Has your sapphire screen scratched yet? [MERGED Scratched Sapphire Display threads]

[dannyyankou]

I know, people haven't even had it for 2 days yet. I thought i might as well start this thread early and bump it every couple weeks for updates.

 

[IllusionEntity]

I don't have any diamonds to hand.

 

[Omen87]

Consumer Reports was unable to scratch the sapphire screen with anything that they had. They did not have a diamond-tipped pick to attempt to scratch it with, however.

Source

 

[stephen1108]

Consumer Reports was unable to scratch the sapphire screen with anything that they had. They did not have a diamond-tipped pick to attempt to scratch it with, however.

Source

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[Jason83]

The thing I hate about polls is how there's one vote so far that is undoubtedly a boldfaced lie.

 

[stavsetty]

It's really hard to scratch sapphire crystal. Is this question out of worry?
If so, I think you mean the IonX.
There are very few things that'll scratch a true sapphire crystal.

 

[ksuyen]

I accidentally click 'yes' which I meant it to be 'no'. And no, no scratches whatsoever on my SS screen. And I bumped my watch pretty often: chair, wall, desk, etc.

 

[stavsetty]

Your screen isn't gonna scratch unless years of use.
Stainless steel on the other hand scratches really easily. I would be worried about the casing, but not at all the screen.

 

[D1G1T4L]

I love how consumer reports is now a souce that people trust .

Amazing how things change.

 

[blue rocket]

Please stop these useless posts.

Sapphire can scratch, deal with it. Treat your watch carefully and it will look good for a long time to come, if you are careless it will accumulate scratches, want one to stay prestine, get a G-shock.

Even being careful, accidents happen -- live with it and don't blame anyone but yourself.

 

[Harrisonhud]

Both of mine are all scratched up, but that's only because I cast a magic spell on them that imbued them with life, then made them fight a cage-match until their paltry batteries expired ... as they say, "as iron sharpens iron, so sapphire scratches sapphire."

Sorry, I just typed that to kill two minutes while I impatiently await my 42 SS w/ Leather Loop.

 

[spinedoc77]

Your screen isn't gonna scratch unless years of use.
Stainless steel on the other hand scratches really easily. I would be worried about the casing, but not at all the screen.

Yep, I've got sapphire screen watches that have lasted 15 years of VERY heavy abuse and not a single blemish on them.

 

[frumpy16]

Even the ion-x held up well to a kitchen grater, microplaner, and chef's knife in a video I watched. I'd imagine sapphire would do even better (but be relatively more prone to shattering than ion-x)

 

[truesepho]

Sapphire display SCRATCHED

Ok, look at the picture:

How is it possible? Isn't this the impossible-to-scratch-if-not-with-a-diamond display? I don't have any diamonds...
The scratches are visible only direct a strong light, OK, but still... they are there. I don't mind of small scratches on the case, but on the display... Really?!? Do you think they are going to change it if I go to an Apple Store?

 

[greytmom]

Ok, look at the picture:

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How is it possible? Isn't this the impossible-to-scratch-if-not-with-a-diamond display? I don't have any diamonds...
The scratches are visible only direct a strong light, OK, but still... they are there. I don't mind of small scratches on the case, but on the display... Really?!? Do you think they are going to change it if I go to an Apple Store?

It's the coating. By all means, speak to someone at Apple.

 

[MH01]

Interesting, was not expecting a saphhire scratch so quickly to be posted on here, do you remember making contact with anything ?

 

[WestonHarvey1]

Ok, look at the picture:

Image

How is it possible? Isn't this the impossible-to-scratch-if-not-with-a-diamond display? I don't have any diamonds...
The scratches are visible only direct a strong light, OK, but still... they are there. I don't mind of small scratches on the case, but on the display... Really?!? Do you think they are going to change it if I go to an Apple Store?

That's on the surface and not a defect on the OLED screen?

Your crystal came into contact with something really, really hard. A 9 or better on the Mohs scale. A silicon carbide drill bit?

Did it come out of the box that way? That might be the only way Apple is going to replace it for free.

 

[edlex]

It may be under the display. Can you feel the scratch with your fingernail?

 

[truesepho]

Interesting, was not expecting a saphhire scratch so quickly to be posted on here, do you remember making contact with anything ?

No, I'm being very careful, normal every day usage since I've got it.
This is so annoying... The display of my devices is what I care most

 

[kovey]

...yet everybody gets violently angry whenever somebody dares to talk about using as screen protector on their apple watch.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

It's the coating. By all means, speak to someone at Apple.

What coating? There shouldn't be a coating. Anything you could coat it with would scratch, negating the purpose of sapphire in the first place.

 

[shenfrey]

...yet everybody gets violently angry whenever somebody dares to talk about using as screen protector on their apple watch.

Screen protector?! ARE YOU ********** SERIO.......just kidding.

 

[MH01]

No, I'm being very careful, normal every day usage since I've got it.
This is so annoying... The display of my devices is what I care most

If you run your finger nail over it, can you feel it ? Wondering if it's scratched or possible damage from impact (crack). Maybe got dropped before you got it.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

No, I'm being very careful, normal every day usage since I've got it.
This is so annoying... The display of my devices is what I care most

You sure it wasn't there when you got it and you just didn't notice? Who knows what kind of equipment is laying around at the factory. Something might have scratched it there.

 

[truesepho]

It may be under the display. Can you feel the scratch with your fingernail?

Nope, but the scratch is very light, it doesn't look under the display :/