Really love what the watch offers, but the price is quite damn steep

Every single pebble I had would last 6 months before screen tearing would make everything unviewable. I wonder what new issues this will have.

I'm actually glad I ordered the 2 Duo, not at all fond of this new design.

There is a round version, but it isn't in production.

I actually like the rectangular design they had before

Whaaaat?! I've never had that issue and have a half dozen pebbles

I think it looks sexy, but to each their own. I still don't think I'll upgrade till pebble 3

I also experienced screen tearing on every Pebble unit I owned. If they fix this, I’ll absolutely buy a new one

Yep, back in the days the early bird price was $169 and MSRP was supposed to be $199. And now we're looking at $225 pre-order price.

Me neither. I had 2.

The blue/ silver is very striking, I'm excited!

Adjusted for inflation, $199 in 2016 would be $267.85 today.

What other issues did you have since you bought half a dozen of them?

They fixed the screen tearing over a decade ago, it was only present on the original and Pebble Steel because they used zebra strips for the display connection. And unless you had the very first kickstarter edition, which was glued shut and didn't have screws, the fix for the screen tear was to put a piece of paper inside the case to add just a bit of thickness, it took less than 5 minutes.

It was a well known issue and happened to more than half of all pebbles. If you simply search “pebble screen tear” you’ll find whole forums and websites and different solutions to try and fix it.

I’ve had 3 pebble originals, a pebble steel, and a pebble time. All had screen tearing after a few months.

This is not true. The screen tearing issue was also there in the pebble time series. I had a pebble time with the colour display and it still teared.

I bought so many because I lived pebble, it's features and price point. When it got bought I didn't think we'd ever see another pebble, so I bought a bunch to last me hopefully the rest of my life.
To the point of your question, the main issues I've faced since are battery over time and crashing. The only pebble 2 I bought failed in a year because the buttons got worn through, and water ruined it. Makes me wary of the newer upgraded pebble 2s

Oof, I actually really liked the square screen design of the preliminary images. It had a much cooler retro sci-fi vibe to me previously, now it looks a bit forgettable and basic.

I want to know the thickness, because I might just cancel based off this redesign. Which is unusual for me but ya, I'm not digging it.

Time uses a normal display connector, it doesn't suffer from the pebble screen tear as it's known.
You can still damage the display, either by force or with moisture ingress, but it's not at all the same type of an issue - zebra connectors require pressure to stay connected, and over time they lose their squishiness and the connection gets unreliable.

I mean, inflation is one thing. How much have wages gone up since then?