Apple Watch sapphire glass is very easy to scratch. Beware!

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Apple Watch sapphire glass is very easy to scratch. Beware!

Hi all,

I got the third Apple Watch (2 sports 42 and 38 for my wife, and one 42 stainless steel link for myself) and - despite I take the very best care of it - the glass of my steel 42 Watch scratched yesterday evening, I don't know how.

I didn't hit anything, I don't use bracelets or clothing that could scratch, and in any case sapphire should be the hardest material after diamond. How come it scratches?

If you should ask yourself if it will scratch, then the answer is yes.

Other serious watches like my Suunto Ambit 2 and 3 Peak sapphire never scratched despite the hard outdoor use.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), late 2013, Core i7 3.5 Ghz 32GB RAM

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 1:04 PM

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Answer 1

Jonathan UK

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Aug 14, 2015 1:09 PM in response to Riccardo Corbari

Hi Riccardo

It is possible that you have only scratched / worn the coating on your watch crystal, rather than damaging the crystal itself:

"The sapphire crystal on your Apple Watch has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic / oil repellent coating, which will wear away in time under normal usage."

https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd707b42a5e

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Answer 2

deggie

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Aug 14, 2015 1:51 PM in response to Riccardo Corbari

There is no way it got scratched without coming into contact with something. I have several high end watches with sapphire crystals and I have scratched some and had to have the crystal replaced. They are scratch resistant not scratch proof.

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Answer 3

Aug 14, 2015 2:09 PM in response to deggie

Of course, but I never scratched a sapphire glass because I take care of my watches like jewels, in particular this new Watch link.

Of course it came into contact with something, but it's obvious to me that this contact has NOT been neither hard, nor soft. It must have been a super soft imperceptible contact. This should not cause any scratch.

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