The Modular Ultra watch face would be an upgrade for regular Apple Watch users, even when downgraded.
A new watch face for the standard Apple Watch that mimics the theme of the Modular Ultra watch face may be headed our way. From Mark Gurman’s Power On Newsletter a few weeks ago (quoted from MacRumors):
It has the same large clock as the Ultra face but removes the option for a big complication in the center, the row of three smaller complications above the time and information placed around the bezel. The result is a large clock that fills the top two-thirds of the display, with a row of three smaller complications beneath it.
Sounds unique, but a more useful watch face would be the Modular Ultra watch face the way it is.
Just keep it simple.
Most regular users will be delighted to have it since they probably don’t know about this watch face, and power users who prefer the more compact Apple Watches will also appreciate it.
It’s a win-win.
Having a maxed out Modular Ultra watch face does make things more claustrophobic, but the beauty is you can customize it how you want. If you can’t read the fine print, you can go bezel-less with the big time. If you have hawk eyes and can read the fine print, then more power to you.
Either way, it can’t be worse than the Photos watch face:
Let’s say Apple does decide to downgrade the Modular Ultra for the normies and calls it “Modular Pro.” This watch face should have:
6 circle complications.
One clock size option (large time with or without seconds).
No bezel complication.
Apple’s current Modular watch face has 6 complications, but only 5 of them are truly customizable while the 6th one is destined to be a ‘date’ complication. That ‘date’ complication takes up a whole row of pixels that could easily allow space for um, you know, 3 more complications.
Getting rid of the date complication on top would allow for 3 more complications and still plenty of space for a large digital clock.
If you remove the bezel complication, the circle complications will be the same size as those on the Modular face, making size a non-issue.
Notice how the 3 complications on the bottom grow in size when you remove the bezel complication (middle). The complications are more spaced out as well, but not as much as the standard Modular complications (right).
All of the different clock size options for Modular Ultra. The two middle options are a perfect upgrade for a new “Modular Pro” watch face.