I've showered with mine, worn it in the rainforest with 100% humidity, and wore it during a trip to the Iguaçu Waterfalls both in the mist under the falls and during the boat ride going into the waterfalls themselves. Nothing so far, 42mm SS BSB.
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You guys are aware that the user's guide says to not bathe or swim with it, right? And that the IPX7 rating is basically saying it's ok for walking in the rain or washing your hands (that level of exposure to water). It's water resistant, not water proof.
It's going to be very interesting to see what Apple does with these claims.
It's going to be very interesting to see what Apple does with these claims.
I'm fully aware but with that being said, I will continue to do what I've been doing. If I ever have an issue I'll utilize AC+ and stop swimming with it.
There have been plenty of tests with the watch so far that have shown it handles water well beyond its rated capabilities. I am not swimming laps or diving with it so I am very comfortable taking my chances.
IPx7 doesn't 'basically' say any such thing. IPx7 is a specific test (No ingress of water in harmful quantity while immersed in 1 meter of water for a minimum of 30 minutes) that must be passed to meet certification. Nothing else is stated or implied beyond (or below) the test. Anything else stated is at the manufactures discretion.
Also 'waterproof' is a meaningless term used by the media and can only apply within the rating. So the
Watch is waterproofed to the IPx7 standard. If rated ATM 5 then waterproofed to that.DC Rainmaker has tested the
Watch to ATM 5 (actually about ATM 4.5???) with no problems (he is still using the same Watch for fitness testing) so Apple clearly is being extremely conservative with their usage wording and probably even the IPx7 rating. I suspect the gen 2 will be ATM 5 rated. Here is the ATM 5 test as well as 10 meter dive (jump) and true lap swimming (an extreme water test):
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/apple-watch-waterproofing.html
Yes, I know. I was using "layman's terms" to demonstrate a point. We've had several threads were Jaylenochinimac and I have debated this to no end.
IPX7 (1m for 30 minutes) - 1m of water is only 1.4psi. That's very, very little. The swimming and diving that people have done aren't scientific tests either.
The AC+ policy person I talked to said water damage won't be covered by the standard warranty (you'll need to use your AC+ accidental coverage). People should understand what they're risking.
Oh...and the first sport watch that consumer reports did an IPX7 test on failed (the next two passed, so they wrote it off as a fluke).
To each their own. I'm not treating my watch as if it's "waterproof". It's not a diver's watch.