Watch 2 Ultra - Do we really need a screen protector on it?

[Hooterville]

Have a screen protector on my watch 2 ultra but it's attracting dust along the edges.

Being the watch 2 ultra has a sapphire crystal, do we really need a screen protector on this watch?

 

[Apple_Robert]

I have never used one on mine and it has been scratch free.

 

[jz0309]

Have a screen protector on my watch 2 ultra but it's attracting dust along the edges.

Being the watch 2 ultra 2 has a sapphire crystal, do we really need a screen protector on this watch?

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no.
Had Ultra 1 and then Ultra 2 since launch, no issues, nor on my S4SBSS and S7 Ti which had sapphire

 

[Pug72]

Doesn't need, extremely durable glass.

 

[tcuprof]

I've never needed one, but then I don't use a case on my phone either.

 

[drew0020]

Nope

 

[doogm]

I think it's unneeded. I had a Series 5 stainless for three years and now the Ultra for two years, both with the sapphire crystal, and neither ever had a scratch on the crystal (the stainless steel on the S5 was scratched like crazy though), and I am not super-careful with my watches.

 

[Howard2k]

I don't. Not for IonX either.

 

[Spacegray]

I don't, but it depends on what you are doing with your watch.
When climbing in the rocks it may be helpful, but not so for running, swimming...or desktop diving.
I bought the AWU2 also because of the saphire, so it makes no real sense for me to protect the glass now.
btw.: Will the screen protector get lost when being in water for a longer time or is it safe for swimming?

 

[Dammit Cubs]

The screen is made of sapphire which is the glass used in most premium watches vs mineral glass. sapphire is scratch resistant so you will need something as hard to scratch it. but Sapphire is brittle similar to ceramic. So just don't hit the watch directly on the face at high impact.

overall, you should be fine.

 

[throAU]

I have never used one on mine and it has been scratch free.

Concur.

I have taken chunks out of plaster walls with my ultra 2 and it is unmarked.

 

[terryw1]

Have had the ultra since day 1 and now the black ultra.i have banged them many a time(I am clumsy) and NO scratches on the watch Mr Milanese bands or the crystal. I use them 7 days a week and sleep with them.

my prior SS sapphire had scratches everywhere. Was real concerned when I got the ultra. Bought the first one a case that collected dust and stuff I was afraid would scratch. Now they are naked and perfect. My son has the same set in the same condition. I think a screen protector can introduce scratches. So naked I will stay!

 

[cawsllyffant]

I've had an apple watch since series 0, an Ultra 1 since it was released. No case, no screen protector and no scratches or cracks on any of my watches. This is despite engaging in activities (such as kettlebell works outs) where the watch is being directly hit. I'm also clumsy has heck, one of my watches... I think the series 4(?) was slammed in a car door (by me), with no lasting damage. [ I can't tell you how that happened. I was seated in the car and some how my wrist was in the way near the top of the door when I closed it. I can tell you it hurt like the dickens. It was early morning and I hadn't had coffee... that's my only defense.]

 

[BenGoren]

A screen protector is worse than useless for an Ultra.

If you manage to damage your Ultra, the watch will be the least of your worries as you adapt to the new reality of life as an amputee.

No, I’m not kidding. Watch this video and imagine that the watch is going through everything they do to it in this video … while still attached to your wrist.

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I’ve had my Ultra 1 since release day. The display is pristine. The very edge of the bezel is now shiny; when new, the edge had the same matte finish as the rest of the case. Aside from that shine, there are no marks.

I’m not gentle with it. I wear it in the garden, often elbow-deep in the dirt pulling up weeds by the roots.

Cheers,

b&

 

[Tdude96]

I've had my Ultra 2 since launch, and its screen is pristine, not even the slightest damage to it. And I think I've been rougher on it than I ever was with my series watches. I can think of at least three times just in the past week when I've banged it screen-first into something or dragged it across a hard surface. It's far more resistant to scratching than the Series watches.

IMHO the Series watch's Ion-X glass is fine too, unless someone is super hard on it. I went about 3 years between each, and yes there'd be minor micro scratches, maybe a chip or two on the edges, and one had a decent sized gouge that I think came from a door handle, but even that was invisible when the screen was on, you could only see it with the screen off, clean, and at just the right angle. But ultimately this is utilitarian technology with a lifespan of 2-5 years, it's not a generational heirloom or something.