Our craft

How we make the faces.

We build each face as a 3D model, from the dial and hands to the gears you can see underneath. The brushed metal, polished edges, and shadows on your wrist all start there.

Flying Carousel at 30 degrees with a straight silver openwork carriage, gold-toned gears, central hour hand, and blue patterned dial
1

Designing the dial

We start with how you’ll read the time. That might mean three hands and a date window, or a moving frame that doubles as the minute hand. We work out the layout before adding the finer details.

2

Building the model

We model the hands, hour markers, and other parts in three dimensions. A raised marker sits above the dial; a date window drops below it. Those differences in height create the shadows that make the face look solid.

3

Working on the finishes

We add brushed surfaces, polished edges, and dial textures to the model, then light and render it. The resulting images become the artwork on your watch.

4

Setting the parts in motion

For faces with visible gears, we calculate how the gears should turn from their tooth counts and connections. We use those relationships to animate the parts together. Your smartwatch’s clock provides the time.

When the watch is idle

We also make a simpler always-on display for each face. It keeps the time visible while most of the artwork fades to black. The product gallery shows what stays on screen for each design.

These are digital watch faces for Wear OS. The 3D models describe the design; the watch itself is an electronic device.

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