WaterProof Apple Watch Sport 42

[Julien]

Is it really that hard to just not take it swimming?

Apple Care or any insurance program (and product pricing) will continue to rise due to people constantly trying to "break the rules" even if you can get away with it.

I wish people would have some integrity.

But can you provide even one single *case of an Watch that confirmed failure because of water ingress (not counting cracked crystals)? So far it looks like the Watch is 'bullet' proof when it comes to water ingress.

We have seen every type of problem imaginable of this forum EXCEPT water ingress (other than cracked crystals).

*Consumer Reports may have had one but if so it was definitely a manufacture defect since it was under the IPx7 spec.

 

[Mac 128]

*Consumer Reports may have had one but if so it was definitely a manufacture defect since it was under the IPx7 spec.

I think that's the point -- which is why there's a warranty to cover it. But you're right, so far there's no reports of failure by water. Which speaks well for the manufacturing tolerances. So water ingress is likely going to be a small minority of warranty service, at first. However, as these watches age, with their adhesive attachments, exposure to heat and cold, especially if someone is swimming with them, and occasional drops and shocks, we're likely to see many more failures of this type. The current paucity of water failures is likely a false sense of security.

 

[Taco1933]

I think that's the point -- which is why there's a warranty to cover it. But you're right, so far there's no reports of failure by water. Which speaks well for the manufacturing tolerances. So water ingress is likely going to be a small minority of warranty service, at first. However, as these watches age, with their adhesive attachments, exposure to heat and cold, especially if someone is swimming with them, and occasional drops and shocks, we're likely to see many more failures of this type. The current paucity of water failures is likely a false sense of security.

I believe my mechanical watch requires a full service once every 5 years. Part of that service is replacing the seals and gaskets to ensure it stays water resistant. Even then, it's more preventative than anything.

Five years from now, not only will my apple watch be in a landfill, the AppleCare+ will have long expired.

Apple did their homework. They had to make sure it could withstand a sweat drenching. Apple has given us no reason to believe they've built the watch with substandard materials that will prematurely deteriorate. Why can't we trust that if a $20 timex can handle it, Apple has found a way to make it work in a $350+ device?

And while we're on the topic of driving up costs, the people that I read about on here swapping device after device after device to get the "perfect" device they feel they deserve are doing much more to increase prices than people swimming in essentially a waterproof watch.