Watch face for Garmin

Crosswind

Hybrid Tactical

Analog soul. Digital intelligence.

A premium analog watch face with aviation-inspired styling and a distinctive retro digital display. Customize six data fields with more than 60 health, activity, training, weather, astronomical, and system metrics, then fine-tune the colors, hands, markers, layout, background, touch shortcuts, and Always-On Display. Built for smooth, efficient performance without compromising on information or personality.

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Supported devices56

Approach® S70 42mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

Approach® S70 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

D2™ Air X15AMOLED · 454 × 454

D2™ Mach 1AMOLED · 416 × 416

D2™ Mach 1 ProAMOLED · 454 × 454

D2™ Mach 2AMOLED · 454 × 454

D2™ Mach 2 ProAMOLED · 454 × 454

Descent™ Mk3 43mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

Descent™ Mk3i 43mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

Descent™ Mk3i 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

epix™ (Gen 2)AMOLED · 416 × 416

epix™ Pro (Gen 2) 42mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

epix™ Pro (Gen 2) 47mmAMOLED · 416 × 416

epix™ Pro (Gen 2) 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 8 43mmAMOLED · 416 × 416

fēnix® 8 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 8 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 8 Pro 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 8 Pro 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 8 Pro MicroLEDAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 9 43mmAMOLED · 416 × 416

fēnix® 9 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 9 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 9 Pro 43mmAMOLED · 416 × 416

fēnix® 9 Pro 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

fēnix® 9 Pro 51mmAMOLED · 466 × 466

fēnix® EAMOLED · 416 × 416

Forerunner® 170AMOLED · 390 × 390

Forerunner® 170 MusicAMOLED · 390 × 390

Forerunner® 265AMOLED · 416 × 416

Forerunner® 570 42mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

Forerunner® 570 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

Forerunner® 965AMOLED · 454 × 454

Forerunner® 970AMOLED · 454 × 454

MARQ® (Gen 2) AdventurerAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) AthleteAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) AviatorAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) CaptainAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) Carbon EditionAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) Commander – Carbon EditionAMOLED · 390 × 390

MARQ® (Gen 2) GolferAMOLED · 390 × 390

quatix® 7 ProAMOLED · 416 × 416

quatix® 7 SapphireAMOLED · 416 × 416

quatix® 8 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

quatix® 8 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

quatix® 8 Pro 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

quatix® 8 Pro 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

tactix® 7 – AMOLED EditionAMOLED · 454 × 454

tactix® 8 47mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

tactix® 8 51mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

Venu® 3AMOLED · 454 × 454

Venu® 3SAMOLED · 390 × 390

Venu® 4 41mmAMOLED · 390 × 390

Venu® 4 45mmAMOLED · 454 × 454

Venu® X1AMOLED · 448 × 486

vívoactive® 6AMOLED · 390 × 390

Six configurable data fields

Deep color and layout customization

Battery-friendly Always-On Display

User guide

Make it yours

Choose where you want to configure the watch face, then jump directly to any setting.

In this guide

On the watch

Appearance

Colors, dial rendering, hands, markers, the digital window, and outer data.

1.1

Accent Color

Sets the primary highlight used throughout the dial.

Options: Teal, White, Warm White, Green, Yellow, Amber, Orange, Coral Red, Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue.

Crosswind accent colors Teal, White, Warm White, and Green — Fig. 1.01 — Accent colors: Teal, White, Warm White, and Green.

Crosswind accent colors Yellow, Amber, Orange, and Coral Red — Fig. 1.02 — Accent colors: Yellow, Amber, Orange, and Coral Red.

Crosswind accent colors Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue — Fig. 1.03 — Accent colors: Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue.

1.2

Face Render Mode

Changes the rendering character of the complete dial.

Options: Default, 8-bit, and AOD-like.

Default, 8-bit, and AOD-like Crosswind render modes — Fig. 1.04 — Face render modes: Default, 8-bit, and AOD-like.

1.3

Background

Selects the plain or patterned dial background.

Options: Black and Camo.

Crosswind with Black and Camo backgrounds — Fig. 1.05 — Black and Camo backgrounds.

1.4

Camo Brightness

Controls the intensity range of the Camo background.

Options: 20–25%, 20–30%, and 25–30%. The setting is visible only when Background is Camo.

1.5

Camo Color Method

Selects how Camo colors are derived from the current Accent Color or chooses a fixed palette color.

