Apple Watch Water Damage

[Julien]

A defect-free AW is already waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes.....

Just to add to this......

As you probably know the use of or should I say misuse of and complete lack of comprehending the terms 'waterproof' and 'water resistant' by the media and *general public really irks me.

Water resistant: resist water ingress (and waterproof) to its minimum objective rating

Waterproof: not such thing without a qualifier....so.....resist water ingress (and waterproof) to its minimum objective rating

[rant]They are the same thing but you continuously read and hear in articles about devices that are 'not waterproof' or 'only water resistant' when the reviewers/reporters don't seem to have a clue what they are talking about.[/rant]

So the Watch is 'waterproof' to IPx7 rating or the Watch is 'water resistant' to the IPx7 rating. The same can be said for ANY watch or device that carries a rating and makes a 'water' claim.

*Of course the general public is just echoing the media's misconception.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Just to add to this......

As you probably know the use of or should I say misuse of and complete lack of comprehending the terms 'waterproof' and 'water resistant' by the media and *general public really irks me.

Water resistant: resist water ingress (and waterproof) to its minimum objective rating

Waterproof: not such thing without a qualifier....so.....resist water ingress (and waterproof) to its minimum objective rating

[rant]They are the same thing but you continuously read and hear in articles about devices that are 'not waterproof' or 'only water resistant' when the reviewers/reporters don't seem to have a clue what they are talking about.[/rant]

So the Watch is 'waterproof' to IPx7 rating or the Watch is 'water resistant' to the IPx7 rating. The same can be said for ANY watch or device that carries a rating and makes a 'water' claim.

*Of course the general public is just echoing the media's misconception.

Yet people have been careful to say the sapphire crystal is only scratch resistant to a degree but not scratchproof. Perhaps this is because they can readily understand that a diamond can still scratch it.

 

[bnekic]

It is. You got one that was not sealed properly. Take it to Apple and they will repair or replace. I have washed mine and even done some pool and not a bit of a problem. Have people here who swim and shower all the time with their watches and never had a problem. Yours is simply defective and Apple will take care of it.

My watch was 2 months out of warranty so I had to pay the $199 for a replacement. I submitted an extended warranty claim with MasterCard and it was approved today.

 

[oftheheavens]

I was wearing mine into the pool (max depth 5 feet) in the community and after a few different days at the pool I got what you are describing. I actually heard a pop, after getting out of the pool for a while, and looked at my watch to see that there was a black ink looking blob that covered half the screen. I called apple and told them what happened and they sent a replacement without question. I have AC+ but they didn't charge me a replacement fee or anything else. Perhaps you should call it in instead of taking it in.

 

[questioner76]

Did they ask for you serial number?

I was wearing mine into the pool (max depth 5 feet) in the community and after a few different days at the pool I got what you are describing. I actually heard a pop, after getting out of the pool for a while, and looked at my watch to see that there was a black ink looking blob that covered half the screen. I called apple and told them what happened and they sent a replacement without question. I have AC+ but they didn't charge me a replacement fee or anything else. Perhaps you should call it in instead of taking it in.

 

[M. Gustave]

They merely say "submerging the watch is not recommended." It is indeed rated waterproof to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes and they're obligated to warrant it as such.

There are no watches made that I know of which are actually "waterproof". I have mostly dive watches in my collection, and every single one of them is "water resistant". They also all say not to operate any of the knobs/dials in the water.

The strongest rating generally available is a "diver's 300m". This is stronger than a simple "water resistant to 300m".

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

There are no watches made that I know of which are actually "waterproof". I have mostly dive watches in my collection, and every single one of them is "water resistant". They also all say not to operate any of the knobs/dials in the water.

The strongest rating generally available is a "diver's 300m". This is stronger than a simple "water resistant to 300m".

Notice I wrote waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes. It's pointless to argue sementics but they mean the same thing to a given depth/time. I'm well aware there's no such thing as a "waterproof watch."

 

[oftheheavens]

Did they ask for you serial number?

I don't remember, if they did you can find it on the phone in the watch app. If they didn't it was because I have AC+