The Apple Watch is available in three different collections. Within each collection are a variety of cases and bands to choose from.
Apple Watch
Stainless steel or space black stainless steel cases
Sapphire crystal face
Apple Watch Sport
Anodized aluminum cases in silver or space gray
Strengthened Ion-X glass face
Apple Watch Edition
The Digital Crown is Apple's answer to the crown found on mechanical watches. Historically, the crown is used to set the date and time on a wristwatch, and to wind the mainspring to keep the watch running.
Apple Watch users can press the Digital Crown to return to the Home screen, much like the home button on iPhone.
Apple Watch ships with the initial release of Watch OS 1.0. Watch OS is based on the iOS mobile operating system.
The user interface of Watch OS features free floating circular app icons on the home screen. Multiple watch faces and apps will also come bundled with Watch OS.
Yes, the Apple Watch features a Home screen with circular app icons. Users can zoom the Home screen using the Digital Crown, or return to the Home screen by pressing the Digital Crown.
The Apple Watch Home screen is designed to maximize legibility on a smaller display. App icons can be arranged using the Apple Watch companion app for iOS.
Yes, the Apple Watch screen features a Retina display. High pixel density makes text and numbers easy to read, and displays graphics such as a virtual second hand on a watch face crisply.
The Retina display on Apple Watch is also designed to be energy efficient, to maximize battery life while delivering sharpness and contrast.
