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5 days in.. and my SG BSB has multiple scratches.
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Lol, what??
Are you under the impression that you can buy an Apple Watch (or iPhone or iPad or any Apple product) used & broken from an unauthorized third party off of Craigslist & then put AppleCare on it without bringing it to a store for an inspection.... then run a vicious scam on the company??
*smh*
I mean... you can call 800-MY-APPLE and ask them. I don't think you'll be able to hear the answer over the sound: "hahahahahahahahahahaha".
Also, does AppleCare on your iPhone and iPad cover accidentally scratching it??
No? Mine either. Don't see why it would be different on Apple Watch.
So, unless you're one of those that has no shame in recommending others commit fraud & publicly flaunt it... I really don't see the solution in your idea.
You call Apple, provide proof of purchase and they run a remote diagnostic to approve the AppleCare request.
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AppleCare+ covers all accidental damage. Please review the AppleCare pages on Apple.com prior to further comments.
I know how you feel. I've got a scratch much sooner than I expected 
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1882705/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1882705/
Thx to both of you for the clarification.
I think I was thinking ac, not ac+.
Perhaps I did not properly understand the difference.
If that is indeed the case, & they will cover even cosmetic scratches, & add it sight unseen... I stand humbly corrected.
Edit: really not trying to start an argument where none exists... but, it also occurs to me: how would one provide proof of purchase from something off Craigslist... technically, couldn't it well be stolen? Those are all local cash deals.
What if he returned it but said exactly what happened? I did that with an iPod touch that I dropped in a river. Free replacement and I was fully honest about what I did.
And the defect would be...? That the watch auto-collides with scratchy things? That scratches appear out of thin air, like words on Regan's stomach? Please elaborate.
Yep. According to Apple, "we used an aluminosilicate glass thats especially resistant to scratches and impact." Clearly it's not scratch or impact resistant.
One of the nice things about living in America is that our 2-week return policy is pretty generous. It would be in your best interest to take advantage of that perk.
This exactly.I scraped the bumper of my car on the garage wall earlier today.
I'm on to Mercedes Benz now to see if they will cover the cost for me...
Sucks that OP's watch is scratched but not sure how/why that's apple's issue.
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Or just be more careful with your watch?
Try a screen protector.... I had some deep scratches on one of my past iPhones and putting the protector on it made them all but disappear.
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Lots of people without integrity probably feel the same as you do.
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Sure it is.... Resistant doesn't mean proof.
You could try the instructions here (for buffing scratches out of eye glasses):
http://glassescrafter.com/information/remove-scratches-on-eyeglasses.html
If you're successful, you should post the results here - if it gets popular enough, maybe the mods will make it a sticky.
I'd suggest replacing the lens, but that would void your manufacturer's warranty.
http://glassescrafter.com/information/remove-scratches-on-eyeglasses.html
If you're successful, you should post the results here - if it gets popular enough, maybe the mods will make it a sticky.
I'd suggest replacing the lens, but that would void your manufacturer's warranty.
This is the reason why I bought SS. I got Micro scratches on the casing, but nothing polish can remove after a year or so. That Sapphire Screen is quite scratch resistant, but I was worried about sport with the ion-x material
The majority of the scratches on your watch are in the same direction/pattern, I would say they were caused by a "major accident". I'm sorry for the scratches, if you want to get rid of them, try putting on a screen protector, most of the not-so-deep ones will be invisible with a screen protector on.
There's going to be a lot of angry, angry Sport watch owners in about 6 months.
I think it's just as handsome as the SS, in its own way, but it seems pretty fragile. I've seen threads here showing folks giving their SS watches big ol' dings and sanding/polishing it till it looks perfect.
The Sport is going to be a debacle for Apple. People paying $400 for a watch should be allowed to expect better than this.
I think it's just as handsome as the SS, in its own way, but it seems pretty fragile. I've seen threads here showing folks giving their SS watches big ol' dings and sanding/polishing it till it looks perfect.
The Sport is going to be a debacle for Apple. People paying $400 for a watch should be allowed to expect better than this.
Oh, you want "support"? For what? The fact that you were careless and scratched your watch?
And yet... here you are expecting Apple to cover the cost of your negligence...
Ok, you just need to MTFU and accept that you were careless, move on and not expect others to pay for your mistakes.
One of the most anything things we suffer with in the UK is (lots of) people who simply expect others to pick up the tab for their mistakes and it really grinds my gears.
I've come from a £100 Casio G-Shock to and Apple Watch.
I was/am aware that after many years of wearing G-Shocks that I'm probably not careful when moving around generally, as the watches are all but bulletproof.
So, when I got my watch I made/make conscious efforts to not knock/bang it around as if I had a G-Shock on.
I wasn't convinced this would be feasible in the long term, so I got myself a Spigen Rugged Armor and a screen protector.
Do I prefer the way it looks on it it being naked? No, absolutely not, but do I feel more confident that it will withstand the odd knock and scrape?
Absolutely I do.