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Apple Watch Vs The Shower

fischersd said:
One word of caution - it DOES say in the Watch User Guide that the water resistance isn't a permanent condition - suggesting repeated exposure to water, or possibly just aging of the watch itself, will erode the water resistance.

Just something to keep in mind - one day it may not be as resilient as how it's performing for you now.

Also wanting to address one other comment someone made. I would hope no-one is attempting to tell anyone else how to use their watch. I think the words of caution that people are using are to make sure that people are making an informed decision and know the risks.
Provided they're aware of the risk and prepared for the potential outcome, all is good. :)
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Simple temperature changes can also have an adverse effect on the seals in a water-proof/resistant product. Also, pressure changes from altitude or flying.

One example not directly related is when flying with my GoPro in the waterproof case. If I forget to unlatch the housing before coming from Beaver Creek/Vail back home to Florida, it is a real pain to open that housing up.
 
 
BSDanalyst said:
Can I have a source where Tim Cook says he wears his watch in the shower?
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It was a leak by one of the German Apple employees when Tim was talking to some of them there. You won't find any direct proof that he said it. It was a private meeting with employees. Obviously one of them doesn't take their NDA as seriously as they should.

So, no, you can't point to a press conference as some sort of liability absolution if you drown your watch. :)
 
I'm sure Cook has some assistants that maintain his watch, so if water ingress happens, they simply swap the watch. Hard to imagine the CEO of a gazillion-$ company doing mundane maintenance tasks such as cleaning the sticky crown, unpairing, resetting, rebooting and other troubleshooting.
 
Steve686 said:
Simple temperature changes can also have an adverse effect on the seals in a water-proof/resistant product. Also, pressure changes from altitude or flying.
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I hadn't thought about that, but someone who skydives in the watch would be putting substantial stress on the watch every jump, or even just flies in a small unpressurized aircraft, or as you point out just someone who travels a lot, especially to different altitudes. Again we're not only talking about seals as much as the glue that holds it all together. I'd really love to know what kind of stress tests Apple subjected the watch to.
 
samiznaetekto said:
I'm sure Cook has some assistants that maintain his watch, so if water ingress happens, they simply swap the watch. Hard to imagine the CEO of a gazillion-$ company doing mundane maintenance tasks such as cleaning the sticky crown, unpairing, resetting, rebooting and other troubleshooting.
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Yep - any big corporation has an executive support team that makes sure all of the C-Levels and VP's have fully functional, shiny devices. Hell, the exec assistants at Apple probably have a spare or two in their desks. :)

People have been using that German leak as some sort of "get out of jail free" card. Not an official statement, so doesn't buy you anything. :)
 
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