Spiral Galaxy 3D

A spiral galaxy fills the dial in true 3D: tens of thousands of stars in a thin disc tilted toward you, the near side larger in perspective - a glowing yellow core, two blue-white spiral arms strung with pink star-forming knots, and dark dust lanes along their inner edges, just like the great spiral galaxies in space-telescope photographs. Slim bright hands rise from the core; twelve star sparkles mark the hours round the rim.

Rendered, not painted

Every star is a particle placed in three dimensions: an old yellow disc and bulge, young blue stars crowding the arms, pink knots of newborn stars, and dust that dims the light behind it, reddening it as real dust does. The star field behind is deep space with faint distant galaxies.

Every hour, the galaxy turns

As the hour turns, the galaxy rotates - the core faster than the arms, the way real galaxies spin - the arms winding up and relaxing again. Then it settles, exactly as it was.

Tap to set it turning

Tap the watch face to watch the galaxy turn at any time.

Three colours

• Classic: a golden core and blue-white arms.
• Violet.
• Gold.

Hour marks

• Stars: twelve star sparkles, the quarters larger.
• Roman numerals.
• Arabic numerals.

Readings in glass

Steps, unread notifications and battery glow in small glass panes at 9, 3 and 6 o'clock, the date in another at 12. Put another app's complication there and it shows that app's icon and value; set a slot to Empty and its pane goes away.

Easy on the battery

The face is still at rest; the galaxy turns only on a tap and on the hour. Always-on shows only the hour marks and the hands as dim outlines on black.

Make it yours

• Colour: classic, violet or gold.
• Hour marks: stars, Roman or Arabic numerals.
• 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.