How will a rubber case on the lid and underside of the machine that prevent scratches to the watch when using the laptop?
It's like telling someone they can stop it by wearing high heel shoes.
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Space Black Stainless Steel - Hows it holding up 6 months in?
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How will a rubber case on the lid and underside of the machine that prevent scratches to the watch when using the laptop?
It's like telling someone they can stop it by wearing high heel shoes.
nicho - When I use a Macbook the only area that makes contact with my watch band is the very edge. With a Speck case the contact area is plastic.
i got the feeling from him saying it was from resting it on his macbook and his desk, that it wasn't the corner that was scratching, but just constant rubbing from his typing position.
if it is catching on the edge, your solution would be fine.
if not - you're typing (it) wrong?
Many of the laminate desk tops have a ceramic component to increase durability that is very hard on watch bands. The tegimented coating on my Sinn 757 bracelet has worn through after a few months of left handed mouse use.
I feel like damaging something more difficult to replace would elicit a new watch. Perhaps cracking the ceramic/zirconia on the back? Also, in replacing watches and bands under AC+, if Apple decides to replace your watch or band, it may not necessarily replace both. The fee would still be the same though if one or both were to be replaced.
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So far my black SS band is holding up fine; yesterday I accidentally banged it rather hard against a marble surface and although my wrist got a bit bruised the watch band and the watch itself were both fine, much to my relief.
Went to the Apple Store to look into an issue with a recently purchased MacBook Pro.
While waiting for the diagnostics to finish, I off-handedly asked/showed the Genius my watch band and asked how long it would take to go thru the AppleCare+ process to order a replacement. He looked at it, opened a warranty repair, went to the shelf, got a brand new watch band and handed it to me....I could not be happier! In other news, I decided to purchase the black elastopolymer whatever band to use during normal Day-To-Day and save the link bracelet for special times
While waiting for the diagnostics to finish, I off-handedly asked/showed the Genius my watch band and asked how long it would take to go thru the AppleCare+ process to order a replacement. He looked at it, opened a warranty repair, went to the shelf, got a brand new watch band and handed it to me....I could not be happier! In other news, I decided to purchase the black elastopolymer whatever band to use during normal Day-To-Day and save the link bracelet for special times
I have the Stainless Steel Black Sport Band with Space Gray Watch and I am very careful so it is doing well.
According to this https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/just-got-a-new-apple-watch-is-it-waterproof.1948677/ you just received your watch...
I've had my SSSB watch and link bracelet since the middle of June. I wear it every day and have even worn it while doing mechanical work on airplanes and automobiles. So far it has held up perfectly. Not one single scratch or chip anywhere. I'm kind of hard on watches, so this is a pleasant surprise. No complaints from me at all!
I've had my SBSS watch and link bracelet since May, and it's pretty much perfect.
I thought I'd gotten a big terrible scratch across the clasp a few months ago when an aluminum ladder I was carrying slipped and scraped against my band, but amazingly it was the ladder that was scratched! The mark on my band wiped away totally.
The oleophobic or whatever coating on the screen still seems to be working nicely; microfiber cloth wipes with a little slow grease have the screen smear and print free every time they're tried.
My only incident was early and clumsily my fault... I sleepily dropped my watch face-first onto a marble floor one morning, and the glass shattered along the bottom corner (under the friends button). I have AppleCare+ though, so Apple mailed me an express replacement within 24 hours and my original cracked SBSS was sent off to them, never to be seen again!
This SB Milanese Loop leak has me intrigued; I'd be tempted to buy that as a second band, or maybe a black leather loop. However, both of those are "fancy" like my link bracelet, so maybe I should get a black sport band instead, to have a casual option...
I thought I'd gotten a big terrible scratch across the clasp a few months ago when an aluminum ladder I was carrying slipped and scraped against my band, but amazingly it was the ladder that was scratched! The mark on my band wiped away totally.
The oleophobic or whatever coating on the screen still seems to be working nicely; microfiber cloth wipes with a little slow grease have the screen smear and print free every time they're tried.
My only incident was early and clumsily my fault... I sleepily dropped my watch face-first onto a marble floor one morning, and the glass shattered along the bottom corner (under the friends button). I have AppleCare+ though, so Apple mailed me an express replacement within 24 hours and my original cracked SBSS was sent off to them, never to be seen again!
This SB Milanese Loop leak has me intrigued; I'd be tempted to buy that as a second band, or maybe a black leather loop. However, both of those are "fancy" like my link bracelet, so maybe I should get a black sport band instead, to have a casual option...