Lately, product leaks are inclined to emerge from reporters and analysts with sources within the provide chain or individuals who datamine web sites. It has been a very long time since an Apple worker unintentionally left an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar for it to wind up in the hands of Gizmodo. Nonetheless, it seems like we’re residing in a simulation in 2026, so unusual issues nonetheless occur — just like the co-founder of Borderlands maker Gearbox Software program claiming that his good friend discovered a Google Pixel Watch 5 within the Caribbean Sea.
“A good friend of mine discovered this watch just a few days in the past underwater when he was scuba diving close to the island of St. Martin,” Randy Pitchford wrote on X. “He famous that the reverse of the watch signifies that it’s a Google Pixel 5, which has not but been introduced, not to mention launched.”
A good friend of mine discovered this watch just a few days in the past ~underwater~ when he was scuba diving close to the island of St. Martin. He famous that the reverse of the watch signifies that it’s a Google Pixel 5, which has not but been introduced, not to mention launched. It appears to be nice. The face… pic.twitter.com/Mnenov1sFE
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) May 31, 2026
Pitchford added that it gave the impression to be in first rate situation, and whereas the battery seemed to be drained, the watch displayed the time. He mentioned his good friend “requested me to take a look as a result of he appears to consider I’m linked within the tech trade.” Pitchford requested for assist to provide the watch again to its proprietor, and later mentioned he had arranged for it to be returned.
Pitchford shared a few images of the gadget, which does have “Google” and “Pixel Watch 5” printed on the again alongside mentions of a heart-rate sensor and ultra-wideband chip. It apes the bubble-style design of the Pixel Watch 4 too.
It is unclear whether or not that is our first peek at a legit Pixel Watch 5 within the wild or if it is a phony. As Kotaku factors out, it appears unlikely that Google would rope in Pitchford to type of, type of leak the gadget as a part of a advertising marketing campaign.
Nonetheless you slice it, that is all deeply unusual. If the story is real, it is some of the weird product leaks in current reminiscence. In any case, we’ll probably discover out for sure what the Pixel Watch 5 seems to be like throughout the subsequent few months. Google is predicted to announce the gadget at its annual Pixel occasion in August or September.
