Motorola may soon return to the Wear OS smartwatch market, and it will do so with a familiar name. A new set of renders leaked online suggests that the company is reviving its iconic Moto 360 line, this time with a sleeker stainless steel design.
The leaked images show what is reportedly the Moto 360 (2025), and it looks like an elegant return to form. The watch features a round dial, a rotating crown, and an additional button on the right, all in a stainless steel case with matching metal bracelets. It’s a marked departure from the sportier rubber bands we’ve seen on many recent smartwatches, including the older Moto 360 models.
If you don’t remember the original, Motorola’s first Moto 360 was released in 2014 and was one of the first smartwatches to run Android Wear (what we now know as Wear OS).
It was followed by a second-generation model in 2015, but after that, things went downhill. Motorola licensed the Moto 360 name to a third party, which released a third-generation version in 2019. Since then, the line has been quiet.
Does it still run on Wear OS?
Now, in 2025, it seems that the Moto 360 is ready for a revival. According to the leak, the new watch will be available in five color variants, although we see only one variant in the renders so far.
What remains a mystery is the software. Every Moto 360 so far has run on Wear OS. The 2025 version is expected to follow suit and could debut with Wear OS 6, the latest version of Google’s wearable platform. But until Motorola officially confirms this, we can’t be sure.
Still, the Moto 360 (2025) looks like a premium push from Motorola. We’ll have to wait and see if it can stand out in a crowd that now includes the Pixel Watch, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch lineup, and a growing list of others trying to get Wear OS right.
