It'll be interesting to see the drop test as sapphire has a higher tendency to shatter (vs. Gorilla Glass).
The real question is can these service and repair websites install a sapphire display onto a sport watch?!
But what happens when you rub two sapphire screens together?!?!
But what happens when you rub two sapphire screens together?!?!
But what happens when you rub two sapphire screens together?!?!
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 will have to give this a try and report back, with the two Watch Editions I will be buying, one for each wrist.
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 wouldn't do it. The immersion test is just to meet the IPX7 specification. But being in a pool/shower/sea and moving around there are different stresses put upon the watch that are not tested, plus chemicals in the water that changes the water's properties.
Meeting the 1 meter for 30 minutes immersion specification is not the same as real world submersion scenarios.
You want to scratch your sapphire display? Just rub it against ceramic tiles … Simple as that.
As somebody who has anywhere from two to three drills in my pockets at a time, this is welcomed news.
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![]()
Aren't the minor scratches generally in the oliophobic coating, not the glass itself?How can they make such a claim without any data to back it up? They said the same thing about Gorilla Glass, yet it will show minor scratches over time. Sapphire is a time tested material, but not this aluminosilicate.
I won't believe it's strong until I see someone tap it with a 40 caliber bullet...
That's a sapphire crystal display, but it's not an Apple Watch sapphire crystal display.
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.
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![]()
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.
Aren't the minor scratches generally in the oliophobic coating, not the glass itself?