Actually, the Ion-X glass will be easier to scratch than sapphire, yes -- but I wouldn't say it would be really easy to scratch the glass.
OK, I get that the Ion-X glass will "scratch easily" for those who get their jollies by scratching their watches with sandpaper... But I'm gonna bet most people won't be doing that.
i know, right?! i have NEVER scratched an iPhone. and i've had every one since day one. yes, i don't slam them in my pocket with my keys, but neither do i baby them or think at all about not 'scratching my poor phone'... they don't scratch easily. or at all in my case. to say that ion-x scratches easily is ludicrous. look, people, don't fret. get the watch you want. or don't. and just... do it. it's supposed to make you pay more attention to your life, not your watch. LOL! so much fretting, so little time..... will the day ever come when people sortof, maybe, just kinda like... TRUST apple for a second? to design and sell something, like, good, and well thought out and stuff...? huh?? lord a mercy. how peeps after all this time still have some notion that apple is trying to pull one over on consumers is way beyond me; as apple has shown time and time again that they have nothing but respect and devote orders of magnitude more time, effort and money into making something good for the user -- this was steve's maxim -- than probably any other company on the planet. yes, they charge a lot. yes, they make a super tidy profit. well, that's capitalism for ya. should they charge less. eh, debatable. as far as the watch is concerned, the only real issue is the insane price of the gold editions. but, that's a special case. sort of a marketing snaggle in my opinion, but they're riding it out. the fact is the sport, which 90+% of buyers opted for, unsurprisingly, is priced just fine. for apple. and for hot **** smartwatches in general. and certainly for watches. heck, you can spend that much on 'dumb' watches that won't be worth it in any way comparatively. i have several watches, ranging from, well, from the apple watch sport, to pretty dang fancy swiss things at more than ten times the sport price. their watches sit very nicely in the overall spectrum. if you are a person who can barely afford a subsidized iPhone when new.. well, then yes, this watch is pricey. (and no offense whatsoever, i was there once too, we all were.. well, not ALL, but most of us...) but, really, it's not beyond the pale in price when looked at in context. the edition throws the picture off balance, grist for the bitch mill. anyway. sooooo, ot. /babble.