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NieuweMobiel: Pixel Watch 5 to get 4 named finishes

Case finishes would be Natural Silver polished, Dark Anthracite satin/matte, Warm Gold polished and Pyrite satin/matte.

Martijn Rodenboog reported four Pixel Watch 5 case finishes: Natural Silver polished, Dark Anthracite satin, Warm Gold polished and Pyrite satin.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedCase finishes would be Natural Silver polished, Dark Anthracite satin/matte, Warm Gold polished and Pyrite satin/matte.
  2. Who said it, and whenMartijn Rodenboog reported it on Jul 8, 2026 in NieuweMobiel.NL.
  3. What happened, and whenPixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 35 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyMoving targetThis was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.Why: Same shape as G14-014. Four finishes reported, four colourways shipped, and Pyrite is confirmed as the Olive model's casing. Natural Silver, Dark Anthracite and Warm Gold do not appear as shipped names; retail is Obsidian, Fog, Olive and Canyon.
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Moving target
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Never settled
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Moving target
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Reported by
Martijn Rodenboog
We read it in
NieuweMobiel.NL
Product
Pixel Watch 5
Read it at NieuweMobiel.NL

The story of this report

  1. Jul 8, 2026Martijn Rodenboog reported it · NieuweMobiel.NL
  2. Aug 12, 2026Pixel Watch 5 was announced
  3. VerdictMoving targetWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Martijn Rodenboog · Journalist

3 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 2 we have checked, 2 held up. The other one is not part of that number: 1 moving target.

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What we know now

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Questions about this report

Did this Pixel Watch 5 report turn out to be true?
Moving target. This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it. Same shape as G14-014. Four finishes reported, four colourways shipped, and Pyrite is confirmed as the Olive model's casing. Natural Silver, Dark Anthracite and Warm Gold do not appear as shipped names; retail is Obsidian, Fog, Olive and Canyon.
Who reported it first?
Martijn Rodenboog reported it on Jul 8, 2026 in NieuweMobiel.NL.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 35 days before Pixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.