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User profile for user: sherrydi
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Screen for White Ceramic Apple Watch Series 5

This is my 50th birthday present and I have a question about the watch face. It will be my 3rd Apple Watch and I have scratched the faces of the previous two. Is there anything about this extra expensive watch that makes the face more durable? It says it has a sapphire face. It seems as thought they all have sapphire glass faces. Will I need to put a screen protector on this watch??


I am a mom of 5. I use this watch all the time and can't afford to treat it with kid gloves. Would love input.


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Posted on Mar 28, 2020 12:39 PM

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User profile for user: deggie
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Posted on Mar 28, 2020 3:22 PM

The Stainless Steel, Edition and Hermes models have Sapphire crystals. The aluminum models have Ion-X crystals. Sapphire crystals are much more scratch resistant but they do shatter if you bang them on something. If you are still concerned that you will damage it to a point where you can't use it you can get a screen protector from Zagg or other companies.


If have a friend with 5 boys, oldest one is 8, and she has the Ion-X crystal it has a couple of small scratches but they don't interfere with the use of the watch. All crystals will eventually have some scratches. Unless you don't wear them.

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deggie
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Mar 28, 2020 3:22 PM in response to sherrydi

The Stainless Steel, Edition and Hermes models have Sapphire crystals. The aluminum models have Ion-X crystals. Sapphire crystals are much more scratch resistant but they do shatter if you bang them on something. If you are still concerned that you will damage it to a point where you can't use it you can get a screen protector from Zagg or other companies.


If have a friend with 5 boys, oldest one is 8, and she has the Ion-X crystal it has a couple of small scratches but they don't interfere with the use of the watch. All crystals will eventually have some scratches. Unless you don't wear them.

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