Apple Watch Sport screen scratched?

Same here. My second day wearing my sport I got some scratches on it right in the middle. I can feel them and it irritates me. I immediately bought ArmorSuit HD screen protector the next day. It went on nicely, and I could barely see it; however, after using it 2 days, I ripped it off. It made the screen look a little more blurry to me, but my main issue was the way it felt. I have never used screen protectors on my iPhones or iPads, so I decided to just do without. I am enjoying not having that protector feeling over the glass now. I guess I will see how well the screen holds up to wear and tear.

Screen protectors at Best Buy for $19.99, and they will install. Plus there are all others for sale on e-bay.

Hmm, that's funny everyone is getting scratches. I have the same model as you and I have not yet gotten a scratch. Maybe because I ordered mine after preorders and it game on May 28. I'll keep posting if mine happens to get a scratch. Worried now.😕

"Everyone" is not getting scratches. I've had mine since 24 April, worn every day, no scratches. At least one other person has posted to the same effect in this thread. Not to mention the millions of watch owners who haven't posted anywhere.

Stop fretting.

Just noticed today that I have a bunch of scratches on the edges of my Black Sport Apple Watch. Considering I have only had mine for 3 weeks this is kind of disheartening. I sit at a desk all day for work, so must have been that I brushed up against something and didn't notice. Either way a major bummer.

I guess I will do as everyone suggests and try to get Apple to change the glass out.

Just for the statistics: Have my sports watch since 3 weeks and got a clearly visible scratch in the center after 2 weeks.

Yup, same here. Had it about a week and it's developed its first screen scratch.

Deeply unimpressed after spending £350.

After scratching my first watch (and the aluminum case) within the first 48 hours of owning my first watch, I decided it was either return it, or come up with an alternative. Because I really like the watch and its functions, I decided to give the Spiegel Rugged Armor case a shot. I also put on a screen protector underneath. I realize this is a lot of hoops to jump through, but I'm very pleased with the results.

Let's be honest. A watch is prone to banging things. If you don't protect the watch with a bumper (like most sport watches have), then you can't expect it to not be scratched.

I recommend this case to everyone (not the Spiegel Thin Fit that clips on the top -- I lost that in a week). Get the Rugged Armor case.

Here's a picture:

Hope this helps.

i have the crystal watch version (not the gold watch) - being paranoid about scratches i put a screen protector on it - there are several available now both film and tempered glass - just search amazon - many of them are not edge to edge so they dont cover the entire screen - Spigen and Armorsuit make ones that do - ive used them both - they work fine but can be a pain to out on - although once on they are almost invisible

I lightly (emphasis on lightly) bumped my watch against my wooden countertop and it scratched in the corner. I was literally amazed at how softly I bumped it and how a scratch possible could have been formed already. Guess I should have shelled our more to get the normal watch with the Sapphire screen :/

I've bumped my iPhone and iPad much harder against granite and nothing. Pretty disappointing, 😟

Another Watch owner here... I've had it for less than 48 hours and already have light scuffing on it. It *****. I bought AppleCare but I'm planning on returning it altogether. A $500 product should be more durable that this.

Keith <-disappointed.

My Apple Watch Sport developed two "micro scratches" just a couple of days after it arrived. All I'd done was wear it on my wrist and hadn't come into contact with anything.

I thought I could live with them, but the more I use it the more I notice at least one of them, especially in bright sunlight. So I phoned up this morning and the adviser was more than happy to process a return for a replacement. Once I've had the parcel scanned into the UPS system, my replacement watch will be marked as expedited and should be here within a week.

Part of me thinks that if the screen is this susceptible to scratches, I should just go for the more expensive model. But the body of that scratches, albeit that's rectifiable. A watch with the sport casing and sapphire screen would be ideal.

I'm not a fan of screen protectors, but perhaps this is one device that needs it. That was my logic for taking out AppleCare+ when I don't normally.

No scratches yet but after one week of use it has already developed 3 little white marks on the border between the glass and the aluminium. If I didn't know better I would say it looks like paint has chipped off. This is very disappointing. It's not as if I've been banging it against anything. See the photo below of the 2 on the bottom left. There is another on the upper right side. Anyone else have this?

After nearly two months of daily wear, my Space Gray Sport 38mm today has a scratch on the curved part of the glass deep enough to catch my fingernail in. I think it happened as I was plugging in a Thunderbolt dock behind my MacBook Pro. I heard a slight "snick" sound as my watch face lightly touched the aluminum case of the MacBook. When I examined the watch, lo and behold is its first scratch since receiving the timepiece. The scratch is on the upper right rounded corner of the glass, and it is deep enough to catch a fingernail in.

Very sad, but could be worse. I realize I didn't buy the sapphire screen. My priorities were comfort, and I liked that matte gray finish with black band. I figured I would pop for the fancier version on the next model, whenever that may be. What I was expecting was a slow accumulation of hairline scratches over time, like my iPhone, not micro-scale lunar canals.

I'll give Apple a call, just on the off chance.

I too have found a mysterious scratch on my 42mm Apple sports watch, after a bit of time on the phone to the support team I was told to make an appointment in store to see if it can be polished or repaired.

Not happy after everything I saw online about the resistance of the screen, will update when I know what they are going to do.