Motorola has been out of the smartwatch game since 2016, but in late 2019, a manufacturer called eBuyNow launched a Wear OS watch licensing the old Moto 360 product name. The end result was a decent (albeit expensive) watch, and now eBuyNow is planning to launch three more this year.
eBuyNow is in the process of merging with CE Brands, Inc, and in an investor presentation earlier this month, EC showed what it plans to launch throughout 2021. Among a strange mix of branded baby monitors and air fresheners Kodak, a timeline page revealed that a ‘Moto G Smartwatch’ is due in June 2021, with two more in July designated as ‘Moto Watch & One.’
Unfortunately, no other details about the watches were mentioned in the presentation. The Moto G is an economical phone line from Motorola, and the image of the Moto G watch does not appear to have the Moto 360 2019 rotary knob, so it could be an economical watch with reduced features. Moto Watch is a square model reminiscent of Apple Watch and Oppo Watch, and Moto One appears to have finer bezels and prominent protrusions (like the Skagen Falster 3).
It remains to be seen how much demand there will be for more Motorola Wear OS watches, especially as Google continues to neglect the central platform. I would not object to more square smartwatches, however.
