof?
That is a hard rule. HEXCOR is being designed to be fully waterproof, so you can shower, sweat and swim in it, and it will not ship until it passes water testing.
The prototype has not been water tested yet. We will share the real results here and by email, good or bad.
Why a hexagon?
Hex for the shape, cor for heart. A hexagon is one of the strongest, most efficient shapes in nature, and it fits the sensors neatly.
Help shape it
Hear every beat.
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Is this something you'd wear?
One tap. No email, no sign-up, nothing to buy. Answers are anonymous. Privacy.
Thanks, that really helps
Tell us a little more?
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Want to hear when it's ready? Optional
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