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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Because the port and the associated internal hardware would take up a huge amount of space.

It's not much space to a smartphone, but to a device the size of a watch, the USB-C port would end up being the largest internal component.

Wireless charging is the answer for most watches, though it means cases can't be all metal and glass.