Kestrel
· v1.0.0
About
Kestrel is two watch faces in one — pick the look that fits your day, right on the watch. Open the on-device editor and choose your Style.
► MAX — the full data cockpit.
Every metric that matters, packed edge-to-edge:
• Bold stacked clock — white hours, accent minutes
• 3-line date front and center — weekday, day, month
• Top band — resting heart rate and calories
• Body Battery + Device Battery — a split gauge showing both at a glance
• Live HR zone arc — current heart rate, color-coded by training zone
• VO2 Max dials — run and bike fitness with category (Good / Excellent / Superior)
• Steps and intensity minutes
• Stress histogram — recent stress trend, color-coded by level
► LITE — a clean, focused dial.
The essentials, with room to breathe:
• Big bold clock and a simple one-line date
• HR Zone Ladder — a segmented arc that lights up through your personal heart-rate zones (blue to green to yellow to orange to red) as your effort climbs
• VO2 Max run and bike dials
• Device battery as an arc along the bottom
MAKE IT YOURS
• On-device editing (fenix 8+): switch between Max and Lite, change the accent color, and swap dial metrics — all on the watch, no phone needed
• Personalized HR zones — the Lite zone ladder reads your own zone boundaries from your Garmin profile
• 6 accent themes: Amber, Green, Cyan, Purple, Red, Ice White
• 12h / 24h, match-watch or forced; optional seconds
• Choose from 20 metrics per configurable slot via Garmin Connect
BUILT RIGHT
• True always-on display — the bold clock, dimmed, with full date and AM/PM, respecting AMOLED burn-in limits
• Reads only on-device sensors and synced weather — no data ever leaves your watch, no account, no network
A premium data face built on a reusable engine — more faces in the family to come.
What's new
Initial release.
Kestrel launches with two switchable styles — Max (full data dashboard) and Lite (a minimalist dial with a personalized HR zone ladder). Switch styles, change accent colors, and swap dial metrics right on the watch.