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Scratched sapphire display.

jordynicholls

jordynicholls

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Jun 8, 2015
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I'm so disappointed with my Apple Watches build quality. Found three cosmetic issues.

- Sapphire Screen has scratched ( Apple market this as being scratch resistant )
- Stainless steal has scratched ( expected )
- The colour on my blue leather look has faded.


I doubt I can do anything about these issues a swell.
 
Armen said:
Scratch resistant is not scratch proof. what did your watch rub against that was hard enough to scratch the glass?
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Things that are not necessarily "hard" can scratch sapphire. I believe sand, for instance, can sometimes scratch sapphire, depending upon its composition.
 
jordynicholls said:
I'm so disappointed with my Apple Watches build quality. Found three cosmetic issues.

- Sapphire Screen has scratched ( Apple market this as being scratch resistant )
- Stainless steal has scratched ( expected )
- The colour on my blue leather look has faded.


I doubt I can do anything about these issues a swell.
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All of the above is to be expected with normal wear.
 
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jordynicholls said:
I'm so disappointed with my Apple Watches build quality. Found three cosmetic issues.

- Sapphire Screen has scratched ( Apple market this as being scratch resistant )
- Stainless steal has scratched ( expected )
- The colour on my blue leather look has faded.
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Sapphire is very hard to scratch, what happened to have caused your screen to be scratched?
SS imo is a scratch magnet and it was the major reason why I opted for the sport model (there were other reasons as well).
Depending on the age of the band, take it back to apple and complain.

Do you have AppleCare for the watch?
 
maflynn said:
Sapphire is very hard to scratch, what happened to have caused your screen to be scratched?
SS imo is a scratch magnet and it was the major reason why I opted for the sport model (there were other reasons as well).
Depending on the age of the band, take it back to apple and complain.

Do you have AppleCare for the watch?
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I must of knocked it in work on a table,
Sadly not but I do have another insurance for my Watch but I doubt It would cover cosmetic damage.
 
"I'm disappointed in build quality, because Apple can't overcome material physics"

Seriously....some people. It sucks that your watch is scratched, but Sapphire being an element that can scratch....wtf does that have to do with build quality?
 
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