You are right. I think I read that wrong. I thought automatic segment skipping like YouTube SponsorBlock. You definitely can fast forward using buttons.

[…] Battery life: I’m really excited that battery life will be increased from 7 days to 1 month! This is due to massive improvements in Bluetooth chip power efficiency over the last 10 years. […]

Source: https://ericmigi.com/blog/introducing-two-new-pebbleos-watches

Don’t love the closed-in ecosystem but Garmin watches with MIP display do almost all you just said.

• Touch screen + also Buttons for 100% touch-free interaction
• Battery life of around 3 to 4 weeks (depending on what you are doing)… more with the Solar models
• Media control is there, but don’t really use that

Podcast ad skipping sadly not a thing.

Price might be an issue though. The top end models with all the whistles come at a smartphone flagship price point.