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You mustn't have looked at Android watches in a while because they have some gorgeous round watches with much less bezel than the Pebble Time Round. I own a round Huwawei watch with a metal band and get compliments on it all the time. https://www.android.com/wear/

Pebble bezel: http://i.imgur.com/xllAVAu.jpg

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OP may not have, but I have. Near universal size for Android watches seems to be 42mm (and 12mm thick). Roughly that used to be a common size of pocket watch. I don't want a pocket watch on my wrist. Apart from anything else I'll be forever bashing it. I'd rather have a smart fob watch! :p

Pebble Time Round was around 36mm and 7.5mm thick. It actually looks like a normal watch on your wrist. With 3 times the battery of Android.

42mm isn't really outrageous for a wristwatch anymore. At least it's not a Diesel monstrosity.

True, and some fashion watches have got truly silly.

I think it's the combination of diameter and thickness. When I looked at an Android it was just that bit too imposing. If either dimension shrinks I'll look again.

I'm a larger guy and it's outrageous to me. I have had 2 Wear watches and both were too large. My Pebble Time is the perfect size... sadly I won't be getting my Time 2 to replace it.

That's awesome! I'm so glad you like the watch you have. However, in the future please keep in mind that just because someone has a different opinion than you doesn't mean that they're less up-to-date than you are. I've had hands-on time with just about every Android Wear watch released (including the Huawei Watch), and none come close to matching the Pebble Time Round's svelte 7.4mm thickness (save for the original ZenWatch which I also owned, but sadly that had a rectangular display).

Sadly pretty much none of the Android Wear or Samsung watches are small enough for anyone except large men to wear. The Gear S3 looks okay, but I simply cannot physically wear it. Huawei Watch is the same.

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