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As a Pebble fan I'm sad to say I'm a little bit disappointed. I love the pebble ethos but I think the design for the Core Time 2 is a step back in terms of styl

As a Pebble fan I'm sad to say I'm a little bit disappointed. I love the pebble ethos but I think the design for the Core Time 2 is a step back in terms of style compared to the final Pebble options. I rocked an OG Pebble and it was nerdy in a way that I didn't mind at the time, but now with smartwatches being so common and having so many cheap and feature packed options with multi-day battery life I think the styling matters a lot more. Pebble in particular could have a big advantage here with the reflective display since you can show a lot of personality in the always-on watch face without it being distracting, but I think you would need a more minimal and sleek body to make that a selling feature. As it is I find the pricing to be a hard sell given how many features you are losing compared even to cheap fitness bands e.g. lots of advanced health tracking, NFC payments. I applaud Eric on self-funding the project and I'm sure the risk and volume questions there are contributors to the cost. All that said, I may still pick up a duo because there really isn't anything like a Pebble and I would really like this to be a success so that we can see lower prices, more styles, and an even more awesome community at some point in the future.

JoshTriplett 2y ago
> more minimal and sleek body I don't think that this should be trying to compete head-on with existing smartwatches on styling. And for the purposes of a hackable device, a larger screen seems like a selling point. Also, the larger screen makes touchscreen features more usable.
- enragedcacti 2y ago
  Agreed with respect to size and the touchscreen which I do think is a great addition. I just think something that's more of a continuation of the Time series designs would be better fitting for a $200+ option. The Time 2 body which would have had the exact same screen would be fine by me.
  - esel2k 2y ago
    100percent - that is the single thing holding me back to preorder. The time 2 body would be an instant buy.
bigstrat2003 2y ago
For what it's worth, I'm also a Pebble fan and I love the styling of these watches. I always thought that the original style looked much nicer than the later, "more stylish" designs. So I think this is just a case where they can't please everyone, and are trying to stick to what people originally liked (or perhaps their own design tastes).

JoshTriplett 2y ago

> more minimal and sleek body I don't think that this should be trying to compete head-on with existing smartwatches on styling. And for the purposes of a hackable device, a larger screen seems like a selling point. Also, the larger screen makes touchscreen features more usable.

enragedcacti 2y ago
Agreed with respect to size and the touchscreen which I do think is a great addition. I just think something that's more of a continuation of the Time series designs would be better fitting for a $200+ option. The Time 2 body which would have had the exact same screen would be fine by me.
- esel2k 2y ago
  100percent - that is the single thing holding me back to preorder. The time 2 body would be an instant buy.

bigstrat2003 2y ago

For what it's worth, I'm also a Pebble fan and I love the styling of these watches. I always thought that the original style looked much nicer than the later, "more stylish" designs. So I think this is just a case where they can't please everyone, and are trying to stick to what people originally liked (or perhaps their own design tastes).