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watchOS 27\u2019s big reveal is just a few weeks away<\/a>, and one rumor indicates it could add a new Apple Watch face that\u2019s inspired by my all-time favorite option. Here\u2019s why the rumor is especially intriguing.<\/p>\n Modular Ultra reportedly inspired new Apple Watch face in watchOS 27 for all users<\/p>\n Apple has a lot of different watch faces available in watchOS, but my favorite is easily Modular Ultra.<\/p>\n Modular Ultra is exclusive to Apple Watch Ultra models, despite recent Series models having similarly sized displays.<\/p>\n And as I\u2019ve written before<\/a>, I view Modular Ultra as the biggest advantage Apple Watch Ultra has over the Series models.<\/p>\n So much so that if Modular Ultra became available on this year\u2019s Apple Watch Series 12, I\u2019d strongly consider switching away from my current Ultra 3 model.<\/p>\n Which makes one of the few watchOS 27 rumors we have so far especially intriguing. Earlier this month, Mark Gurman wrote at Bloomberg<\/a>:<\/p>\n For watchOS 27, code-named Orchid, Apple is testing multiple new faces. One in particular stands out: a simplified take on the Modular Ultra design. 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. The move appears aimed at bringing a version of the Modular Ultra experience to standard Series watches<\/p>\n The idea of \u201ca version of the Modular Ultra experience\u201d coming to Apple\u2019s Series models sounds like my wish could be granted.<\/p>\n But the details, at least as Gurman\u2019s reported them, don\u2019t actually sound very Modular Ultra-like at all.<\/p>\n Making sense of watchOS 27\u2019s rumored new watch face<\/p>\n If this new face truly only offers a large clock, and three complications at the bottom, I\u2019m not sure how useful that will be. It seems like a potential minor new setting for the classic Modular face.<\/p>\n There are plenty of faces that already give you a large digital clock and some complications. I don\u2019t know why Apple would need to create a new Modular face for that.<\/p>\n But my hope is that what Gurman\u2019s seen is only part of the story. If the new face truly does aim to bring a version of Modular Ultra to more Watch models, perhaps it will offer more flexibility than reported.<\/p>\n I\u2019d love to see a full Modular Ultra copy\/paste for Series models. Short of that, however, I\u2019m still holding on to hope that this new watchOS 27 face will offer a bit more versatility than what\u2019s been described.<\/p>\n Are you interested in the new Modular face in watchOS 27 as Gurman describes it? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best Apple Watch accessories<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apple-watch-ultra-3-black-band.jpg\")
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