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Has your sapphire screen scratched yet? [MERGED Scratched Sapphire Display threads]
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But is it safe?
Of course, just cover the bezel (anything that is not Sapphire) to avoid the body and remove the coating.
All scratch marks will be gone, just Google remove AR coating on watches and follow the method that you prefer.
You're complaining about a scratch in the screen.
I've had several scratches in my iphone screen. Big deal. It happens.
I've had several scratches in my iphone screen. Big deal. It happens.
That's a really helpful attitude.
This is supposedly a sapphire screen. It shouldn't scratch.
You're assuming it's double AR coated. (inside and outside). I went looking and found this thread "Watch Talk": http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?250708-What-is-AR-coating-supposed-to-do
...it seems only the most expensive watches do AR on both inside and outside - so it's unlikely that there is an AR coating to remove on the outside.
(beside which, if there was, wouldn't the scratch tests others have done scratched an AR coating if there was one??)
I like the jeweller suggestion - find one with one of those meters - make a few phone calls - verify if it's sapphire or not.
Edit: Just went back and read vcantrell's post. The blade of the knife should have a label telling you what type of steel it is.
Sapphire display SCRATCHED
Honestly the reason you don't see double AR if for this exact reason, people don't like scratches even if it means bad reading in direct sunlight.
I suppose there is no harm in taking the watch to a jeweller to verify it's indeed Sapphire but I saw a comment with a link to apple that states the watch do have a oleophobic coating for fingerprint so that's what is scratching.
Honestly the reason you don't see double AR if for this exact reason, people don't like scratches even if it means bad reading in direct sunlight.
I suppose there is no harm in taking the watch to a jeweller to verify it's indeed Sapphire but I saw a comment with a link to apple that states the watch do have a oleophobic coating for fingerprint so that's what is scratching.
Yep, googled that after you said that. You're right about the oleophobic coating. But, it still leads me to question why the other scratch tests were unsuccessful in scratching the sapphire.
(for those that want the sources, these have info on Apple's patent for the coating):
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...n-an-oleophobic-coating-on-sapphire-more.html
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14...-displays-with-patent-for-oleophobic-coatings
Maybe suggestions are right and that watch doesn't have a Sapphire screen and it's using one of the sports models, if that's the case I'm glad I cancelled my milanese order for a link bracelet watch that ships in June
After many years of wearing day in and day out even after bashing into a stucco wall so hard I was bleeding my sapphire crystal looks like new
Once a year it goes to the dealer at the mall who for $125 buffs out all the scratches and make the watch like new.
Did you even read any of this thread? OP did NOT dip coat his watch and from all accounts, the scratch appears to be INSIDE the watch. And again, OP paid an extra $250 premium for a screen that is advertised NOT to scratch.
That'll be double AR (inside and out) - the more expensive option (see the link I posted previously for "watch talk").
Good news! Taking the advice of several on this forum, I covered all the Stainless Steel on the watch, and took a Scotch Brite Heavy Duty pad to the screen. Sure enough, after about 30 minutes of rigorous grinding on the display, I had fully removed the outer AR coating, and the scratches I had are no more!
I think it's UTTERLY stupid that Apple put that coating on. It makes your watch look as if it's easily scratched, and doesn't really gain all that much. I don't really notice fingerprints any more without the coating than I did with it, but I sure do notice the lack of scratches.
At any rate, glad that the sapphire wasn't scratched!
I think it's UTTERLY stupid that Apple put that coating on. It makes your watch look as if it's easily scratched, and doesn't really gain all that much. I don't really notice fingerprints any more without the coating than I did with it, but I sure do notice the lack of scratches.
At any rate, glad that the sapphire wasn't scratched!
So are we saying that the Sapphire screen is no more resilient to scratches than the ion-x glass?
Good that the sapphire wasn't actually scratched. Are you sure it's not the oleophobic coating that you removed? We know that the watch has one of those, but we haven't heard that it actually has an AR coating, have we?
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I think we're saying the opposite. Even if it gets scratched, it's just the coating so it can be removed. If you scratch the sport, you're done.
To be sure if the SS watch have AR coating just check the light reflection on the crystal, it should be a purple hue.
Apple never mention anything about AR that I'm aware but they have noted about the oleophobic coating.
Glad that your happy now, I will remove mine when I get as soon scratches show up, it's not a good look
Apple never mention anything about AR that I'm aware but they have noted about the oleophobic coating.
Glad that your happy now, I will remove mine when I get as soon scratches show up, it's not a good look
There is no coating....
There is a coating to help with fingerprints. There was a thread over at the Apple support forum where someone was advised to literally scrap off the coating. He described the way he did it and there were no scratches on the actual Sapphire glass itself.
Please tell me you won't take any more sharp objects to your new Apple products?
(Glad you sorted it out though)
I am still confused about this. I have seen videos on youtube where a guy takes a Stanley knife and a drill to a sapphire watch and there was no damage at all. So if there is coating on top of the sapphire display, how come that a knife and a drill didn't cut through the coating.