Day 1 with the Pixel watch 3. Those who went before were the samsung classic watch, another samsung after that, the apple watch, the fitbit charge 6, and the samsung fit 3. This Pixel will do. It seems like a combination of what I liked in all the watches I've owned before. I liked the apple watch in function and size, but switched to Android and have been searching for the right watch. Other round watches seemed much to large for my wrist. Even though it is a 41mm, it seems smaller than the other rounds, but I was surprised at the large screen. I literally said "whoa" when I saw it. My old eyes like it. It's big without really feeling big.
I bought some bands from a seller. The small is a smidgen smaller than the smaller of the bands it came with. If you wear it on the last hole, it may be helpful to know. The Pixel small is perfect for me, the off brand band is a bit snug.
I had a problem getting it back on to fitbit, as I deleted my fitbit account when I gave my charge 6 to my daughter. I had to create a new account, which took some trial and error--not really straight-forward process. My watch now has 2 google accounts attached to it.
Another thing, without the Pixel phone, the watch voice recordings are doomed to stay on the watch. No transcription, no editing, nothing but the ability to play the recording from the watch. And I just bought a samsung s24 , so no new phone for a while.
I came here hoping to share my joy with other reviewers, as this is launch day, but there are no other reviews here yet. :(
Pictured is the Pixel next to my samsung fit 3. (I couldn't find this size comparison ahead of my purchase, so there you go.)