Ultra 3 Durability

[qpid360]

I owned the Ultra 1 for three years and despite it getting bumped around, it was still flawless.

I’ve had my Ultra 3 for two weeks and it hit the side of my sink and already left a mark on the finish.

Are these built to be less durable?

 

[Apple_Robert]

No. The Ultra 1, 2, and 3 are all capable of getting nicked or scratched.

 

[Howard2k]

Did you switch to black? I've found the natural titanium is the same on both watches, in my experience. I don't baby either, didn't notice any defects on either.

But it's still titanium. It will scratch.

 

[qpid360]

No, I stayed with the natural titanium. I don’t baby them either, but just shocked how quickly this got nicked compared to my first one.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

No, I stayed with the natural titanium. I don’t baby them either, but just shocked how quickly this got nicked compared to my first one.

Don't think there is any difference, you just hit it the wrong way, it happens.

 

[th0masp]

Ceramic (sink) beating titanium makes sense. Titanium is really kinda easy to scratch unless Apple uses some hardened grade 5 or the like (sounds like they don't).

In my experience if the finish is sand blasted you're out of luck - you'd need to have it re-blasted (sp?) to restore the look. If it's brushed however and the scratch can't be felt with the fingernail - a hard rubber eraser should do the job pretty well and make it vanish (mostly).