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, "

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).