Essential 3100 is a set of watch faces that are designed to run on Wear OS and have an ambient second hand that works on watches with the 3100 chip. It is not compatible with Android Wear watches running Android 6 or any Samsung-branded watch that does not have the Play Store app.

The program offers five watch faces with different styles and features. Crucial Watch Face is the only one that is free, while the other four (Dauphine, Bold, Moto, and Deus Ex Watch Faces) offer a free trial and require a purchase to unlock.

Essential 3100 offers a range of customization features, including smooth, ticking, or disabled second hand with ambient mode, 3100 enhanced complications, four complication placements, four tick styles, four hour styles, four hand styles, and the ability to pick any background from a complication provider.