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Sapphire vs. ion-x glass.. Will the sport watch scratch?
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Looks like InvisibleShield will come up with something for us clumsy folk. I'll be at the booth on the 24th and have the guy cut me one to fit the 42mm watch.
Screen protectors for the Watch are troublesome because of the curved edges of the crystal. You're going to have a hard time applying a decal of some sort to a piece of glass (or sapphire) of that shape... Also, has anyone ever seen a screen protector that didn't start looking really grubby and yucky after a couple months?
Watches scratch. It's a fact of life. If you worry about scratches, put your Watch on a display stand in your home and never put it on.
I had an iPhone4, with first-generation gorilla glass, for close to three years, it received ONE teensy-tiny little scratch on its screen, and I had that thing rattling around in my front pocket or jacket pocket all the time. My current iPhone 5S have no scratches whatsoever on its screen, and it's in my pocket all the time as well, together with whatever else I got in there (not keys or loose change, that would be to tempt fate, heh.)
The Watch will have the best gorilla glass available, for sure. So it's going to be harder still to scratch, but it CAN happen. And it probably will, because we bump our arms into things from time to time and a watch sits right there, naked, vulnerable.
...Unless you go all Iron Man and put an armored suit on it of course, but that would be ridiculous; the Watch is a beautiful thing. Don't ruin it by encasing it in some abomination of a protective case, blech!
Screen protectors for the Watch are troublesome because of the curved edges of the crystal. You're going to have a hard time applying a decal of some sort to a piece of glass (or sapphire) of that shape... Also, has anyone ever seen a screen protector that didn't start looking really grubby and yucky after a couple months?
Watches scratch. It's a fact of life. If you worry about scratches, put your Watch on a display stand in your home and never put it on.
I had an iPhone4, with first-generation gorilla glass, for close to three years, it received ONE teensy-tiny little scratch on its screen, and I had that thing rattling around in my front pocket or jacket pocket all the time. My current iPhone 5S have no scratches whatsoever on its screen, and it's in my pocket all the time as well, together with whatever else I got in there (not keys or loose change, that would be to tempt fate, heh.)
The Watch will have the best gorilla glass available, for sure. So it's going to be harder still to scratch, but it CAN happen. And it probably will, because we bump our arms into things from time to time and a watch sits right there, naked, vulnerable.
So what are you going with Sport or Apple Watch?
Wouldn't mind the stainless steel, but at the price it'll probably fetch in my country it would do a lot of damage to my bank account. Also, we all probably have seen the cautions about buying first-gen Apple devices; the later generations will be so much better...
So probably the sport version. It does everything the steel Watch does, more cheaply, and you get a solid metal crown as well. The black plastic dot in the middle on the steel Watch's crown kind of irks me.What I'd have to look out for is the rear of the sport version. It has a plastic (Apple calls it "composite") back; if it feels too plasticy I may have to go steel anyway; it has a ceramic and sapphire back. Also, the extra heft of the steel Watch might be a gamechanger. I like things that feel nice and solid. Black plastic dot be damned!
I scratched the crystal on my Rolex, they're tough, but they can definitely be scratched... Am sort of hard on watches
Wow, that is impressive. Did someone swipe at you with their diamond wedding ring or something?
screen replacement?
Any chance these screens can be replaced by Apple?
Or once scratched, screwed city?
Any chance these screens can be replaced by Apple?
Or once scratched, screwed city?
Any chance these screens can be replaced by Apple?
Or once scratched, screwed city?
I doubt it. It's a major selling point of the steel model.
edit: I assumed you meant for free. Maybe they will offer it for a charge.
Any chance these screens can be replaced by Apple?
Or once scratched, screwed city?
The OLEDs are lamented to the crystal but I bet Apple can replace them. They probably just use a crystal lift to remove them.
Mechanic work, I think the watch was my fulcrum while working out a tight nut under a car IIRC. Like I said hard on watches, took it off after that
I hear ya. I just thought it had to be something as hard as diamond to scratch sapphire. I guess it could've been some kind of carbide.
What about the argument that the scratches on the iPhone Ion-X display are actually scratches on the oleophobic coating?
Unless the Apple Watch doesn't have an oleophobic coating, would they both get the same amount of "micro-scratches" anyway?
