With news of the imminent Pixel Watch 3 fusing left, right, and center, I’ve been looking at my Pixel Watch 2 a bit more attentively and thinking of everything I appreciate about it and all the small or big changes I’d like to see in its follow-up. But one aspect slipped my mind until I bumped my Watch 2 against the door just 20 minutes ago, and I thought, “Damn, this must’ve scratched it!” Then I looked at the display and, well, nothing.
It occurred to me that this has been a frequent theme over the last 22 months with both Pixel watches. I’m a clumsy person by nature. I hit my hands against doorways, furniture, and random items about once a week. Most of them are simple bumps, but some are really thudding collisions. I’ve also scraped my hand — and thus my smartwatch — against pocket and backpack zippers more often than I’d like to admit. I hate to admit it, but I may have also dropped the watch a couple of times before wearing it, while taking it off, or while charging it.