Watch face platform Facer has announced the winners of its first-ever ‘Facer Awards’, celebrating the most influential smartwatch face designs across the Apple Watch and Wear OS ecosystems.

The awards come during a period of technical transition for the industry, as designers and developers adapted to the new Watch Face Format (WFF) requirements in Wear OS 6 and to the ongoing constraints of Apple’s official complications.

To determine the winners, Facer analyzed sync data across its platform to identify the faces and creators that defined user wrists in 2025.

The top honors for ‘Best Designer’ were awarded to ‘MikeOB’ for Wear OS and to ‘BA and Bruno Amadori’ for Apple Watch, both recognized for consistent quality and high user engagement.

Meanwhile, the best overall watch faces—shown above—went to ‘Pluto WFF’ by Almarinov for Wear OS and ‘FM + Grey’ by FM Semper Fi for the Apple Watch.

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The community also voted for the ‘People’s Choice’ winners—shown below—which saw ‘OMG 91 — Upgrade’ take the title for Wear OS and ‘Titan10 AW’ by Generator Studios win for Apple Watch.

The best of the rest

These winners reflect a broader trend in the community toward high-density, data-rich designs that prioritize at-a-glance information while remaining technically optimized for battery efficiency.

Beyond individual designers, the awards recognized technical and creative innovation across several niche categories.

The ‘Fallout Pip-Boy SE’ was named ‘Best Licensed Watch Face’ for Wear OS, while the ‘Magic 8 Ball’ took the equivalent prize for Apple Watch.

Other notable wins included Xor’s ‘Plasma’ for Wear OS innovation and GRR’s ‘WatChiGO!’ for Apple Watch. And you can view the whole awards breakdown here via Facer.

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As the primary wearable platforms continue to tighten their software standards, Facer’s recognition of these creators underscores the importance of the growing watch face design industry.

And now that the platform is once again at its best on Wear OS, we’re looking forward to seeing what designs are developed in 2026.