Film Reel

A vintage 35 mm film reel lying on a dark editing table, seen from straight above, with a strip of film curved round the edge of the dial. The strip is twelve frames long, one for every hour, and each frame carries its number the way an old countdown leader does: a thin circle, a crosshair and a big light numeral, 12 at the top.

The reel is the seconds

The reel turns one step every second, like the seconds hand of a watch, so you see the time run as the film would.

Three, two, one

Tap the watch face, or wait for the hour, and a countdown leader plays in the middle: the sweep runs round the circle through 3, 2 and 1 in the warm, flickering light of a projector - then the face settles again.

Easy to read

Polished steel hands with a bright edge and a dark outline read clearly over the reel's spokes and the dark film.

Readings like edge code

The date, your steps, unread notifications and battery are printed in small light lettering on little tags of dark film leader, like the code along the edge of a film, each reading with its own icon. Put another app's complication there and it shows that app's icon, or its title where it sends no icon.

Easy on the battery

The reel moves once a second - or switch Turning reel off and it stands still; the countdown plays only on a tap and on the hour. Always-on shows only the ring of numerals and the hands, dim on black.

Make it yours

• Reel: aluminium or red.
• Turning reel: on, or off to keep the reel still and save battery.
• Three complications.

To customize, touch and hold the watch face, then tap Customize.

Works on watches with Wear OS 6 or later. Made in Watch Face Format: nothing to install on your phone, no permissions, no data collected.

Part of Tempus Arcanum, a collection of watch faces.