Antique Music Box

An antique disc music box, seen from straight above: a burr-walnut case, the steel comb with its row of brass star wheels lying over the edge of the disc, and the perforated metal disc on its spindle. The disc is the dial. In its centre sits an old printed paper tune label, the twelve hours in Roman numerals round its edge inside a fine Victorian border, with a small printed lyre; twelve brass rivets at the disc's rim mark the hours. Slim blued-steel hands turn on the spindle, capped by its nut.

It plays on the hour

Every hour, the disc turns once round, as if it played its tune, and little glints of light rise from the comb like notes. Then it comes to rest exactly where it was.

Tap to play

Tap the disc and it turns and plays for you, any time.

Written on the tune card

The date and your readings are written in ink on the small tune card pasted in the case, one line each, in a pen hand drawn for this face.

Two discs

• Steel.
• Brass.

Readings on the card

Steps, unread notifications and battery, each on its own line of the card. Put another app's complication there and it shows that app's icon, or its title where it sends no icon. Set a slot to Empty and its line is simply not written.

Easy on the battery

Nothing moves at rest: the disc turns only on a tap and on the hour. Always-on shows only the label's numerals, the rivets and the hands, dim on black.

Make it yours

• Disc: steel or brass.
• 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.