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Rotate the camera by 5 degrees, slow the video by 40%, change the shirt and whiten the background and you have this transformation.

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<sarcasm>This video is fake... it's just Jony Ive (in disguise) talking about the display. This is rigged.</sarcasm>
 
Test?

Give it to a 4 year old for about 5 minutes. It'll be scratched. However, I can hardly wait for the thermonuclear detonation test!
 
The hammer bit made me laugh.

The reason a hammer exists as a tool is because it consists of a heavy weight on the end of a long handle, so, using momentum you can obtain a lot of force onto a small area using a swinging motion.

If you are going to tap a hammer onto something what does that prove?
That it's hammer proof, or that you can just use a hammer lightly.

Hey, you know what.....

The windows in my house must be made from Sapphire as I can hit them with a hammer lightly and they don't break either :D
 
I wish it was waterproof, which would have made this watch useful for me when I'm in the pool. One of the first Apple products I won't be buying...

Apple Watch is rated at IPX7 which withstands immersion under 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. That might not be "waterproof" to some users but I wouldn't worry about briefly jumping in the pool either.
 
I'm still getting the Sport. I figure I'll get a new Apple Watch in a year or two. If the Sport's screen gets scratched up like crazy, maybe next time I'll go sapphire.
 
The hammer bit made me laugh.

The reason a hammer exists as a tool is because it consists of a heavy weight on the end of a long handle, so, using momentum you can obtain a lot of force onto a small area using a swinging motion.

If you are going to tap a hammer onto something what does that prove?
That it's hammer proof, or that you can just use a hammer lightly.

Hey, you know what.....

The windows in my house must be made from Sapphire as I can hit them with a hammer lightly and they don't break either :D

I bet you have sapphire windows on your car doors as well, Mr. Fancy Pants. :p
 
I wish it was waterproof, which would have made this watch useful for me when I'm in the pool. One of the first Apple products I won't be buying...

Apple Watch is rated at IPX7 which withstands immersion under 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. That might not be "waterproof" to some users but I wouldn't worry about briefly jumping in the pool either.

That is great news, but I would still wait to see what others say and find out about using it in the pool. Just in case.. :cool:
 
I think I am in the same boat. No matter how scratch resistant the screen is, I think I am going to sit this one out and see how things pan out. Maybe wait an iteration or two.

Unless you fall out of the boat into Nacho's pool you should be fine.
 
Apple Watch is rated at IPX7 which withstands immersion under 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. That might not be "waterproof" to some users but I wouldn't worry about briefly jumping in the pool either.

I would. Even Apple say in their literature that submerging the watch is not recommended. This is splash proof, like when washing your hands. Not go swimming proof.
 
I would like to see them try this test with a diamond-tipped drill bit (the kind used for masonry or ceramic), not the regular soft (for wood) bit they used in this video. Of course that isn't going to scratch glass!
 
Rotate the camera by 5 degrees, slow the video by 40%, change the shirt and whiten the background and you have this transformation.

Yup. I believe this guy actually is Johnny Ive's annoying cousin. They even have the same accent!

Apparently this guy kept begging Johnny for a job at Apple. Johnny didn't go for it, but throws him a bone now and then by sending him pre-release parts which he uses to promote his shonky repair business.
 
I wonder what the displays Mohs scale rating is? If it had the same rating as actual sapphire 9 it would be virtually un-scratchable. Except by Diamond or other materials rated 9 that are slightly harder.
 
Sigh... So many useless scratch tests trying to use metal objects to scratch glass/sapphire/etc.

Metal is SOFTER than glass. Keys, rings, drill bits... none of these things are capable of scratching glass, much less sapphire. (Well, there are drill bits with special tips that would do it in a hurry, even to sapphire, but such a test is kind of absurd on its face anyway.)


Ion-X glass is the same material used in the windows of space shuttles (per Apple's web site), so you certainly don't want that thing to scratch easy, replacing them would be a BITCH ;-).
 
That is as expected. I'd be more interested in seeing how the ion glass on the sports watch holds up.

I've worn a lovely Tissot watch with a sapphire crystal every single day for 35 years and I don't see the tiniest scratch on its surface.
 
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