$19.95 Inc GST
A pixel watch 3 charger is one of the rare accessory decisions Google made simple. The watch came in two case sizes and there is only one charger between them, so the size question that trips people up on straps does not apply here at all.
The Watch 3 shipped in a 41mm and a 45mm case, and buyers reasonably assume the charger follows the case the way a strap does. It does not.
Both sizes use the same four contact pins in the same position on the back, and the same magnetic dock seats on either one. Whichever case you bought, this google pixel watch 3 charger is the right part — there is no size to select and nothing to get wrong.
That is worth saying plainly because it is the single most common question on this product, and most listings leave it unanswered.
Most people charge a watch the way they charge a phone: plug it in at bedtime. A Watch 3 tracking your sleep is on your wrist at exactly the moment the phone is on the charger, which changes how this charger for pixel watch 3 actually gets used.
The pattern that works is short, frequent top-ups rather than one long overnight charge — twenty minutes while you shower and get dressed, or while you eat breakfast. The dock on this pixel watch 3 charger is magnetic and seats itself, so it is quick enough to be worth doing in those gaps, and it will not sit askew and fail to connect the way a loose cradle can.
That also explains why the charger’s modest output is the right number rather than a compromise. At 5 volts and 1 amp, a short top-up puts back a useful amount without the heat a higher-current charge would generate, and heat is what shortens a small battery’s life over a couple of years. A bigger wall plug will not make it faster; the watch draws what it draws.
Pin charging is more reliable than wireless, but it has one failure mode worth knowing, and it is almost never the cable.
The four contacts sit in a shallow recess on the back of the case, right where skin oil, sunscreen and lint collect. When a watch stops taking a charge, the usual cause is a film on those contacts or on the pins in the dock. A dry cotton bud on both surfaces fixes it far more often than a new google pixel watch 3 charger does.
Check that before you replace anything. If the contacts are clean and the dock still will not hold a charge, then the cable is a reasonable suspect, and a replacement pixel watch 3 charger is a far cheaper thing to try than a service booking.
This google pixel watch 3 charger comes with a USB-A or a USB-C connector at the wall end, in black or white. The colour is taste; the connector is worth thirty seconds of thought. Look at the charger or laptop it will actually live on — recent laptops and wall plugs are USB-C only, while an older desk setup or a bedside power bank is often still USB-A.
This google pixel watch 3 charger is stocked in Melbourne and ready to go — order before 10am and your charger for pixel watch 3 ships the same day via Australia Post with insurance, backed by our 90-day warranty and a team who will check it is the right part for your watch before you spend the money.
One cable, both case sizes. Order your pixel watch 3 charger today.
A pixel watch 3 charger is defined by the four contact pins on the back of the case, which sit in the same place on both case sizes. There is no size variant to choose.
Compatible with:
Charges from: any USB port able to supply 5V at 1A — a laptop, a power bank, a car charger or any USB wall plug. No fast charger is needed or used.
Choose your plug: available with a USB-A or a USB-C connector at the wall end. Check what your charger or laptop actually has before ordering.
Not sure which Pixel Watch you have? Turn it over. Four small metal contacts in a shallow recess means a Watch 3. Send us a photo of the case back if you would rather we confirmed it.
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