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Composite back scratched already

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Mvatlarge

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My Sport composite back has multiple light scratches in the center, not obscuring the LEDs. On close inspection the charger had a black dot in the middle, maybe metal debris, maybe random. Way less durable than I expected. Anyone else?
 
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I'm waiting for a thread to pop up about someone pulling their digital crown off with pliers......by accident.

A lot of people seem to be way rougher on their things than they think they are, and then blame the product being defective. But I never expected someone to scratch the back multiple times. When it only touches either your wrist or the charger.
 
mightyjabba said:
How on earth do you scratch the back of the watch anyway?
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Because the scratches are centered, guessing it's hard debris on the plastic charger. I plop the watch onto it from half an inch above.

I also see a pinpoint black dot centered on the white plastic charger, anyone else see it? Thought it was debris but now seems like part of the charger.

Photo makes them look worse than they are, they're shallower than I thought at first.

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NM08SRT8 said:
Might as well post pictures now...
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Done.
 
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I'm afraid that salt from my sweat is starting to scratch the composite back on my Sport... Either that or I'm getting paranoid- which is definitely a possibility.

Tuck
 
The Tuck said:
I'm afraid that salt from my sweat is starting to scratch the composite back on my Sport... Either that or I'm getting paranoid- which is definitely a possibility.

Tuck
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Hmm. Is salt from sweat hard enough to scratch it?
 
According to this website and the MOHS Hardness Scale, salt is on par with aluminum in its hardness.. But I don't know if it's enough to scratch a composite plastic. But I'm seeing little speckles from salt. They're either little scratches or perhaps I just haven't cleaned my watch well enough.

Tuck
 
The Tuck said:
According to this website and the MOHS Hardness Scale, salt is on par with aluminum in its hardness.. But I don't know if it's enough to scratch a composite plastic. But I'm seeing little speckles from salt. They're either little scratches or perhaps I just haven't cleaned my watch well enough.

Tuck
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Yeah I see speckles too, they're in the photo covering some of the circular text.

This is starting to feel like the mirror-back iPod touch which scratched if you just breathed on it.
 
Does this really matter? I would be surprised if it impeded the functionality of the sensors, and you won't see the scratches when wearing the device.
 
roddenshaw said:
Does this really matter? I would be surprised if it impeded the functionality of the sensors, and you won't see the scratches when wearing the device.
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If they spread, they'll impair the pulse tracking. Can still exchange for a ceramic backed model.
 
Mvatlarge said:
If they spread, they'll impair the pulse tracking. Can still exchange for a ceramic backed model.
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I highly doubt that. Scratches would affect a lens, but if you look, the glass covering the LEDs are actually diffusers. They aren't looking to focus light at all, they are diffusing it. Bring on the scratches = more diffusion.
 
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Mvatlarge said:
Yeah I see speckles too, they're in the photo covering some of the circular text.

This is starting to feel like the mirror-back iPod touch which scratched if you just breathed on it.
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I believe the composite is slightly speckled to begin with. Maybe it's worth wiping the back of your watch and making sure nothing is on the charger, then gently placing it on it instead of 'plopping' it.
 
The Tuck said:
I'm afraid that salt from my sweat is starting to scratch the composite back on my Sport... Either that or I'm getting paranoid- which is definitely a possibility.

Tuck
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So, you excrete actually salt granules? Might want to see a specialist about that. lol

Anyhow, the pic posted looks like something was in between the wrist and watch while being worn. I know when I bring my watch near the charger it just hops straight up off my dresser and attaches. *shrugs*
 
You guys must have razor blades on your wrist. I've worn my sport during multiple contact sport activities and there's not a scratch on it.
 
TenTwelve said:
So, you excrete actually salt granules? Might want to see a specialist about that. lol

Anyhow, the pic posted looks like something was in between the wrist and watch while being worn. I know when I bring my watch near the charger it just hops straight up off my dresser and attaches. *shrugs*
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Not so uncommon. If you sweat and it dries in a certain period of time with enough volume you will have enough salt granules coat your skin. My girlfriend runs marathons, and I bike long distances, and it happens to us when we push ourselves that hard and immediately get under circulating air (fans).
 
clibinarius said:
Not so uncommon. If you sweat and it dries in a certain period of time with enough volume you will have enough salt granules coat your skin. My girlfriend runs marathons, and I bike long distances, and it happens to us when we push ourselves that hard and immediately get under circulating air (fans).
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Yup, when I run outdoors in hot weather the parts of my body that perspire the most become coated in salt as a result of perspiration. It's very unpleasant, but there you go.
 
I discovered 2 teeny tiny dents in the composite back almost right in the centre of the 4 lenses. Brought it up to an online chat advisor as the surface of the charger wasn't perfect and I thought it had done the damage. They booked me in for a genius appointment and I took it in yesterday. I really didn't think it was a big deal but the advisor was saying how Apple are interested in any manufacturing defects etc so I went along anyway.

Got there and the member of staff checked over the watch and charger, on closer inspection he discovered the charger was also dented, meaning something hard had gotten between both the charger and watch, and with the magnetic snap, had dented both sides.

He went off to talk to another member of staff and came back to say I could continue using it as it was unlikely to cause further damage or I could go for an out of warranty replacement. Let's just say I walked away quickly!

I'd just like to say that I didn't go in expecting a new watch, it was due to the insistence of the online staff, and had it actually been a charger defect, to bring it to Apple's attention. I was actually more concerned they would take my watch, I've already grown attached!
 
mr99 said:
I baby mine too and it has hairline scuffs all over the composite center part.
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Genius Bar staff's theory is my scratches are from debris in the charger's central depression.

Suggest to wipe it down before laying the watch on it.
 
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