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Does the gold SS watch have a DLC like the Black SS watch?
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If it’s titanium nitride it should be fairly scratch resistant.
There is no confirmation that it will include a DLC finish, my thoughts are that it will be exactly like the regular stainless, so it will show scratches. I don't know how the Gold will react if using a polishing cloth to remove the scratches.
Awaiting confirmation from Stan Ng at Apple...
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Hi Karim,
It is a PVD process. Thanks.
-stan
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Hi Karim,
It is a PVD process. Thanks.
-stan
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According to Gruber, Apple confirmed it uses the same DLC coating for the Gold Stainless as well.
https://daringfireball.net/2018/09/iphone_xs_xr_series_4_apple_watch_event
It is PVD. Will be interesting to see how it wears, but should be a pretty sturdy finish.
If it’s anything like the PVD coating on the stainless bands for the space gray iPhone X, it should be fairly durable. The negative side would be that you can’t use a polishing cloth on PVD coding if it does scratch, because it will remove the finish due to abrasives from the cloth.
It’s PVD, this was confirmed in an email to me from Stan Ng from Apple.