You can make your Apple Watch vibrate by increasing the haptic feedback for the device's alerts. It's easy to adjust your Apple Watch's haptic feedback via the Settings app on your Apple Watch, or through the Watch app on your iPhone.

Does Apple watch vibrate when you get a text?

Go into the Settings app on your Apple Watch and tap Sounds & Haptics. Next, scroll down to Haptic Strength and turn the slider all the way up. It is vibrating for everything else, messages, alerts, alarms...it even vibrates to let me know I've missed a call.

Does Apple watch vibrate on silent?

“Silent mode” means your watch will not chime or beep but will vibrate. All other functions work normally. Turn it on and off by tapping the bell icon. “Theater mode” puts your phone into silent mode and also turns off the display, unless you tap it or press a button.