Unless the Apple Watch doesn't have an oleophobic coating, would they both get the same amount of "micro-scratches" anyway?
I'm sure you would notice the 37% heavier SS watch over the Sport in a side-by-side comparison, but in day-to-day use, you would probably simply get used to the weight of the SS.
Wouldn't mind the stainless steel, but at the price it'll probably fetch in my country it would do a lot of damage to my bank account. Also, we all probably have seen the cautions about buying first-gen Apple devices; the later generations will be so much better...
What I'd have to look out for is the rear of the sport version. It has a plastic (Apple calls it "composite") back; if it feels too plasticy I may have to go steel anyway; it has a ceramic and sapphire back. Also, the extra heft of the steel Watch might be a gamechanger. I like things that feel nice and solid. Black plastic dot be damned!
I highly doubt it is plastic. It could be a space black steel treated/piece of the digital crown. If plastic it would look terrible. Plus, if it's plastic on the Watch then it's also plastic on the Sport. So no, I can't imagine it being plastic.
The coating you mention is just a thin, likely sprayed-on layer which wears off pretty quickly during regular use. It's not a vacuum deposited hardcoat like say, an anti-scratch/anti-reflex coat is.
It could be enamel, possibly, but nothing really points in that direction. I'm thinking plastic, because it would save a little weight. *shrug* Could be wrong though!
Why? You think, say, a Macbook or iPad charger for example looks terrible? Time capsule? Magic mouse? All terrible, because they use shiny plastic? Damn, you're a picky one aren't you!
You can tell the crown is solid alu in the photos released.
No doubt the sport will scratch. Both the case and plastic faceplate will scratch.
The saphire faceplate is much better but if you get the black model, it will get scratched rather quickly. I am very careful with my Rolex and yet once a year I have the scratches on the watch and band buffed out. The saphire faceplate still looks like new.
The saphire faceplate is much better but if you get the black model, it will get scratched rather quickly. I am very careful with my Rolex and yet once a year I have the scratches on the watch and band buffed out. The saphire faceplate still looks like new.
Technically speaking the rolex stainless is not better or harder than the 316l steel found in apple watch... In fact the rolex's 904l steel is only more shiny (and acid corrosion resistant) and have nichel in it (not very good for those who suffer from allergy to this metal...)
Rolex are very good looking, but they are very overpriced for what they offer... I still like it, but I think that my datejust is going to rest a bit if the apple watch will suit my need...
http://www.westyorkssteel.com/blog/904l-the-rolex-of-stainless-steel/
What ever you want to call it . . . . it is going to scratch.
Worn watches all my life and any wearable like a watch will suffer occasional bangs and scrapes. It is going to scratch for sure.
Yeah, my glass face watches show some wear while my sapphire watch still looks new. I'm not clumsy but my bigger watches bump and brush into door frames more often than I want to admit. I still plan on getting the sport with applecare+. In a couple years before the version 2 or 3 comes out, ill try and sell the sport and maybe then get the stainless steel. If it's too scratched up to sell, I can purposely break the screen and pay the fee to replace the glass, or get a replacement. I definitely won't put a screen protector on the glass.
It is Glass (Gorilla) and while it is more susceptible to being scratched than sapphire you can't say with certainty it is going to scratch.
This helped me make my decision.
My theory is that the ION Glass that is used on the iPhone 6/6Plus is pretty much the exact glass used on the Apple Watch Sport. I then pictured myself with my iPhone strapped to my wrist and how often it could be banged or scratched. It kind of got me nervous. Although the ION-X has faired extremely well on my iPhone 6 Plus in my pocket, I would be more nervous with it being exposed on my wrist.
I think most people will be fine, however I am OCD and a scratch would drive me nuts! So Stainless Steel with Sapphire it is for me!
My theory is that the ION Glass that is used on the iPhone 6/6Plus is pretty much the exact glass used on the Apple Watch Sport. I then pictured myself with my iPhone strapped to my wrist and how often it could be banged or scratched. It kind of got me nervous. Although the ION-X has faired extremely well on my iPhone 6 Plus in my pocket, I would be more nervous with it being exposed on my wrist.
I think most people will be fine, however I am OCD and a scratch would drive me nuts! So Stainless Steel with Sapphire it is for me!