“Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook was reportedly overheard telling a retail employee in Germany that he wears his Apple Watch in the shower, which would suggest that the water resistance of the wrist-worn device has changed since it was first announced last year,” AppleInsider reports.
“Apparently speaking to employees at an Apple Store in Berlin, Cook is rumored to have said that he wears his Apple Watch everywhere, “even in the shower,” according to iGen.fr,” AppleInsider reports. “If true, that would be a change from last year, when the water resistance of the Apple Watch was not rated high enough for use in the shower.”
“After the unveiling of the device last year, representatives from Apple told tech journalist David Pogue that the Apple Watch would be fine for wearing in the rain, washing hands, or getting sweat on it during a workout,” AppleInsider reports. “But at the time, it was not rated for being worn in the shower or while swimming… Cook is also alleged to have told employees that Apple Pay will arrive in Europe ‘before the end of the year.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Sarah” and “Gideon R.” for the heads up.]
But what about in a hog wallow?
Showers and Hog Wallows are two different things. If you are fishing and you splash your watch, okay. If you dive in to rescue your net, with a fish, then well your watch will be broken.
Slashed water implicates a resistance. But water proof requires some pressure testing, minimal 3 meters or 1 atmosphere stronger than sea level.
What does more waterproof mean? The waterproof-ness of this watch didn’t change between September and now.
How do you know? Perhaps what we have been seeing so far are prototypes, with some details, such as moisture resistant seals, being finalized?
All Apple’s rep said earlier was that the Watch was not RATED for being worn in the shower or swimming, not that it wasn’t waterproof enough to do so. Apple may simply have not received rating approval for such a claim.
Or maybe Tim’s shower is the testing ground and Apple needed another 5-6 months to complete testing.
I believe that Apple determines whether or not its products are designated as water resistant or waterproof. They don’t have to get approval from anyone, since Apple is responsible for warranty service and replacement.
I suspect that Apple had simply not gotten to the point in its testing at which it was comfortable Mitch making a public statement.
A strong rating for devices is water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet). I would like to see that designation engraved on the back of the Apple Watch.
Really more company transparency than I needed Cook! 😉
Well of course Tim can wear his in the shower. He has an unlimited supply of watches.
Kidding, I really hope they make it so it can be worn while swimming.
In my opinion shower resistance is required and swimming availability is strongly preferred.
I’d like to point put that it’s thought that this might be a mistranslation, or a garbling of what was said. Let’s not get our hopes up too much yet.
There is NO such thing as a ‘waterproof’ watch.
“According to guidelines issued by the Federal Trade Commission, since the 1960’s, watch marketers are not allowed to label their watches “water-proof”. This aided us to achieve truthfulness and accuracy of product labeling and advertising. Even watches designed for deep-sea diving cannot claim to be waterproof. The seals that keep water out are not completely impervious and their effectiveness can be reduced over time with age, deterioration, and exposure to chemicals. This concept is recognized globally when dealing with precision timepieces.”
The o-rings that seal the watch back are manufactured to exacting standards by Morton-Thiokol.
j/k
An oldie but a goodie. Not sure how many ppl will get this joke!?
A note to myself. Do not get the watch wet in cold weather. 🙂
I did.
I got it.
The iOS update made my iPhone waterproof as well!!
Dive- and shockproof please, like my cheap Casio.
Then I’ll be in the market for one.
I’m trying to imagine a conversation with Siri in the shower ….
Nope. Can’t do it.
The skin is virtually impervious to water…until you put something into it.
Tim must now have very dirty skin on his left wrist.