How to Make Your Own Watch Face
Watches add a functional style statement to just about any wardrobe and are available in a wide variety of designs, from casual to sporty. While the cookie-cutter watches available over the counter at your local retailer may serve their purpose, designing your own watch face can add a unique personalized touch. Whether your want to feature a family photo or a funky design, making a custom watch face can be done with nothing more than image files, a few clicks and a little bit of money.
Things You'll Need
- Image files
- Computer with Internet access
- Credit card
- Digital photo album watch
Instructions
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Customized Watches
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Select an digital image for your watch face. Most companies want the image to be in .jpg format and some also place restrictions on file size. Reduce your image to meet requirements, if necessary.
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Navigate to a website selling customizable watches. Several are available, including Personalization Mall, Design a Watch and Creations by You.
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Choose a watch and band style and then upload your photo to the customization page. It may take a minute or two for your photo to finish uploading.
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Preview your watch to ensure that your watch face appears just as you want it to. Add the watch to your shopping cart and proceed with checkout.
Digital Photo Album Watch
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Choose a variety of images that you would like to use to customize your watch face. Most digital photo album watches enable you to upload up to 200 images and require that the images be in .jpg format. They work exactly like digital picture frames, except that the pictures are displayed on your watch face instead of in a regular frame.
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Connect the cable from your photo album watch to your computer. Your computer should recognize that the device has been connected and give you prompts on how to install it.
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Move the .jpg files to your watch's folder on your computer. It may take a few seconds for them to fully transfer.
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Disconnect the watch from the cable leading to your computer. Once you transfer the photos, they are stored in your watch so that it no longer needs to be connected to the computer.
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions for viewing the photos on your watch face. Some watches will display the photos automatically, while other watches will require you to simply push a button on the watch before they are displayed. There is no need to click on anything, as the photos will continually and automatically rotate on the face of your watch throughout the day, just as they do on a regular digital picture frame.
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References
- Photo Credit watch image by petar Ishmeriev from Fotolia.com
