--- title: Someone built their own e-ink watch, and it features... description: A maker named Nav-Tech built a custom e-ink watch using the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 DevBoard, drawing design inspiration from the Pebble watch. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-their-own-e-ink-watch-and-it-features-over-20-custom-faces-8qt7tbytq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Someone built their own e-ink watch, and it features over 20 custom faces | daily.dev og:description: A maker named Nav-Tech built a custom e-ink watch using the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 DevBoard, drawing design inspiration from the Pebble watch. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-their-own-e-ink-watch-and-it-features-over-20-custom-faces-8qt7tbytq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8qt7tbYtq.png og:image:alt: Someone built their own e-ink watch, and it features over 20 custom faces og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Someone built their own e-ink watch, and it features over 20 custom faces **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker named Nav-Tech built a custom e-ink watch using the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 DevBoard, drawing design inspiration from the Pebble watch. The watch features over 20 custom watch faces and includes apps like an alarm, Pomodoro timer, e-reader, dice roller, weather forecasts, and voice memos. Vibration support and offline Wikipedia are in development. Source files and STL blueprints are planned for release via Ko-Fi. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What hardware was used to build a DIY e-ink watch with custom watch faces? The watch was built using the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 DevBoard. The creator, Nav-Tech, drew design inspiration from the Pebble watch and adapted app layouts to suit the e-paper display. It supports over 20 custom faces and includes apps such as an alarm, Pomodoro timer, e-reader, dice roller, weather forecasts, and voice memos. _Makers tracking ESP32 e-ink projects and similar DIY builds share findings on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Diamond Age-Inspired Pocket Watch Has ESP32 Inside](https://daily.dev/posts/diamond-age-inspired-pocket-watch-has-esp32-inside-gnoky05by) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This open-source OS for a 1.54" Waveshare ESP32-S3 ePaper display is the cutest thing I've seen this week](https://daily.dev/posts/this-open-source-os-for-a-1-54-waveshare-esp32-s3-epaper-display-is-the-cutest-thing-i-ve-seen-this-pd4g7oyxi) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [A DIY watch with off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi RP2040 round display, 3D printed case, and custom firmware](https://daily.dev/posts/a-diy-watch-with-off-the-shelf-raspberry-pi-rp2040-round-display-3d-printed-case-and-custom-firmwa-b4c9kbn22) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [LightInk, A Solar Powered ESP32 Smartwatch](https://daily.dev/posts/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch-qdawioewi) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [A DIY Watch You Can Actually Wear](https://daily.dev/posts/a-diy-watch-you-can-actually-wear-fy1barpng) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#iot](https://daily.dev/tags/iot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-their-own-e-ink-watch-and-it-features-over-20-custom-faces-8qt7tbytq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Someone built their own e-ink watch, and it features over 20 custom faces","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-their-own-e-ink-watch-and-it-features-over-20-custom-faces-8qt7tbytq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-their-own-e-ink-watch-and-it-features-over-20-custom-faces-8qt7tbytq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-08T07:20:19.365Z","dateModified":"2026-08-08T07:20:39.207Z","description":"A maker named Nav-Tech built a custom e-ink watch using the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 DevBoard, drawing design inspiration from the Pebble watch. 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