Pendulum Wave 3D

The famous physics desk toy on your wrist, seen in 3D: a dark metal frame with fifteen mirror balls, each hanging on a V of thin string, the row receding in perspective under big, clear digits. Every string has the length of the real toy, from the long one at the front to the short one at the back, and every ball reflects a photo studio round it.

Every hour, the wave

As the hour turns, the balls are pulled back together and released. Each swings at its own pace, so the row becomes a travelling wave, then two and three snaking lines, then apparent chaos - and then, as in the real toy, every ball comes back into one straight line and settles at rest. The balls swing toward you and away, growing as they come near.

Tap to release

Tap the watch face to set the pendulums swinging at any time.

Three metals

• Chrome.
• Gold.
• Copper.

Readings on metal plates

Steps, unread notifications and battery on dark metal plates rimmed in the balls' metal, beside and under the toy, and the date above the time. Put another app's complication there and it shows that app's icon, or the face's own where it sends none.

Easy on the battery

The dial is still at rest; the swing plays only on a tap and on the hour. Always-on shows only the outlines of the digits, dim on black.

Make it yours

• Metal: chrome, gold or copper.
• Three complications.
• 12- or 24-hour time, as your watch is set.

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.