Pebble Round 2 smartwatch shipping delay, Digi Mart USA News: The Pebble Round 2 is an unusual smartwatch, featuring a power-efficient MiP display in an 8.1-millimeter-thin case, no heart rate sensor, and an open-source operating system with a large selection of apps and watch faces. The watch was announced in January, when shipping was originally expected to begin in May.
After a series of delays, Core Devices confirmed in late September that production had started and that all preorders were expected to ship by the end of December. In late October, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky posted a photo of several boxes said to contain Pebble Round 2 watches ready to ship, according to the publisher’s report.
The publisher notes that the manufacturer’s official channels had been largely silent for almost six weeks about production progress. When asked for detailed production figures, Core Devices responded only that it still planned to ship all preorders by the end of the year, without providing further figures.
According to the report, shipping appears to be progressing slowly. A shipping status megathread indicates that only customers who ordered before the January announcement have received the watch so far.
Those orders were converted from Pebble Time 2 preorders, with the original order dates kept for the shipping queue. The publisher advises caution when preordering from startups such as Core Devices, citing delays and possible quality issues.
On the software side, PebbleOS now supports flexible plugins for apps and watch faces, allows third-party apps to access the microphone, and offers improved touchscreen support. Early customer photos suggest the Round 2’s MiP display has slightly better contrast and more vibrant colors than the Pebble Time 2 screen, though its backlight color cannot be adjusted, unlike on the rectangular model.
