--- description: Southpaws will get a special display mode title: Apple Watch Features Alternate Mode for Lefties image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How the Apple Watch Will Work for Lefties by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 5:37 PM CUT by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2015 5:37 PM CUT The upcoming Apple Watch won’t be a hassle to use for southpaws. The device, which features a digital crown on its right side that can be twisted to manipulate menus, will offer an option to be oriented for the right wrist on initial setup. With that mode enabled, owners can simply flip the watch face over so the crown is on the left side instead. Watch bands can also be easily switched out so that they’re properly oriented. The Apple Watch launches April 24th with a variety of models ranging in price from $349 to [$17,000](http://time.com/3737822/apple-watch-expensive/ "undefined"). \[[_Washington Post_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/09/how-the-apple-watch-will-work-for-lefties/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/"},"headline":"Here's How the Apple Watch Will Work for Lefties","datePublished":"2015-03-10T17:37:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:37.281Z","description":"Southpaws will get a special display mode","url":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Gadgets","Apple watch","Smartwatch"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/","name":"Here's How the Apple Watch Will Work for Lefties"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Apple Watch Event In Under 2 Minutes","description":"The Apple Watch is the company's' first entirely new product category since the original iPad. It's a huge gamble for Apple and a test of the still-nascent wearable market.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/b7He6KZp/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-09T20:43:58.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b7He6KZp.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/","duration":"PT1M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3739294/apple-watch-left-handed/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```