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Customizing the Watch Face on a Descent Mk3 Dive Watch

The Descent™ Mk3 -43 mm, Descent™ Mk3i - 43 mm, and Descent™ Mk3i - 51 mm watches offer the ability to customize what data is displayed on the watch face. The selected watch face may change what can be customized, what options are available, or how the data appears. The instructions below are for customizing the pre-loaded watch faces. For instructions on customizing watch faces that have been downloaded from the Connect IQ™ Store, see - How to Customize a Watch Face Through Connect IQ Store.

Customizing the Watch Face

  1. From the watch face, hold Menu.
  2. Select Watch Face.
  3. Press Up or Down to navigate to other watch faces.
    • Select Add New if you would like to start from a minimal watch face.
  4. Press Start/Stop, then select an options to customize. All the options below might not be available for all watch faces.
    • Select Dial to change the style of the numbers for the analog watch face.
    • Select Hands to change the style of the hands for the analog watch face.
    • Select Layout to change Layout of fields.
    • Select Seconds to change the style of the seconds for the digital watch face.
    • Select Data to change what data options appear. 
    • Select Accent Color to change the color that is adjustable on the watch face.
    • Select Data Color to change the color of the data that appears on the watch face.
    • Select Lume to engage a special setting where the numbers or watch hands will glow when the watch is in low light conditions.
    • Select Alt. Time Zones to set an alternate time zone to display on the watch face.
  5. Select Apply to save changes.

For more information and examples of the different watch faces and data customization options, select the options below.


Available Watch Faces

When customizing the data on a watch face, you can touch specific areas of the display to change what data is shown.
Watch FaceTouch Areas
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fields Descent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers

Moon, watch hands, numbers for data fields 

This watch face has limited customization. The two right data fields cannot be customized. They are set to Dive Readiness and Sunrise/Sunset gauges.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.

Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fields Descent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsepix watch face example 8 touch
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fields Descent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
Descent Mk3 watch face with time and data fieldsDescent Mk3 watch face with time touch markers
epix Pro watch face nine

This watch face is unable to be customized.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.

epix Pro watch face ten

This watch face has limited customization. Only the color can be changed.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.

epix Pro watch face eleven

This watch face has limited customization. The VO2 Max can be toggled between Running and Cycling scores.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.

epix Pro watch face twelve

This watch face is unable to be customized.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.

epix Pro watch face thirteen

This watch face has limited customization. Only the color can be changed.

Once selected, pressing your finger to a data field will still bring you to that glance.


Watch Face Data Customization Options

Depending on the watch face you have selected, the data options may look slightly different compared to the examples below. Some watch faces may also include larger graphical data fields for things like VO2 max or Training Status. While on the watch face, touching and holding on a data field will take you to the glance for that data, provided the touchscreen is active.

Data Field UTC

Universal Time Coordinated

Displays Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).

UTC is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Data Field Respiration Rate

Respiration Rate

Describes how often you inhale and exhale in a minute.

Data Field Pulse Ox

Pulse Ox

Display your most recent Pulse Ox reading.

Data Field Sunset Sunrise

Sunset/Sunrise

Displays Sunset/Sunrise time.

An arrow will point down for sunset and up for sunrise.

Data Field Steps

Steps

Displays daily step count.

Data Field Floors Climbed

Floors Climbed

Displays floors climbed for that day.

Recovery Time data field

Recovery Time

Displays the number of hours left on recovery time.

Data Field Status Icons

Status Icons

Displays icons when alarms, Do Not Disturb mode, phone connection, or headphone connection are active.

Data Field Notifications

Notifications

Displays the number of notifications.

Notifications number will not be cleared until they are cleared from the phone.

Data Field Intensity Minutes

Intensity Minutes

Displays the number of intensity minutes generated for the current week.

Data Field Running Total

Weekly Running Total

Displays distance of all running activities for the current week, except Trail Run.

Data Field Cycling Total

Weekly Cycling Total

Displays distance of all cycling activities for the current week.

Data Field Heart

Heart Rate

Displays the reading taken from the optical heart rate sensor (OHR).

The OHR sensor must be on to get a reading.

Data Field Day and Month

Day and Month

Displays the current calendar date and month.

Data Field Weekday and Day

Weekday and Day

Displays the current calendar date and day of the week.

Data Field Calories Burned

Calories Burned

Displays total calories burned for the day.

Data Field Calendar

Calendar Notifications

Displays the time of the next calendar notification.

Data Field Battery

Battery Life

Displays the remaining battery life.

Can display days remaining or percentage. 

Data Field Barometer

Barometer trending line and the barometer reading

Will display the current barometer pressure in millibars.

The barometer trend line considers the last 6 hours, broken into two 3 hour segments. If there is a 2.3 millibar change over the 3-hour segment, the line will curve up or down depending on the direction of change.

Data Field Altimeter

Altimeter Reading

Displays the current altimeter reading.

Data Field Weather High Low

Weather High and Low Temperatures

Displays the high and low temperatures for the current day's forecast.

Data Field Current Weather

Weather

Displays the current weather.

Body Battery data field

Body Battery™

Displays your current Body Battery reading.

Training Readiness data field

Training Readiness

Displays your current Training Readiness.

VO2 Max data field

VO2 Max Estimate Score

Displays the most recent VO2 Max Estimate score.

HRV data field

HRV Status

Displays your last night's HRV.

Diver and dashes

Dive Readiness

Displays a Dive Readiness score that can help you decide whether you are ready to dive.

Airplane on black background

No Fly Time

Displays your remaining no-fly time.

Letters SI over dashes

Surface Interval

Displays amount of time that has elapsed since the completion of the last dive.



NOTE: If you delete one of the pre-loaded watch faces, the watch will have to be reset back to default settings to recover the watch face. See your owner's manualfor information about how to reset your watch to default settings.