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Do you have any scratches/dings on your AW, and if so, does it bother you?
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I was always able to keep mine in good shape too. I'm sure there's a luck aspect, but there's certainly a "take care of your stuff" aspect to it too.
But using an Ultra now so not a concern.
I cracked my AW SE a few years back then got an AW7 and cracked that screen as well. The screen protector makes it almost impossible to see the crack. However, I’m amazed how easy these screens crack—-never happened on my Samsung watches.
To answer your question, yes it bothers me to know there’s a crack and some dings on the bezel.
To answer your question, yes it bothers me to know there’s a crack and some dings on the bezel.
I have a few dings on my Series 5 Aluminium and a deep scratch on the face. No it doesn't bother me in the slightest as this is a throw away smartwatch, not an investment piece.
The aluminium watch has held up very well over the past four and half years and i have not taken any particular measures to prevent damage, I've just worn it and enjoyed it. Life is too short to worry about scratches on fast depreciating, short lived gadgets. Just wear and enjoy it.
The aluminium watch has held up very well over the past four and half years and i have not taken any particular measures to prevent damage, I've just worn it and enjoyed it. Life is too short to worry about scratches on fast depreciating, short lived gadgets. Just wear and enjoy it.
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You know, Apple really should bring the sapphire crystal to the base aluminum model. The wholesale cost to a big purchaser would raise the base price only minimally.
I'm new to the Apple Watch world, having recently upgraded my wife's S5 for an S9. Using her S5 for a few days just to try, I realized this is pretty cool, bought myself an S9 aluminum and gave the S5 to my daughter.
I bought a cheap 8 pack of screen protectors for our watches, they went on great, no bubbles at all, and it's nearly as smooth as the glass. The other options for screen protection seemed to only be large cases for the watch.
I don't know how well these cheap screen protectors work, but feel it's better than nothing.
I bought a cheap 8 pack of screen protectors for our watches, they went on great, no bubbles at all, and it's nearly as smooth as the glass. The other options for screen protection seemed to only be large cases for the watch.
I don't know how well these cheap screen protectors work, but feel it's better than nothing.
This was my Series 4 after 3 years of continuous wear. That gouge out of the middle of the screen bothered me, even though it wasn't very visible when the screen was on. My Series 7 has micro scratches, but nothing bothersome or significant. My Ultra 2 is absolutely pristine still, and I've been positively careless with it. Just yesterday I knocked it hard into a door handle (same way my S4 picked up its big scratch) and the crystal is still flawless.
I’m on my second watch - I got my original in 2015 on launch day, wore that for about four years before getting a Series 4 in 2019. I’ve been wearing it every day for the past five years now, and it’s help up surprisingly well! I’m a tech teacher so it gets beat up and whacked into things regularly, and it has its fair share of dings and scratches on the screen, but nothing that impacts using it.
What really amazes me is the band - that’s the same band I bought for my original watch back in 2015, been worn daily for just over nine years now, and still looks decent and functions perfectly! I remember thinking I was stupid for paying $50 for a piece of rubber but goodness, I’ve certainly been getting my moneys worth out of it!
What really amazes me is the band - that’s the same band I bought for my original watch back in 2015, been worn daily for just over nine years now, and still looks decent and functions perfectly! I remember thinking I was stupid for paying $50 for a piece of rubber but goodness, I’ve certainly been getting my moneys worth out of it!
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I'm not obsessive about it; I do like to put a cover over it when at the gym just to prevent scratches or bashes. Other than that, I see it as a limited-life device, and a replacement will be purchased two or three years down the road. However, I have just purchased a new AWU2 so trying to take a bit more care of this one due to the price of it and I will likely want a decent return on Ebay when the time comes.
I have some scuffing on my stainless, which I never noticed on any of the aluminum watches I had because of the finish on them, but nothing on my screen. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten scratches on any of my screens.
I love this topic. Bear in mind that I wasn't a watch guy before the Apple Watch.
I had two Stainless Steel watches, the S5 and S6, and when I discovered scratches and dings on those, I was devastated. My beautiful, pristine watch was now ruined! I found that you could polish them out on the SS models, so I did that, but after some more reading on the internet, I found that scratches on ALL watches of all prices and levels of prestige are normal and that's just how it goes. It helped me relax a lot and let it go.
I still have my SS S6, but I also have an Ultra 2, and some bright light this weekend revealed that I have some scratches on the bezel around the screen, but none still on the screen and the rest of the body. It bugged me at first, but then I just let it go. It's a watch, it's not priceless art. You wear it, it's gonna get dinged.
I had two Stainless Steel watches, the S5 and S6, and when I discovered scratches and dings on those, I was devastated. My beautiful, pristine watch was now ruined! I found that you could polish them out on the SS models, so I did that, but after some more reading on the internet, I found that scratches on ALL watches of all prices and levels of prestige are normal and that's just how it goes. It helped me relax a lot and let it go.
I still have my SS S6, but I also have an Ultra 2, and some bright light this weekend revealed that I have some scratches on the bezel around the screen, but none still on the screen and the rest of the body. It bugged me at first, but then I just let it go. It's a watch, it's not priceless art. You wear it, it's gonna get dinged.
My Ultra 2 still looks like the day I bought it. I have banged it into several surfaces and still can not detect any damage. Just relax and enjoy your watch. Anything a human wears will take some wear.
I went to Africa this past fall to build a pedestrian bridge, and my Ultra 1 wore a heavy duty Spigen band + case. Dust and dirt got trapped in between, and caused some scratches around both band connection points. Figure they will always be a good reminder of that trip and the work we did for those people and their community. Totally fine with that!
Microscratches and such happen, even being very careful. It’s going to occur - it’s warn on your arm which is constantly in motion (not to mention all the wear on the back of the metal band where it rubs on my desk). Doesn’t bother me too much. I’ve warm watches for decades, both cheap and expensive. Happens. It’s just a watch.
i’m super careful but on my stainless steel and space black stainless steel watches, use a Hydro gel screen protector, of which I had extremely good luck with, 100% unnoticeable, zero bubbles and still looks like new after months of use.
True. My S6 gold stainless never had any scratches on the glass nor the casing. I also always polish it nicely with a Crizal glasses cloth that I also wipe my glasses and iPhone with. I am super careful with my Apple Watch, and if I open cabinets or squeeze in tight spaces I put my Apple Watch wearing arm, behind by back or tilt the screen away from the outside.
My first Apple Watch, the space gray aluminum Apple Watch Series 1, had scratches even when I barely bought it. It started having a dent and a few light scratches on the right side of the screen when I accidentally dropped it on a tile floor, not really hard nor noticeable unless with bright light. After nearly seven years with it the screen started to get separated from the bottom left corner and further up the screen, and I had to use a clear case on it to hide it. I tried out film screen protector before but it would lift up from its corners and collect dust easily so I stopped using it, and I rarely used cases on it because it would be hard to clean in case the Watch gets wet. All the sweat builds up gunk in the case, and now with my series 6 I don’t use any case as it can defeat the purpose of the beautiful stainless steel.