Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch stores photos from a single synced photo album on your iPhone.

Choose the album to store on Apple Watch
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, go to Photos > Synced Album, then choose the album.
To create a new album for Apple Watch photos, use the Photos app on your iPhone.
Limit photo storage on Apple Watch
The number of photos stored on your Apple Watch depends on available space. To save space for songs or other content, you can limit the number of photos stored on it.
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, then go to Photos > Photos Limit.
To see how many photos are on your Apple Watch, do one of the following:
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch, then go to General > About.
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > About.
To see how much space is used for your photos, go to General > Usage in the Apple Watch app.