CatalogX turns one product photo of a watch into a photo of that watch on a model's wrist. The dial faces the camera, level and clear of the sleeve; the case, bezel, markings, hands, sub-dials and strap are reproduced from your photo; and a case size in mm is translated into how much of the wrist it covers. 1 credit per HD photo, 5 free on signup.
Upload one sharp, dial-on photo of the watch. Add the case size in mm if you know it.
The same model library, poses and backgrounds as your clothing, so watches and apparel read as one catalogue.
Zoom in on the markings and hands, then export at each marketplace's size or as a short clip.
The Watch type has its own instructions on top of the shared accessory rules. These are the failures it is written against.
| What goes wrong | How CatalogX handles it |
|---|---|
| The wrist hangs at the side and the dial is turned away | The dial faces the camera, fully visible and level. The arm is posed deliberately to present it, and wherever the pose and the product conflict, the pose gives way. |
| A sleeve or cuff covers the case | The watch must be unobstructed by a sleeve or cuff, and the model's outfit is kept clear of the part of the body the product sits on. |
| Dial markings, sub-dials or the date window are invented or dropped | Case shape, bezel, dial colour, markings, indices, hands, sub-dials, date window and crown are all on the must-match list. |
| Metal blows out into a white streak | Metal gets realistic specular highlights without blowing out and hiding the dial detail; the dial must be legible and sharply in focus. |
| The bracelet or strap is restyled | The strap or bracelet keeps its material, colour and link or buckle design from your photo. |
| Gold hardware comes back silver, or a logo appears | Gold stays gold. No logo or brand mark is added that is not in your photo, and none is removed. |
| A second watch or extra jewellery appears | Exactly one product is rendered; nothing from outside your reference is added. |
A catalogue photo carries no scale. Type the case diameter and it becomes a statement about the wrist, the only ruler in the frame. Bare numbers are read as millimetres.
| Case diameter | Renders as |
|---|---|
| up to 30 mm | A petite dress-watch case covering well under half the width of the wrist |
| 30–36 mm | A small case sitting inside the wrist's width, strap visible either side |
| 36–41 mm | A standard case covering most of the width of the wrist |
| 41–46 mm | A large case spanning the full width of the wrist |
| over 46 mm | An oversized case that visibly overhangs the edges of the wrist |
No measurement to hand? Pick one of five size tiers instead, worded for watches: mini is a dress watch narrower than half the wrist, oversized is a chronograph or diver case that overhangs the wrist and stands visibly thick off the arm. Either way, the wrist and hand stay in frame so a buyer can see how much of the wrist the case covers and where the buckle or clasp falls.
On the left wrist unless your reference clearly shows otherwise, dial to the camera. Framing settles at waist-up even if you ask for a full-body or three-quarter shot, because at full length a watch is a few pixels. The model's outfit is plain and muted by default so it does not compete with the dial; festive, bridal, party, smart formal and everyday casual are options too.
The product view drops the person entirely: a top-down flat-lay, the watch upright on a plain display block, or an invisible-support shot where the watch holds its round, strap-closed form with nothing visibly holding it. The same case, dial and strap rules apply in full.
From the Pro plan, a finished photo can become a 4, 6 or 8-second clip at 2 credits a second at 720p; 1080p is Business and above, at 4 credits a second, as an 8-second clip. Accessory clips use their own motion: the default is a gentle half-turn that catches the light, or a slow push-in on the detail when the shot is already a close crop. Turnaround and twirl are never suggested for an accessory, because they turn the product out of view — you can still pick them yourself.
Watch clips carry their own lock: the same case, strap, dial, hands and dial markings, sharp and readable in every frame, staying in the same place on the wrist.
Most marketplaces want a clean product image on a plain background in the main slot, so keep a white product shot there and use the on-model photo in the supporting slots. CatalogX's free background removal gives you the white shot from your own photo, and the marketplace export sizes either one for each platform.
For a whole drop, the Listing Pack resizes and names every image for up to 17 marketplaces and fills each one's own image columns in an Excel sheet. It is free on every plan; only the photos themselves use credits.
The left wrist, unless your reference photo clearly shows otherwise, with the dial facing the camera and the arm posed to present it.
CatalogX reproduces the dial markings and any logo from your photo and adds none of its own. Very small dial text is the hardest detail for any image model, so photograph the dial large and sharp, and zoom in on the result before you list it.
Yes — choose the Watch type. It keeps the case, strap and face toward the camera and reproduces what your photo shows on the screen. Check any on-screen text and icons closely, as you would a dial, and photograph the watch with the screen showing what you want buyers to see.
The hands are part of what is copied from your photo, so set them to the time you want shown before you photograph the watch.
Type the case diameter, for example 40 mm. Bare numbers are read as millimetres and mapped to wrist coverage: up to 30 mm is petite, 36–41 mm covers most of the wrist, over 46 mm overhangs it. Without a number, pick one of five size tiers worded for watches.
1 credit for an HD photo: $0.33 on Starter ($9.99 for 30 credits), $0.20 on Pro ($19.99 for 100), about $0.19 on Business ($49.99 for 260) and $0.17 on Agency ($149.99 for 900). 2K is 2 credits; 4K is 4 credits and comes with Business and above. Every new account gets 5 free credits, no card and no watermark. Background removal and the marketplace export are free.
Upload a single dial-on photo. No shoot, no studio, no model booking.