The derived methods calculate their Camo color pair from Accent Color. Options: Channel Rotate, Reverse Rotate, Complementary, Split Complementary, Triadic, Monochrome, plus all 12 palette colors. Background must be Camo.

Six derived Crosswind Camo color methods — Fig. 1.06 — Camo methods: derived colors and monochrome.

Crosswind Camo colors Teal through Amber — Fig. 1.07 — Camo methods: Teal through Amber.

Crosswind Camo colors Orange through Ice Blue — Fig. 1.08 — Camo methods: Orange through Ice Blue.

1.6

Hand Style

Selects the shape and visual weight of the hour and minute hands.

Options: Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3.

Crosswind hour and minute hands shown in Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 styles — Fig. 1.18 — Hand Style: Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3.

1.7

Hour & Minute Hand Color

Sets the shared color of the hour and minute hands.

Options: Teal, White, Warm White, Green, Yellow, Amber, Orange, Coral Red, Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue.

Crosswind hour and minute hands in representative colors — Fig. 1.09 — Hour and minute hand colors.

1.8

Second Hand Color

Sets the seconds hand independently from the main hands.

Options: Red, Accent, five Camo-derived methods, and all 12 palette colors.

Complete Crosswind second hands in representative colors — Fig. 1.10 — Second hand colors.

1.9

Lume Marker Color

Sets the color of the luminous hour markers.

Options: Teal, White, Warm White, Green, Yellow, Amber, Orange, Coral Red, Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue.

See Fig. 1.10 under Second Hand Color for representative marker colors.

1.10

12 o'clock Marker Color

Sets the color of the prominent 12 o'clock marker.

Options: Teal, White, Warm White, Green, Yellow, Amber, Orange, Coral Red, Pink, Violet, Blue, and Ice Blue.

1.11

6 o'clock Marker

Chooses the information shown around the 6 o'clock marker.

Options: Date + Battery, Date, Battery %, Battery gauge, and Simple.

Five Crosswind 6 o'clock marker content modes — Fig. 1.11 — 6 o'clock marker content.

1.12

Digital Window Mode

Changes the background intensity of the central digital window.

Options: Default and Darker.

Default and darker Crosswind digital window modes — Fig. 1.12 — Digital window mode.

1.13

Outer Data Layout

Distributes the color or color pair selected by Outer Data Color across the four outer data slots.

Uniform gives every slot the same color. Top/Bottom gives the two top slots one color and the two bottom slots the other. Left/Right groups the left and right slots. Diagonal gives each opposite diagonal pair the same color.

Options: Uniform, Top/Bottom, Left/Right, and Diagonal.

Uniform, Top Bottom, Left Right, and Diagonal color layouts across four Crosswind outer data slots — Fig. 1.13 — Outer data color layouts: Uniform, Top/Bottom, Left/Right, and Diagonal.

1.14

Outer Data Color

Chooses the color or derived color pair used by the outer data slots.

Accent and the 12 fixed palette choices use one color. The five derived methods calculate a color pair from Accent Color; Outer Data Layout then determines how that pair is distributed. Options: Accent, five Camo-derived methods, and all 12 palette colors.

Crosswind outer data values in representative colors — Fig. 1.14 — Outer data color.

Crosswind outer data using derived Camo colors — Fig. 1.15 — Outer Data matched to Camo: derived colors.

Crosswind outer data colors Teal through Amber — Fig. 1.16 — Outer Data matched to Camo: Teal through Amber.

Crosswind outer data colors Orange through Ice Blue — Fig. 1.17 — Outer Data matched to Camo: Orange through Ice Blue.

1.15

Data Layer Position

Controls whether data values and icons are rendered below or above the analog hands.

Options: Below Hands and Above Hands. Progress bars always remain below the hands. Above Hands adds a dark color-matched shadow to outer values and icons for legibility.

On the watch

Data

Representative metric categories, row density, six configurable fields, digital-center content, and touch launch actions.

Representative Crosswind health data fields — Fig. 2.02 — Health field examples.

Representative Crosswind date and time data fields — Fig. 2.03 — Date and time field examples.

Representative Crosswind training data fields — Fig. 2.04 — Training field examples.

Representative Crosswind weather data fields — Fig. 2.05 — Weather field examples.

Representative Crosswind system data fields — Fig. 2.06 — System field examples.

2.1

Touch Enabled

Enables or disables all touch shortcuts.

Options: On and Off.

