TL;DRThe Pebble Round 2 has been announced as a spiritual successor to the 2015 Pebble Time Round.It has a larger 1.3-inch display with slimmer bezels, up to 14 days of battery life, two microphones, and step/sleep tracking.Pre-orders begin today for $199, with shipping starting in May.2025 was a surprisingly big year for Pebble fans. Last March, former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky unexpectedly launched two new Pebble smartwatches: the Pebble 2 Duo and the Pebble Time 2. Now, on just the second day of 2026, Migicovsky has announced a third Pebble smartwatch — the Pebble Round 2.For all intents and purposes, the Pebble Round 2 is a spiritual successor to the Pebble Time Round, Pebble’s excellent circular smartwatch that was released in 2015. At first glance, the new watch looks indistinguishable from its older sibling. However, there are a couple of key upgrades that fix the original Pebble Time Round’s biggest flaws.