You can change the active Apple Watch face from the Watch app on its paired iPhone. This is useful when you want to browse faces and customize complications on the larger iPhone screen.
- Open the Watch app on the paired iPhone.
- Tap My Watch.
- Under My Faces, tap the watch face you want to use. If it is not there, use Face Gallery to add it first.
- Adjust the available colors, styles, and complications if desired.
- Tap Set as current Watch Face if that option is shown.
The face should appear on the Apple Watch after the devices sync. Available faces and complications vary by Apple Watch model and watchOS version, so a face shown in an example may not be available on every watch.