2.2

Top Row Mode

Controls how many fields are visible in the top row.

Options: Off, Single, and Double.

Crosswind row modes, data slots, and touch shortcut examples — Fig. 2.07 — Rows, slots, and touch shortcuts.

2.3

Top Left Field

Chooses the metric shown in the top-left position.

Choose from 63 fields grouped as Activity, Health, Date & Time, Training, Weather, and System. See the shared field catalog at the start of the Data chapter for representative fields from every group.

2.4

Top Left Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the top-left field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

2.5

Top Right Field

Chooses the metric shown in the top-right position.

2.6

Top Right Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the top-right field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

2.7

Digital Window Left Field

Chooses the metric shown on the left side of the digital window.

2.8

Digital Window Left Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the digital-left field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

2.9

Digital Window Center

Chooses the content in the center of the digital window.

Options: Status Icons, Digital Time, Zulu Time, Date, and Seconds.

The selected content automatically moves between the upper and lower part of the digital window according to the hour and minute hand positions.

Crosswind digital center with status icons, digital time, Zulu time, date, and seconds — Fig. 2.08 — Digital Window Center modes.

Crosswind Digital Window Center automatically below upper hands at 10:08 and above lower hands at 07:23 — Fig. 2.09 — Automatic Digital Window Center position at 10:08:36 and 07:23:05.

2.10

Digital Window Right Field

Chooses the metric shown on the right side of the digital window.

2.11

Digital Window Right Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the digital-right field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

2.12

Bottom Row Mode

Controls how many fields are visible in the bottom row.

Options: Off, Single, and Double. See Fig. 2.07 under Top Row Mode.

2.13

Bottom Left Field

Chooses the metric shown in the bottom-left position.

2.14

Bottom Left Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the bottom-left field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

2.15

Bottom Right Field

Chooses the metric shown in the bottom-right position.

2.16

Bottom Right Launch Action

Chooses what opens when the bottom-right field is touched.

Options include Auto, supported Garmin apps and glances, External Complication, and None where the selected target is unavailable.

On the watch

Date & Time

Time and date formatting, alternate zones, display offset, and AM/PM.

3.1

Time Format

Controls the formatting of digital time values.

Options: 9:05, 09:05, Military, and Zulu.

Four Crosswind time formats cropped from the digital window left field — Fig. 3.01 — Time formats in the digital window left field.

3.2

Date Format

Controls how date fields are written.

Options: 5.7., 05.07., 5/7, 05/07, 7/5, 07/05, Day Month, Month Day, Weekday Day, and Day Weekday.

All ten Crosswind date formats cropped from the top data slot — Fig. 3.02 — All ten date formats in the top data slot.

3.3

Alternate Time Zone 1

Sets the UTC offset used whenever a data slot is assigned to the Alternate Time Zone 1 field.

Options run from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00 in 30-minute increments.

3.4

Alternate Time Zone 2

Sets the UTC offset used whenever a data slot is assigned to the Alternate Time Zone 2 field.

Options run from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00 in 30-minute increments.

3.5

Displayed Time Offset

Moves the displayed hands and regular digital time ahead without changing the device clock.

Zulu time always shows actual UTC and does not use this offset. Options: +0, +5, +10, +15, +20, +25, and +30 minutes.

Crosswind displayed minute offset examples — Fig. 3.03 — Displayed minute offset.

3.6

AM/PM Indicator

Shows or hides the AM/PM suffix for compatible 12-hour formats.

Examples: 10:08, 10:08a, and 10:08p. Options: On and Off.

On the watch

Always-On Display

Brightness and visibility controls for the low-power AMOLED view.

4.1

Night-Time Dimming

Reduces AOD intensity during the configured night period.

Options: Off, Dim, and Extra Dim.

Crosswind Always-On Display with night-time dimming — Fig. 4.01 — AOD night-time dimming.

4.2

AOD Hands Brightness

Sets the low-power brightness of the analog hands.

Options: Very Low, Low, Medium, High, and Very High.

Five Crosswind AOD hand brightness levels — Fig. 4.02 — AOD hands brightness.

4.3

AOD Outer Data Brightness

Sets the low-power brightness of outer data values.

Options: Very Low, Low, Medium, High, and Very High.

Five Crosswind AOD outer data brightness levels — Fig. 4.03 — AOD outer data brightness.

4.4

AOD Digital Window Brightness

Sets the low-power brightness of digital-window values.

Options: Very Low, Low, Medium, High, and Very High.