After a swim watch screen turned black

I went for a swim for 45 mins in a pool which was hardly 6ft deep… after i came out from and checked the watch had stopped responding.. i could feel the haptic touch responding but the screen was black

i checked my phone and my watch was connected and was “ON” but the display is blank


this has happened to me in the past too …. I went to apple store for repair but they said the watch is non repairable. Thereafter my watch automatically came on and was working fine .



this is the 2nd time it’s happening.. day 1 after the swim my display never came on and on day 2 (whole night on charge) the display came on but flickered and went off .


my watch is not under warranty but this is a hardware problem and apple is not ready to help but are asking me to buy a new one .


has any one faced a similar problem and is this a build issue and should apple replace my watch?



Apple Watch SE, watchOS 9

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 9:15 PM

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Posted on Oct 9, 2023 2:14 AM

Just happened to me yesterday, it wasn't even a swim, a few seconds after entering the pool and it blacked out (and I made sure the water lock was on before anywhere near the water). Went to the Apple store and was shown the T&C saying they don't cover "water spill" or "submersion".


If I want to send in for a check and repair under warranty, and they conclude that the device was indeed spoilt due to a water leakage issue, they will return it unfixed and I have to pay a diagnostic fee that is half the price of the watch [Clause 1.8 from Legal - Repair Terms and Conditions - Apple.] My watch is less than 3 months old, so deteriorating water seal should not be the reason. Still waiting for a response from the services center, but I am pretty shocked by the blatant false advertising and poor quality control.

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After a swim watch screen turned black

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