Once the battery has been removed, the display can be dismantled by disconnecting the corresponding cable from the motherboard and removing four screws. According to Wired, the screen was removed in just 13 minutes during the teardown, so even users with little repair experience should be able to replace the Pixel Watch 4’s display relatively easily.
A silicone ring around the display is designed to keep the smartwatch waterproof even after a display replacement, albeit “only” to the IP68 standard, which means the watch can no longer be worn for swimming. As the teardown shows, the Pixel Watch 4 is much easier to repair than the Apple Watch, and even a little easier than the “repairable” Galaxy Watch Ultra.