The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands

# The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/941293/google-pixel-watch-5-randy-pitchford-borderlands](https://www.theverge.com/tech/941293/google-pixel-watch-5-randy-pitchford-borderlands) [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/emma-roth) Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more\. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO\. We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 — and from an unusual source\. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the*Borderlands*game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it*underwater*while scuba diving near Saint Martin, as[reported earlier by*Kotaku*](https://kotaku.com/randy-pitchford-borderlands-weirdest-tech-leak-of-2026-pixel-watch-5-google-2000701121)\. “He noted that the reverse of the watch indicates that it is a Google Pixel 5, which has not yet been announced, let alone released,”[Pitchford writes](https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/2061147076096872836?s=20)\. “It seems to be fine\. The face indicates an empty battery, but seems to have enough reserve power to display the correct time\.” After putting out a call to find its owner, Pitchford said someone contacted him and that he’s “arranged for its return\.” Google didn’t immediately respond to*The Verge*’s request for comment\. [](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-01-at-4.42.39PM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.6271302262653,0.20282451923077,98.372869773735,99.797175480769) Details about the upcoming Pixel watch are still slim, though[previous rumors suggested](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281712/google-pixel-watch-5-tensor-chips-smartwatches-wearables)that it could come with Google’s in\-house Tensor processor\. The whole ordeal is[reminiscent of the leak of the very first Pixel Watch in 2022](https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/24/23039835/google-pixel-watch-leak-photos-prototype-left-at-restaurant)\. At the time, someone posted images of the unannounced device on Reddit, claiming that their bartender friend found it at the restaurant where they work\. \(We can’t leave out the[iPhone 4 leak](https://gizmodo.com/this-is-apples-next-iphone-5520164)from 2010 either\.\) Google typically shows off its newest Pixel devices in August\. That means we’ll find out if someone really dropped a not\-yet\-revealed Pixel Watch 5 into the ocean in just a few short months\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Emma Roth