Time events with a stopwatch on Apple Watch
Time events with accuracy and ease. Apple Watch can time full events (up to 11 hours, 55 minutes) and keep track of lap or split times, then show the results as a list, a graph, or live on your watch face. The Chronograph and Chronograph Pro watch faces have the stopwatch built in.
Open and choose a stopwatch
Open the Stopwatch app
on your Apple Watch, or tap the stopwatch on your watch face (if you’ve added it or you’re using the Chronograph or Chronograph Pro watch face).To change the stopwatch format, tap the display to cycle through Digital, Analog, Graph, and Hybrid formats.
Start, stop, and reset the stopwatch
Open the Stopwatch app on your Apple Watch, then do any of the following:
Start: Tap the Start button (the green button on the analog stopwatch).
Record a lap: Tap the Lap button (the white button on the analog stopwatch).
Record the final time: Tap the Stop button (the red button on the analog stopwatch).
Reset the stopwatch: With the stopwatch stopped, tap the Reset button (the white button on the analog stopwatch).
The timing continues even if you switch back to the watch face or open other apps.
Review results on the display you used for timing, or change displays to analyze your lap times and fastest/slowest laps (marked with green and red) in the format you prefer. If the display includes a list of lap times, turn the Digital Crown to scroll.
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