Tell time on Apple Watch
You can see the time on the watch face, feel the time as taps on your wrist, and hear the time spoken aloud. You can also ask Siri or see 24-hour time.
See the time
Raise your wrist. The time appears on the watch face and in the top-right corner of most apps.
To glance at the watch face and time without having to raise your wrist, use Always On.
Ask Siri
If you turned on Raise to Speak, simply raise your wrist and say “What time is it?”
Feel the time as taps on your wrist
The Taptic Time feature gives you another way to tell time without anyone else hearing it. When Apple Watch is in Silent Mode, you tap and hold two fingers on the watch face to feel a haptic version of the time. By feeling and recognizing the vibrations, it’s possible to know what the time is.
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.Tap Clock, scroll down, then tap Taptic Time.
Turn on Taptic Time, then select the pattern you want Taptic Time to use.
Digits: Starts off by telling you the hours, with long taps signifying 10 hours, switching to short taps for each additional hour. (So two long taps and three short ones would be 23.) This is followed by a similar system for minutes, with long taps meaning 10 minutes, switching to short taps for each extra minute. (So three long taps and four short taps would be 34 minutes.) Putting it together, a pattern of two long taps, one short tap, three long taps, and four short taps means 21:34, or 9:34 p.m.
Terse: Less precise than Digits, Terse gives you the time accurate to a 15-minute period. It uses long taps to signify that 5 hours have passed since midnight, followed by short taps for the remaining hours, then long taps again for each quarter-hour. (So three long taps, four short taps, and two long taps would translate to a time between 19:30 (7:30 p.m.) and 19:44 (7:44 p.m.)).
Morse Code: Taps out each digit of the current time in Morse Code. This is handy for people who are familiar with this coding system.
To feel a haptic version of the time, touch and hold two fingers on the watch face.
You can also configure Taptic Time on iPhone. Go to the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, go to Clock > Taptic Time, then turn it on.
Note: If Taptic Time is disabled, Apple Watch might be set to always speak the time. To be able to use Taptic Time, first go to Settings > Clock, then turn on Control With Silent Mode under Speak Time.
Hear the time
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.Tap Clock, then turn on Speak Time.
Hold two fingers on the watch face to hear the time.
Apple Watch can also play chimes on the hour. In the Settings app on Apple Watch, tap Clock, then turn on Chimes. Tap Sounds to choose Bells or Birds.
See 24-hour time
Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, tap Clock, then turn on 24-Hour Time.