Google has not announced a Pixel Watch Ultra, but the design pressure is real. Samsung has the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Apple has the Apple Watch Ultra. A thicker, more capable Pixel Watch is a matter of when, not if.
The argument here is specific: Google should pull directly from the Fitbit Air concept when that Ultra arrives. The Fitbit Air was a design study in lightweight, minimal wearable form, and the case for applying that philosophy to a larger, ruggedized Pixel Watch is worth reading in full because the author lays out exactly what features and proportions should carry over, not just the aesthetic.
What makes this worth your time is not the conclusion. It is the design logic built around what Google already owns and has mostly ignored. If Google is sitting on Fitbit IP and choosing not to use it, that is a product strategy question with real consequences for how Pixel Watch competes above $500.
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