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This.

The main reason why I don't want to buy an apple watch (a piece of jewelry) is because the obsolescence will be so quick. If I buy a nice watch, I want it to last more than a year or two.

You'll own a first generation Apple Watch "Edition" - hardly a bad investment ;)
 
What's the time?

I don't know the battery is flat

Have you got a drill

Why

I want to show you how tough the glass is
 
Scratch test video - Staff briefing:

"Okay guys, you know the drill..."
 
So the display is seemingly unscratchable. The stainless steel and gold bodies are not only durable but expensive. What is the chance that Apple promotes an upgrade program solely for the Apple Watch where you can replace the inside circuit board and battery at a fraction of the cost while keeping your watch? This is when you want to upgrade to the Apple Watch 2? Similar to the way we can drop off our watches to replace the battery at a watch store?
Apple already announced that will be able to change the battery in your watch. As with iPhones, it is possible that third-party stores might be able to do so as well.
 
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.

Also with jumping in a deep pool the pressure is what really gets it, the deeper you go the more the pressure will force water into the watch. :eek:
 
I'm interested in the Sport Edition so I'm looking forward to see how well the Ion-X glass (GG 4) does in scratch/impact tests. I'm curious how it will do if you accidentally hit it against a wall corner/door while it's on your wrist or if you fall down wearing the watch.
 
In theory yes. In the real world, not so much. I have seen this stated many times here. The trouble is, it is not entirely accurate. Don't believe me?? Make a video of you taking a sharp knife and raking the point of the blade across your phone screen. Not just barely touching it. Actually press down quite a bit. Hey, metal is is softer than glass so it won't scratch, right? Right?? I bet it will scratch

As a slight modification to your experiment, I used a thumbtack (I don't have a knife handy) on a nearby window. Result? I pressed hard enough to bend the thumbtack pretty badly, no mark whatsoever on the window.

However, if you really need video evidence, this was not made by me, but it's pretty close to the scenario you describe (knife starts about 2:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2BxL0nRDlY

How much was that bet for, exactly? ;)

I think what people usually see is metal objects scratching things like eyeglasses (which are almost never glass anymore) or the coating on a glass surface, which makes it look like the glass itself is scratched.

Someone else mentioned that SOME metals can scratch SOME glass, which may be true - I won't argue that point. But things like keys and coins are NOT going to scratch an iPhone, no matter how vigorously you apply them. When you break out the carbide drill bits or hardened steel, you're just being silly. It might be fun to test, in a "let's break stuff!" kind of way, but it's not a meaningful test.
 
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This was the most retarded test I've ever seen. I don't get how anyone on here can be so impressed by it. There was literally no pressure applied to the glass at all. You'd be lucky to scratch anything harder than a piece of chalk gliding it on the ground with nothing more than it's own weight.

Material A being harder than material B doesn't mean material B can't scratch material A. Brake rotors are a harder material than brake pads but you still need to replace them at some point. A barrel of a gun is much harder than the bullet that passes through it, but the rifling in it will still wear thin at some point. The polyurethane tabs under my mouse is a harder material then the felt mouse pad it glides over, but they still get scratches and wear thin over time.
 
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I agree. If I could use it for laps in the pool, I would be much more likely to consider it. I'd also like to monitor heart rate holding my breath underwater, but maybe I'm just a dork like that.

I thought I was the only one who liked to do that, lol.
 
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.

I don't think the Apple Watch will make it to a third generation. This has to be one of the most pointless categories of devices ever.
 
I don't think the Apple Watch will make it to a third generation. This has to be one of the most pointless categories of devices ever.

I'm gonna print your comment and frame it; I'll sell it on eBay in 5 years time, and with the proceeds, buy 10 Apple Watches :D
 
I am so glad they tested the watch face with a power drill. It's a real problem that millions of people face every day. I can see the complaints now. I tried to drill my watch and it scratched. Apple you suck! LOL...

Better fire a bullet at it too, because I'm sure millions of people have their watch faces targeted by snipers every day. I can see the complaint now. I put my Apple Watch on a fence post and fired a 45 caliber at it. OMG it scratched! Apple you suck! LOL…

Now for the next test, do all the same experiments on an android watch!
 
It's no only a matter if time until some fool decides to test the scratch resistance of their :apple:watch screen to drilling, while wearing it!

Drill slips, wrist punctured, :apple:watch covered in blood and dies. It's a lawsuit just waiting to happen......:D
 
Very impressive. I've had my sapphire crystal watch for 15+ years, wear it every day, wear it doing heavy construction, abuse the living hell out of it. Not even the faintest scratch on it. Sapphire crystal is what ALL smartwatch makers need to be using.
 
Hate to disappoint someone so heavily invested, but Apple have thought of everything. Apparently you can strap this thing to your wrist so you don't drop it.

Oh, look, my own personal stalker, how precious... Your mum must be so proud...

It's not strong, it's hard, very hard though reasonably brittle. If you think you can't smash a Sapphire screen with an impact you're dead wrong. Strong and hard are two completely different things.

You're wasting your (virtual) breath, some people won't believe sapphire shatters on impact until the videos start popping up on youtube, and even then they'll claim its all staged.
 
170 mm wrist and want a comfortable, lightweight, normal sized watch. Fortunately, I don't drop watches often because they are attached to my wrist.

The equivalent happens when a wristwatch gets banged against objects while being worn. People here seen to have more faith in the durability of sapphire than I do. I owned a sleek sapphire-face watch in the '90s and scratched the heck out of the crystal one day when passing through a revolving door. Apparently the finish on the door handles was harder than the watch crystal.
 
People who are buying (or pre-ordered) a screen protector are idiots.

Really?

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.

Since I first bought a cell phone, I stopped wearing a watch on my wrist. I am surprised at the number of people who still wear watches, especially those that are the size of a coaster.

I am happy to know that I can wear my $17k watch while working my construction job and not getting it all scratched up. :D

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.)

Metal is SOFTER than glass. Where did you get THAT information? Which metals?

As somebody who has anywhere from two to three drills in my pockets at a time, this is welcomed news.

^ This would actually be funny if watches were kept in pockets…

Whence all the inane comments relating to drills and construction and watches? :(
 
lol ....what sort of drill bit ??

I won't jump to conclusions, but a company who did the bendy test of the Samsung and "test failed due to the company not adhering to Samsung's force pressure"

so, i'm skeptical here on this too and add this to same "not accurate testing" basket.

Its not that i don't believe it, my mind is playing tricks on me. :confused:
 
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