If you want to keep the SS fresh, you really have to take the watch off before you put on long sleeves. The buttons at the cuffs will scratch up the watch. Even tight clothing that isn't absolutely soft may scratch it up.
According to 9to5Mac, the aluminium is harder:Eh... No. The SS is harder than the aluminum. It's just with that super high gloss finish, it's going to show every little thing.
9to5Mac said:Is it disappointing that the Apple Watch is scratchable, given the grade of materials and manufacturing process Apple used? Sure. But Science: stainless steel is not a super-hard material. The 316L grade used in Apple Watch is actually softer than the 7000 series aluminum used in Apple Watch Sport. If you’re curious as to where 316L is positioned within grades of stainless steel, check out this helpful chart. Apple could have chosen to go with more durable 904L stainless steel, but it’s much more expensive to manufacture and would raise Apple Watch’s price. With a polished finish, even 904L can still be scratched fairly easily. You won’t run into this issue with brushed stainless steel watches because that texture hides any accidental scuffs within the texture/finish.
That's what Tim meant when he called it "the most personal device we've ever created" . It can't quite get any more personal than super scratched.So I went from the Sport which I had for a month and never had a scuff/scratch on it to my new SS that I have had for 2 weeks now and already have 2 scuffs on the Stainless Steel Case (The side that aims towards me. I am just as careful with this one as I was my Sport but this morning I noticed another 2nd scuff. Ugh!! I do not know if I like having something that will mark up this bad so quick. I have been so cautious with this watch and I cant even figure out where the marks are coming from
I love my watch dont get me wrong, just never realized how easy this would scuff up.
We've had this discussion a number of times. The hardness numbers they are quoting are from un-heat treated SS. Once the heat treating takes place, then the SS is far harder. I was a machinest for many years, so I do know what I'm talking about.According to 9to5Mac, the aluminium is harder:
OK, my bad. Haven't seen any discussions about it.We've had this discussion a number of times. The hardness numbers they are quoting are from un-heat treated SS. Once the heat treating takes place, then the SS is far harder. I was a machinest for many years, so I do know what I'm talking about.
No worries.OK, my bad. Haven't seen any discussions about it.
Seems I'm in the minority but I feel the SS hides scratches better by being so shiny. I have had the Silver and SG Alum casing and any damage IMO would be much more noticeable on the matte finish. I also love knowing I can polish out any minor wear with a Cape Cod polishing cloth on the SS. That knowledge helps me be much less OCD about any microscratches, etc, so I can just relax and enjoy it
Yeah I am the only one who can see it, due to the high polish no one else can see it but I see it, and of course its on the side that faces me!! haha. I wear it every day all day (Except for when mowing the yard or washing the car) but other from that I am just accepting after reading everyones comments that its just part of like with the watch
Yes it does, extremely easy , I just did not anticipate the little scratches and marks that keep appearing on the once beautiful finish . I had the watch since the beginning of May and I ended up putting a small plastic case from Spiegel that I bought on Amazon. The looks of the watch are gone. The case looks stupid and cheap . But I had no alternative . Im a bit disappointed about this. Especially since it is not cheap. I know it can be buffered and polished , but I might wait for that when the times comes to re sell it on eBay once a newer version comes up , hopefully not as fragile .
know that in 12 months time when apple watch 2 comes out youre not going to care nearly as much about cosmetic damage on the watch.
learn to enjoy it for its function.
This. And people were knocking me for installing an Orzly/Monoy case on my SS Apple Watch. Thankfully, I remain scuff-free and the case is hardly noticeable.
There are reports on this forum of dust and grit getting trapped between the case and the watch scratching the SS. Unless the case is air tight, foreign objects will get inside the caseYes, cases are great! If you put a case on a watch, you will remain scuff free, oh and sleek free! All those pesky minimalist lines of thoughtful design become hardly noticeable!
So I went from the Sport which I had for a month and never had a scuff/scratch on it to my new SS that I have had for 2 weeks now and already have 2 scuffs on the Stainless Steel Case (The side that aims towards me. I am just as careful with this one as I was my Sport but this morning I noticed another 2nd scuff. Ugh!! I do not know if I like having something that will mark up this bad so quick. I have been so cautious with this watch and I cant even figure out where the marks are coming from
I love my watch dont get me wrong, just never realized how easy this would scuff up.