Ion-X glass and doorknobs!

[dontwalkhand]

This is going to make me look like a complete klutz but I seem to bang my watches into doorknobs a lot. I'm not too overly worried about scratches, but I'm more worried about shattering it. I do plan on being careful but my eyes are crossed, I have a lazy eye, and astigmatism- which does translate to klutzism for me.

I wear my Pebble to the gym and it has a few lift scuffs but not broken (the software is more broken because the Pebble OS is horrendous). The scuffs also are barely noticeable on the Pebble.

I also have a Kenneth Cole that is SS, and the SS is pretty dinged up and the glass (not sapphire) has the same small scuffs the Pebble has.

I do plan on purchasing AppleCare as soon as my watch hits my doorstep (and adding it to my iP6 too!).

 

[Technodynamic]

I've hit my Movado on occasion pretty hard on things as I walk around things. Many occasions thinking "Oh sh!@, I bet that cracked it"... it never did and never scratched. It's a saphire crystal though. Same impacts on my phone (gorilla glass) and I am sure it would have broken.

I am very curious myself. the iPhone 6 screen seems VERY high quality. not even a micro scratch yet and I don't have a shield on it.

 

[5105973]

Well if it's that serious a concern for you, then you may want to consider one of the Apple Watch cases that were talked about on some other threads around here. Spigen makes a pretty rugged looking case and Speck makes one that's compatible in appearance with the Sport.

This sort of scenario is why I get short tempered with people who say they will point and laugh at people who would put a case on their Apple Watch. There are people who have metal allergies or other medical conditions who might find a case necessary in order to wear their watch without incident and they don't deserve ridicule.

A lot of people here may tell you it's ridiculous to worry that you will break your watch on a doorknob. Only you know what it's like to live with your visual impairments so only you can evaluate the level of risk to your watch.

 

[BrettDS]

From what I've seen online, the ion glass is less likely to shatter, but more likely to be scratched. Sapphire is more likely to shatter, but less likely to be scratched. Sounds like the glass might be a better option for you.

 

[Newtons Apple]

From what I've seen online, the ion glass is less likely to shatter, but more likely to be scratched. Sapphire is more likely to shatter, but less likely to be scratched. Sounds like the glass might be a better option for you.

That is correct but the sapphire is not that easy to shatter. I have BANGED my Rolex into numerous objects, not even a scratch.

 

[danielceleste]

From what Apple has told us, it looks like they're using a similar (if not exactly the same) cation substitution process to make this "Ion-X" strengthened glass as they do for the glass on the iPhone 6. I have yet to do a scratch test on mine for obvious reasons, but based on others' experiences, including scratch test videos on YouTube, it appears to be fairly difficult to scratch this type of glass.

Of course, sapphire is still harder and will obviously be better at facing doorknobs.

 

[ChinaRye]

I've banged my sapphire watch faces on doorknobs many times without even a scratch. I doubt the ion-x will hold up as well.

 

[greytmom]

Try these.