I got it for my Apple Watch, find that it is immediately making me more relaxed when I use it. Increased enjoyment = worth the price IMO.
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Do you have apple care+ for your apple watch?
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I often do mechanical or construction work around the house while a watch is strapped to my wrist without thinking about it. I might reach into small places to retrieve a tool or get construction debris all over my watch. For this reason, I might not worry about it "falling" but I do want to be careful about damage. Other watches I've owned haven't been smashed or dropped but some of them have become pretty scratched up. The better ones weathered scratches well. Since my AW is an aluminum sport model, I think it would get scratched easier than the citizen watches I was wearing before I got it. It's also quite a bit more of a bulge on my wrist which makes it more of a possible "target" when I'm working on a project.
For meCare+ is a no brainer on any
To those who say that the watch is strapped to your wrist so you don't need AC+ think of this. You have to strap it to your wrist and what is under it at the time you're doing the strapping? I dropped a SS
No
I guess this is very much an "each user is different" type of thing. I pretty much never take my watch off outside of my house, and I typically take it off/put it on in my bedroom, where the places it's going to land if I drop it are either a bed or a carpeted floor.
For me
To those who say that the watch is strapped to your wrist so you don't need AC+ think of this. You have to strap it to your wrist and what is under it at the time you're doing the strapping? I dropped a SS
No
While there is the possibility of dropping the watch while taking it on or off, I think there is even greater possibility of smacking it against something while it's on your wrist. I have knocked mine into walls and against furniture by accident. I have also caught it on the edge of a wrought iron table as I pulled my arm out of a tight spot (I was reaching for something that had fallen under the table and between two chairs). I could see that maneuver breaking a set of cheap third party watch band adapter lugs from time to time... or even pulling a watch right off your arm if you wear a magnetic loop band.
Fortunately my watch survived these bumps and snags, but in just six weeks I have had 4 or 5 incidents that made me want to quickly inspect the watch to see if there was any damage. It just goes to show that being strapped to a wrist is not as safe as being stored in a pocket. I would say though that I feel like my iPhone is safer now than it has ever been. Most of the times I have dropped my phones in the past were due to me quickly trying to get my phone out of a pocket to answer a call or even just to quickly glance at some information. Now I check my wrist for quick information, and I will even answer phone calls on the watch when my iPhone is not within easy reach or when it is in a bag. If it's going to be a long call I hand it off to my iPhone, which at that point I can take out more carefully.
During the Summer I mostly wear short sleeves (or rolled up long-sleeves), so I imagine my Fall/Winter/Spring long-sleeve shirts, sweaters and jackets will add some layers of protection for the Apple Watch.
Sean
Tried to purchase Apple Care when purchasing my Watch but as the Watch isn't yet available in my country (Ireland) I was unable to Also tried to purchase it by calling Apple Support but again was unable to for the same reason. 60 days will be well gone by the time it's officially here
I get Apple Care+ on my gear most of the time. I usually pass on any other type of extended coverage most of the time non Apple related. Apple customer service is top shelf and having that piece of mind knowing that your expensive devices are covered makes it worth it for me.
Absolutely. I get AppleCare on all of my devices except the iPhone.
With the Watch especially it was a no-brainer. It's expensive, unprotected (don't want to hide it in a case), and on my wrist all day. The chances of something happening are much higher than with most other electronic items.
With the Watch especially it was a no-brainer. It's expensive, unprotected (don't want to hide it in a case), and on my wrist all day. The chances of something happening are much higher than with most other electronic items.
Extremely debatable.
iPhone: Can easily be dropped.
Watch: Can't be dropped as it's tethered to the wrist.
iPhone: Not water-resistant (you're screwed if you accidentally drop it into water)
Watch: Waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes (the standard warranty will cover water ingress).
iPhone: Screen can be scratched due to non-sapphire glass
Watch: Screen can't be scratched thanks to sapphire glass (at least on the SS model)
There are several good reasons for going with AC+, but the claimed increased risk from damage in everyday use isn't one of them.
Anyone with common sense would realize that the Apple watch, or any watch, is in harms way all the time as anything worn on the wrist will suffer damage sooner or later. If you have worn a watch, you should know this.
Actually I'd say the opposite. I'd say you're more likely to bump your wrist against a wall than drop your phone and break it.
I think it's obvious that a wrist worn device is easier to damage than something that spends most of its life in your pocket.
While unintentionally banging the Watch may be more common than the iPhone flying off your hand, the potential damage is considerably different. It takes quite bit of a force to shatter the crystal, but most of the time the sapphire screen should emerge unscathed in terms of scratching. Whereas you're far more likely to shatter or scratch the iPhone from a drop.
https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=watch
So, If I'm understanding correctly, if you don't get Apple Care on your $600 or $700 Apple Watch Stainless Steel and somehow your watch face shatters, apple would replace it for $329.
If you buy the Apple Care+, it would be $69 + $79 (assuming 1 only 1 incident) = $148. So, you're only really saving $181 IF you buy Apple Care AND you have an accident with your watch.
If I'm understanding this correctly, I'm starting to think its not worth especially if you have a credit card extended warranty that would cover all non-accidental damages. It would be worth it if otherwise I would literally had to spend $600 or $700 again to replace a broken down watch.
Am I missing something?
So, If I'm understanding correctly, if you don't get Apple Care on your $600 or $700 Apple Watch Stainless Steel and somehow your watch face shatters, apple would replace it for $329.
If you buy the Apple Care+, it would be $69 + $79 (assuming 1 only 1 incident) = $148. So, you're only really saving $181 IF you buy Apple Care AND you have an accident with your watch.
If I'm understanding this correctly, I'm starting to think its not worth especially if you have a credit card extended warranty that would cover all non-accidental damages. It would be worth it if otherwise I would literally had to spend $600 or $700 again to replace a broken down watch.
Am I missing something?
What if there is screen damage, and as a result, there is damage to the housing, or other internal damage?
In that case, then the credit warranty would not cover that damage but you could get a replacement from Apple for $329, right?
I got it since I've been using it at work (restaurant) and I occasionally bang it against things. Plus it gives me a little piece of mind.
Nope.
Not required. Consumer law in UK covers any malfunction type faults for 5 years, and I have accidental damage on my house contents insurance.
Should anything happen to it, I'm covered, in the case of an accident the process would be slower to get a replacement, but that's the only difference.
Not required. Consumer law in UK covers any malfunction type faults for 5 years, and I have accidental damage on my house contents insurance.
Should anything happen to it, I'm covered, in the case of an accident the process would be slower to get a replacement, but that's the only difference.
Nope.
Not required. Consumer law in UK covers any malfunction type faults for 5 years, and I have accidental damage on my house contents insurance.
Should anything happen to it, I'm covered, in the case of an accident the process would be slower to get a replacement, but that's the only difference.
That's the only reason I was hesitant about getting it really, consumer law and house insurance pretty much has me covered, but having used my house insurance before I decided I didn't want to wait the 6 weeks it took them to pay up last time, rather spend the tiny amount getting it replaced there and then
If you're covered by something else (local consumer law, or insurance etc), then yeah there really is no reason to spend the money.
Yes there is and I previously gave the reason, you just chose not to quote it! Insurance paying out takes a long, long, long time, I'm not using it for a single item that has an alternative relatively cheap option that'll get it replaced or fixed in days.