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Do you wear your AW while swimming in the ocean?

Wando64

Wando64

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I have been using AWs since the S3 (I now have a S8) and for some strange reason I have always taken it off when swimming in the sea/ocean.
This is theoretically completely unnecessary as it is meant to be waterproof, but I have always been put off by Apple refusal to take responsibility for water damage.
I now feel like I am missing out on useful usage of my watch and I am thinking I should just wear it in the water and take the risk, like many others do.

What do you do with your watch?
Any problem caused by (sea) water?
 
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Wando64 said:
I have been using AWs since the S3 (I now have a S8) and for some strange reason I have always taken it off when swimming in the sea/ocean.
This is theoretically completely unnecessary as it is meant to be waterproof, but I have always been put off by Apple refusal to take responsibility for water damage.
I now feel like I am missing out on useful usage of my watch and I am thinking I should just wear it in the water and take the risk, like many others do.

What do you do with your watch?
Any problem caused by (sea) water?
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First, no AW is “waterproofed”, they have a certain water resistance.
Secondly, some people do, others don’t expose their watch to water. I e showered with my S4/7/U/U2 for years and never had a problem.
I would have not worn my watches into the ocean but when the Ultra came out, that was one of the reasons for me to get it.
 
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jz0309 said:
First, no AW is “waterproofed”, they have a certain water resistance.
Secondly, some people do, others don’t expose their watch to water. I e showered with my S4/7/U/U2 for years and never had a problem.
I would have not worn my watches into the ocean but when the Ultra came out, that was one of the reasons for me to get it.
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100%

And I have taken mine into the ocean on occasion but since I don't live close it's not a regular occurrence. I would 100% rinse it off afterwards, as I would after a pool or lake too.
 
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For my Series 2 and Series 5, I almost always took my watch off before I went into the ocean (when I am in the ocean, it's generally not for long, and I am not swimming for exercise - just sitting at the beach and going in for a cool-down.) But since I bought the Ultra in 2023 I have been swimming with it every time I have been in the ocean. Honestly I've never had a problem with it; I do try to remember to rinse the watch wit fresh water as soon as I can.

In the summer I live at a lake and swim with my Apple watch all of the time, practically every day (though, again, not doing swimming workouts). I rarely rinse it then, though.
 
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