Apple Watch Corrosion

I have the same problem. It most certainly is a quality issue. The anodised aluminium is the problem. Do we spend such an amount every two to three years? Apple should own the problem.

Hey there!

Since this community is only made up of users and not Apple staff, we cannot tell whether Apple will take ownership for any fault here.

My brother has the aluminium back of his iPhone which has also eroded and Apple didn't seem to mention it was their fault. Since the Watch is out of warranty, I doubt there is anything Apple will be able to do except for offer you a replacement, however it would probably be cheaper buying a new Watch than to get a replacement.

I have had my Apple Watch series 3 for almost 2 years now and worn it in salt water and everything, and I am yet to see any form of corrosion any where on the aluminium body.

For future reference, refer to How to clean your Apple Watch - Apple Support for tips on properly cleaning the Apple watch to prevent corrosion.

Does the watch still function properly? Is the “erosion” on the back only? If so there’s really no reason to get rid of the watch as it’s cosmetic only. We see this sort of thing here on occasion. It’s entirely possible that this was caused in the manufacturing process, during the plating, but it’s also possible that the watch was accidentally exposed to a corrosive substance at some point. Some people (my wife for example) have high acidity in their skin. We just don’t know. Finally, if this were a common problem caused by the manufacturing process Apple almost always owns up to it and starts a repair/replacement program to deal with the issue. At this time there is no program for this particular problem that I am aware of.

And finally I really doubt an Apple employee told you the watch was not made to last.

My Apple watch is out of guarantee and I will have to discard it soon when the corrosion eats through the casing.

Apple should own the problem.

They certainly should. What were you told when you took it to an Apple Store?