# Apple Watch Series 10: Improved Features and Watch Faces
The Apple Watch Series 10 presents major enhancements, especially with its display and watch face functionalities. A key highlight is the enhanced display that features a quicker refresh rate, enabling certain watch faces to indicate seconds ticking even while in always-on mode. This improvement, however, is not available for all watch faces at the time of launch. The forthcoming watchOS 26 software update, scheduled for release this fall, is expected to extend this capability to a wider selection of watch faces.
## Series 10 Improved Faces
Initially, only three watch faces were compatible with the always-on display mode featuring a ticking seconds indicator: Flux, Reflections, and Activity Digital. Apple has subsequently rolled out updated variations of the Pride and Unity watch faces, increasing the total to five compatible faces.
With the introduction of watchOS 26, multiple existing watch faces will acquire the capability to show a ticking seconds hand while in always-on mode. Significantly, the California and Utility watch faces will now incorporate this feature, representing a move towards more classic clock designs, which were missing in the original five supported watch faces.
The following watch faces will exhibit analog seconds in the supported list in watchOS 26 beta 1:
– Activity Analog
– Activity Digital
– California
– Color
– Contour
– Count Up
– Flux
– GMT
– Infograph
– Meridian
– Metropolitan
– Nike Analog
– Numerals Mono
– Pride Harmony
– Reflections
– Stripes
– Solar Analog
– Unity Rhythm
– Utility
On the other hand, some watch faces capable of displaying seconds do not yet offer this functionality in always-on mode. These include:
– Chronograph Pro
– Kaleidoscope
– Lunar
– Mickey Mouse
– Modular Compact
– Palette
– Pride Analog
– Pride Celebration
– Solar Dial
– Snoopy
– Unity Bloom
– Unity Lights
– World Time
The lack of certain watch faces, notably Chronograph Pro, which includes analog seconds in a sub-dial, is significant. Modular Compact, with its digital seconds display, along with the analog styles of Solar Dial and World Time might also gain from future enhancements.
Despite these exclusions, the introduction of traditional clock-style faces in watchOS 26 boosts the Apple Watch Series 10’s attractiveness for users who favor analog watch styles.
## Watch Face Gallery
Although watchOS 26 does not bring forth new watch faces, it arranges existing ones into a fresh watch face gallery. This gallery sorts watch faces into several categories, including:
– New Watch Faces
– Health and Fitness
– Photos
– Clean
– Data Rich
– Pride Collection
– Dress Watch
– Tool Watch
– Bold
– Playful
– Unity Collection
– Colorful
– Astronomy
– World Scripts
– Motion
– Nike Collection
– Digital Time
– Analog Time
Moreover, there are specific sections dedicated to the Apple Watch Ultra and Hermes models. Users can investigate these sections directly on their Apple Watch or via the Watch app on their iPhone.
In summary, the Apple Watch Series 10, along with the impending watchOS 26 update, offers an enhanced experience for users, especially those who value the look of analog watch faces.
