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How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]
Posted April 27, 2015 at 3:32am by
Shalom Levytam
These are instructions on how to switch the wrist you wear the Apple Watch on and how to change its Digital Crown orientation.
Step One
Tap to launch Settings from your Home Screen.
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227146/227146.png)
Step Two
Select General from the Settings menu
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Step Three
Choose Orientation from the General menu.
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Step Four
Select the wrist you’d like to wear the Apple Watch on then select the side you prefer to have the Digital Crown on.
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227147/227147.png)
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227149/227149.png)
Typically you’d had the digital crown on the right when wearing the watch on your left hand and on the left when wearing the watch on your right hand.
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If you have any questions about using the Apple Watch, please ask them here.
Step One
Tap to launch Settings from your Home Screen.
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227146/227146.png)
Step Two
Select General from the Settings menu
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227140/227140.png)
Step Three
Choose Orientation from the General menu.
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227143/227143.png)
Step Four
Select the wrist you’d like to wear the Apple Watch on then select the side you prefer to have the Digital Crown on.
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227147/227147.png)
![How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video] How to Switch Wrists and Change the Digital Crown Orientation of the Apple Watch [Video]](/images/tutorials/48758/227149/227149.png)
Typically you’d had the digital crown on the right when wearing the watch on your left hand and on the left when wearing the watch on your right hand.
Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for more Apple news, videos, and tutorials.
If you have any questions about using the Apple Watch, please ask them here.


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