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Press once the lower button (the button other than the crown) and the control center appears, as was the swipe bottom up on watchOS9. Battery percentage is there. Or add a battery widget and keep the old gesture.
 
....and/or add as a Complication to a Watch Face or rase and say "Siri what is the battery percentage?".
 
Control Center?
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