Can I charge a 38mm watch with a 42mm charger? Or the other way around?

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Can I charge a 38mm watch with a 42mm charger? Or the other way around?

I have a 42mm Watch and my wife has a 38mm sport. I bought an extra 42mm charger that I leave in my laptop bag. Before we left I put her 38mm on my 42mm charger and it showed charging. Now that we are gone on a trip I put her watch on the charger and it showed charging but the battery level actually went down. I did some reading and it seems if you turn the watch off and back on it seems to charge better. I put it back on the charger and it actually went up some.

Now when I put my 42mm on there it charges in a hurry but the 38 seems slow. I guess I'll charge mine first and turn it off and let hers charge over night.

What are the difference in between the 38mm and 42mm chargers? Is it just the physical size? Can they be used interchangeably?

Thanks,
D.

Apple Watch Sport 38mm

Posted on May 1, 2015 8:39 PM

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May 1, 2015 9:27 PM in response to ddivinia

To the best of my knowledge, there are only two different chargers, one with a 2-meter cord and one with a 1-meter cord. I don't see any indication that the chargers are different for the different sized watches.

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May 1, 2015 9:34 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Well - I don't know where I came up with there being two difference size chargers. I guess it is only the cord length.

Rebooting the watch seems to have convinced it to charge.

Thanks,

D.

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SochGuru

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May 1, 2015 9:45 PM in response to ddivinia

Sure you can I have both 38mm & 42 mm sport.

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May 1, 2015 9:50 PM in response to ddivinia

ddivinia wrote:

Rebooting the watch seems to have convinced it to charge.

Glad you got it figured out!

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May 2, 2015 7:05 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

OK - there is more to the story. The reboot seems to have helped but the other thing is the band. The band is very stiff on the sport band. I believe it was raising the watch up off the charger. Yes, it said charging but it wasn't charing very fast. I put the charger up on a corner of my iPad so the watch band was not resting on the table as much. The watch started charing must faster.

Thanks,
D.

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May 2, 2015 7:54 PM in response to ddivinia

Hmm. My sport band doesn't seem especially stiff. But then, I don't have anything with which to compare it. However, I'll keep an eye out for that problem. So far, I've been ok.

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