Empress | A Frameless Jewelled Chronograph for Garmin
Empress isn't a gold-tinted dial — it's a Garmin watch face set the way a fine jewellery watch is set. The bezel ring is gone, so the dial runs right to the edge of the screen in a chronograph-style layout. It's the third watch face in Yuichi Sato's Garmin lineup, after Aurum's gold and Overwatch's black data-dense design.
Short version: five genuine gemstone finishes unlock with a single purchase, and three subdials keep heart rate, battery and steps in view at all times.
Empress
A jewelled chronograph-style watch face, set the way a fine jewellery watch is set. No bezel ring — three pavé-rimmed subdials fill the screen edge to edge instead.
⌚ View on Garmin Connect IQWho is this for?
- Anyone with a compatible Garmin who wants more than a stock watch face
- Anyone who wants a dial that suits a formal evening, not just the gym
- Anyone who wants heart rate, battery and steps visible at a glance, all at once
- Anyone who likes matching the gemstone to their mood or outfit
The five finishes
| Finish | Character |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Deep-blue sapphire on gold subdials |
| Emerald | Rich green emerald on gold subdials |
| Ruby | Warm red ruby on gold subdials |
| Amethyst | Deep purple amethyst on platinum subdials |
| Diamond White | Icy clear stones on platinum subdials — the cleanest of the five |
The finish, in detail
Every dial is built like a piece of jewellery, not a flat gem-coloured fill. Hour markers at 12, 3, 6 and 9 are round cabochons; every other hour is a baguette-cut stone in a polished metal frame. The three subdials are sunburst-finished metal, each rimmed with pavé micro-stones alternating the finish's gemstone with diamonds. The digital time sits in a brushed-metal cartouche. There's no bezel ring at all — just a hairline minute track at the very edge, so the whole screen reads as dial.
Key features
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| 12 o'clock subdial | Heart-rate gauge, with a moon-phase window at its centre |
| 9 o'clock subdial | Watch battery level |
| 6 o'clock subdial | Steps against your daily goal |
| Digital time panel | Weekday and date, large time with AM/PM, plus one data field (calories by default; floors climbed, distance, Body Battery and notifications are also selectable) |
| Seconds | Digital seconds, a sweep hand, or off |
| Dial tone | Black or charcoal |
| Always-On support | Drops to a thin outlined treatment in low-power mode, easing battery drain and AMOLED burn-in |
Compatible watches
47 AMOLED Garmin watches: Forerunner 70 / 165 / 165 Music / 170 / 170 Music / 265 / 265S / 570 (42 / 47 mm) / 965 / 970, Venu 2 / 2 Plus / 2S / 3 / 3S / 4 (41 / 45 mm), vívoactive 5 / 6, fēnix 8 AMOLED (43 / 47 / 51 mm) / fēnix 8 Pro (47 / 51 mm) / fēnix E / fēnix 9 (43 / 47 mm) / fēnix 9 Pro (43 / 47 / 51 mm), epix (Gen 2) / epix Pro (Gen 2) (42 / 47 / 51 mm), Instinct 3 AMOLED (45 / 50 mm), MARQ (Gen 2), Approach S50 / S70 (42 / 47 mm), Descent G2 / Mk3 (43 / 51 mm), D2 Air X10 / Mach 1 / Mach 2 / Mach 2 Pro (including tactix 8, quatix 8 and other models on the same platforms)
Price and how to buy
Everything is free to use for 24 hours after you install it. When the trial ends, a single one-time unlock (US$6.99, no subscription) keeps all features working.
How to buy: once the trial is over the dial shows a 6-digit code and the URL www.kzl.io/code. Open that URL on your phone, enter the code and pay, and the watch face unlocks automatically within a few minutes. Payment is processed by KiezelPay, not Garmin (credit card or PayPal). Once unlocked, other supported watches on the same Garmin account don't need a second purchase.
FAQ
Q. Is Empress free to use?
A. Everything is free for 24 hours after you install it. After the trial, a single US$6.99 one-time unlock keeps all features working. There is no subscription.
Q. Where does the payment go?
A. Payment is processed by the third-party service KiezelPay, not Garmin directly. When the trial ends, the dial shows a 6-digit code and a URL — open it on your phone, enter the code and pay (credit card or PayPal).
Q. Do I need to buy each finish separately?
A. No. Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Amethyst and Diamond White are all unlocked with a single purchase and switchable any time from the settings.
Q. Can I change the moon-phase or seconds display?
A. Yes. The settings let you turn the moon-phase on or off, and choose seconds as digital seconds, a sweep hand, or off entirely.
Q. Which watches are supported?
A. 47 AMOLED Garmin watches, including Forerunner 165 / 265 / 570 / 965 / 970, Venu 2 / 3 / 4, vívoactive 5 / 6, fēnix 8 / 8 Pro / E / 9, epix (Gen 2) and epix Pro, Instinct 3 AMOLED, MARQ (Gen 2), Approach S50 / S70, Descent G2 / Mk3 and D2. See the Compatible watches section for the full list.
A dial worth dressing up for
Try it free for 24 hours and see how it looks on your own watch. Like it? Unlock it with a single one-time payment.
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