Watch Face Request
I have been looking for an image background of the Shepherd Gate Clock with no luck. Shepherd Gate Clock - Wikipedia
This is for any watch face. Especially Wear OS and WFF (Samsung Watch, etc.)
No features. I want to create a very simple watch face with a GMT hand.
Thanks for any help on locating one or any help in manually creating this item. That would be better for learning sake.
Best!
tudza
January 10, 2026, 2:05am
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I believe the tool I use for making faces could make something reasonably close. The description I ran across and a download link are here:
I’m developing a watch face designer in my spare time. It’s no photoshop replacement nor a CSM replacement. I’m developing it because: a) I don’t have a Photoshop license (and even if I had, I am… how do I say it… artistically challenged ) b) I...
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You need to have Java installed, then you run it with a command line:
java -jar /home/tudza/Java_Programs/WatchFaceDesigner_v0.14.2_beta.jar
Hasn’t given me any problems and I’ve made some satisfying faces. Let me see what a mock-up of just the outside index looks like.
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tudza
January 10, 2026, 4:49am
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Once I got started I had to put in more detail and animate it.
https://tudza.org/HTML_Clocks/Sheperd_Gate_Clock/Index.html
Happened across a posting from a guy that made a desktop clock of this. I totally understand his lament about finding a matching font for this that and the other thing, especially the Roman numerals. I suspect all versions of this clock face were hand lettered.
https://24hourtime.info/2006/08/28/greenwich-time/
This is the link to the face I made.
https://tudza.org/HTML_Clocks/Sheperd_Gate_Clock/Face.png
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The face looks fantastic. Thank you!.